MISSION

As directed, the 605 TES conducts operational test & evaluation (OT&E) of command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C2ISR) systems including Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), air and space operations center (AOC), tactical air control party (TACP), control and reporting centers (CRC), air defense sectors, National Capital Region – integrated air defense system (NCR-IADS), distributed common ground station (DCGS), nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3), Common Mission Control Center (CMCC), and other systems for the joint warfighter. The squadron develops and evaluates tactics to optimize the combat effectiveness of C2ISR systems.   

KEY PROGRAMS

Air Operations Center (AOC) Test Element:  Conducts OT&E on joint-, combined-, and unit-level theater air control systems that exercise C2 of theater-wide forces in support of the Joint Forces Air Component Commander. 

Control and Reporting Center (CRC) Test Element: 

Conducts OT&E of mobile C2 and radar systems, including the AN/TYQ-23A Operations Module, Battlespace Command and Control Center (BC3), and AN/TPS-75 radar.

Homeland Defense Test Element:  Tests C2 systems that support the U.S. Air Defense Sectors and National Capital Region Integrated Air Defense System (IADS).

Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) Test Element:  Tests systems that process, exploit, and distribute ISR data, including the Distributed Common Ground System.

Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Test Element: Tests Joint Terminal Air Controllers (JTAC) and Air Support Operations Centers (ASOC) systems for voice and digitally-aided close air support (CAS) operations.

Weapons & Tactics:  Weapons & Tactics is responsible for the execution of tactics, development, and evaluations (TD&Es) to optimize the performance of C2 and ISR systems.

Technology Integration, Support & Analysis, & Test Management Flights:  These flights ensure the 605 TES plans, execution, and reporting are conducted in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD) policy. They also provide expertise in test objectives, measures, metrics and support data collection, and management of operational testing tasks.

Nuclear Command, Control, & Communications (NC3) Test Element:  Conducts OT&E on a wide range of new acquisition and sustainment NC3 platforms including global aircrew strategic network terminal (Global ASNT) and Vinson advanced narrowband digital voice terminal (ANDVT) cryptographic modernization (VACM) in support of multiple MAJCOMs.