337th ACS Immersion Tour

U.S. Capt. Dustin Mountcastle, 337th Air Control Squadron air battle manager instructor, explains to 2nd Lt. Quinn Pham, 337th Air Control Squadron student, how to use surveillance information to command and control aircraft at the 337th ACS air battle manager schoolhouse at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2021. Air Battle Managers perform the tactical and operational command and control for the combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather LeVeille)

337th ACS Immersion Tour

U.S. Air Force Col. Jon Wheeler, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, briefs students from the air battle manager (ABM) course before their graduation ceremony in the 337th Air Control Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2021. Students at the 337th ACS air battle manager schoolhouse go through a 6-month undergraduate course to learn the various systems, how to operate them and the scope of their responsbilities before moving on to a Control and Reporting Center or a Battle Control Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather LeVeille)

337th ACS Immersion Tour

U.S. Tech. Sgt. James Litteral, 337th Air Control Squadron air battle manager instructor, observes students during an assignment at the 337th ACS air battle manager schoolhouse at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2021. The 337th ACS trains officers to become air battle managers who will synchronize weapons, sensors and fuel to meet the mission’s needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather LeVeille)

337th ACS Immersion Tour

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. William Rose, 33rd Fighter Wing command chief, visits with members of the 337th Air Control Squadron during an immersion tour at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2021. The 337th ACS is a geographically separated unit attached to the 33rd FW and instructs three comprehensive courses as well as training personnel to become Air Educational and Training Command academic and positional instructors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather LeVeille)

337th ACS Immersion Tour

U.S. Capt. Dustin Mountcastle, 337th Air Control Squadron air battle manager instructor, interprets information on a radar system during training at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2021. The primary course is a six-month Optimized Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training Course where active duty, reserve and guard students are instructed in and expected to demonstrate proficiency in subjects ranging from friendly and enemy aircraft capabilities and limitations, defensive and offensive counter-air operations, close air support, personnel recovery, large force employment, suppression of enemy air defenses and tactical control of high-performance aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather LeVeille)

337th ACS Immersion Tour

Published March 2, 2021
By Senior Airman Heather Leveille
33rd Fighter Wing

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fl --

U.S. Air Force Col. Jon Wheeler, 33rd Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. William Rose, 33rd Fighter Wing command chief, visit graduating students at the 337th Air Control Squadron air battle manager schoolhouse at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2021. The 337th ACS is a geographically separated unit attached to the 33rd FW and trains officers to become air battle managers who will synchronize weapons, sensors and fuel to meet the mission's needs. (U.S. Air Force photos by: Senior Airman Heather LeVeille)