5th Combat Training Squadron

Mission
Plan, support, and execute Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training and exercises at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war.

Vision
The premier leader for distributed training throughout USAFE AFAFRICA, providing enhanced joint and combined readiness opportunities that are unattainable or limited via live means alone.

The 5th Combat Training Squadron plans and executes tactical, operational, and strategic training to EUCOM, AFRICOM, NATO, and PfP forces. Executes training via Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) means to enhance combined readiness through opportunities that are unattainable or limited via live means alone.

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5 CTS
Unit 3050 Box 20
APO, AE 09094
DSN: 314-478-6096
Comm: +49 (0) 6371-405-6096

Lt Col Ryan O'Neil
Commander

Lt Col John J. Davis
Director of Operations

Michael C. Taylor
Exercise Director

MSgt Andrew Hardie
Senior Enlisted Leader

5th Combat Training Squadron

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