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  • MC-12W Liberty aircrew honors fellow Airmen who died in 2013 crash

    Five aircrew aboard an MC-12W Liberty from Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, landed here March 29, and departed with a piece of equipment from an MC-12W that crashed April 27, 2013, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, killing four.A specialized device used by tactical support

  • Breaking Ground for Fallen Airmen

    Since 1947, the mission of long range detection has been the responsibility of what is now known as the Air Force Technical Applications Center, and over the course of those 75 years, 81 Airmen – civilian and military alike – have died while in active government service. Prior to moving into their

  • 70th ISRW Airmen tests 2nd generation mobile radar equipment

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kurtis Knights, 29th Intelligence Squadron target development network analyst, assembles a mobile radar, March 1, 2023, at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The radar is the second generation of its kind, providing mobile communications with an end-to-end connection

  • 70th ISRW partners with NSA Police for active assailant drill

    Sim bullets sit on the ground during an active assailant drill March 2, 2023, at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing partnered with National Security Agency Police to conduct multiple drills that allowed personnel to test plans and procedures

  • 616th OC Airmen empower each other

    An Airman at the 616th Operations Center empowered his fellow service members by organizing a professional development seminar for his unit. TSgt Nicholas Chung recognized the need for further education and growth within his unit, and with the support and encouragement of SMSgt Quan Holmes, he took

  • AFTAC briefs Member of Congress on nuclear mission

    Rep. Bill Posey, who represents Florida’s 8th District, visited the Air Force Technical Applications Center Feb. 22 to receive a mission update on current world events that affect the nuclear treaty monitoring center. Topics of discussion included classified briefings involving AFTAC’s current