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  • Finlayson takes command of nuclear treaty monitoring center

    The Air Force Technical Applications Center gained a new commander June 2 during the time-honored military tradition known as the change of command ceremony. Col. James “Cobra” Finlayson assumed command from Col. Katharine Branson, with Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, commander of 16th Air Force, serving as

  • AFTAC, MSC inactivate ballistic missile tracking ship

    The Department of Defense's sole nuclear treaty monitoring center, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, inactivated U.S. Naval Ship Invincible Dec. 15, 2021, at a ceremony at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. Members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center

  • Florida nuke experts witness payload launch into orbit

    Scientists and engineers from the Air Force Technical Applications Center had the rare opportunity to see the realization of their work aboard the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program Satellite 6, or STPSat-6, and witness the fruits of their labor hurtle into the atmosphere from Space Launch

  • AFTAC gets first-ever Space Force vice commander

    For the first time in its history, the Air Force Technical Applications Center has a Space Force colonel as the vice commander. Col. Richard R. Beckman took the oath of office Aug. 20, officially swearing him into the U.S. Space Force at a ceremony held at the nuclear treaty monitoring center

  • Three inductees join past “giants” on AFTAC Wall of Honor

    In keeping with its annual tradition, the commander of the Air Force Technical Applications Center inducted three former members of the nuclear treaty monitoring center onto its famed “Wall of Honor” May 26. Col. Katharine G. Barber recognized retired Senior Master Sergeants Mike Clark and Tony

  • AFTAC key personnel receive COVID-19 vaccine

    Key personnel from the Air Force Technical Applications Center received their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine that was administered by the 45th Medical Group here. The group of nearly 100 people received their first dose Jan. 14 and returned to the base’s Sharkatorium today for round two. 

  • H.S. student immerses with AFTAC in the Outback

    Situated in the remote terrain of Central Australia, the 709th Technical Maintenance Squadron’s Detachment 421 is responsible for operating and sustaining an expansive seismic array to detect the detonation of nuclear bombs. The detachment, led by Master Sergeant Jonathan Beedham, is manned by four

  • Innovative self-serve temperature check helps workforce during COVID

    Social distancing.  Six feet of separation.  Tapping elbows instead of shaking hands.  These are terms and actions society has grown accustomed to hearing and seeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Another familiar occurrence since the outbreak of the virus is temperature checks at various entry

  • AFTAC earns “highly effective” rating from Inspector General

    A team from the Air Combat Command Inspector General’s Office traveled here during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 to conduct a Unit Effectiveness Inspection of the Air Force Technical Applications Center. A UEI is a method used to evaluate an Air Force wing’s performance, compliance and

  • Tiny home, huge dividends

    It is only 400 square feet of living, eating, sleeping, dressing, bathing, and recreational space for two adults and a child. It is also the place the Inniss family proudly calls home.