Aug. 3, 2023 39-year-old Airman with doctorate arrives at AFTAC Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, is home to Air Force Basic Military Training, and on any given day, there are more than 7,000 new recruits undergoing the 7-week program. The average age of trainees who undergo the Air Force’s introduction to military service is 21. In October 2022,
June 26, 2023 Colonel John Thorne takes command of 363d ISR Wing U.S. Air Force Colonel Eric Mack relinquished command of the 363d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing to U.S. Air Force Colonel John Thorne, during a change of command ceremony, June 21, 2023 here. U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, Sixteenth Air Force; Commander, Air Forces
June 13, 2023 VCJCS pays historic visit to nuke treaty monitoring center For the first time in its decades-long history, the Air Force Technical Applications Center here hosted the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his spouse June 9, 2023. Admiral Christopher W. Grady received several classified briefings about how the Department of Defense’s sole nuclear
June 12, 2023 70th ISRW welcomes new commander U.S. Air Force Col. Craig S. Miller, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing commander, relinquished command to U.S. Air Force Col. Celina Noyes, during a Change of Command Ceremony June 9, 2023, at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
May 31, 2023 70th ISRW Code Athena strives to reduce female and family-centric barriers to readiness Members from 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing Code Athena 2023 initiative team met with leadership May 24, to provide recommendations that may reduce or eliminate challenges faced by Airmen and families.
April 19, 2023 707th CS hosts Cyber Career Field Conversion Forum Airmen assigned to the 707th Communications Squadron, attend a Cyber Career Field Conversion Forum, April 14, 2023, at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Victor Cordero, the Air Force’s cyberspace support career field manager, led the forum and addressed question and
March 31, 2023 70th ISRW assembles for Spring 2023 SLS at Goodfellow AFB The 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing held its Spring 2023 Senior Leadership Summit at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, March 21-23.
March 29, 2023 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
March 28, 2023 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
Feb. 23, 2023 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