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  • Air Force scientists coalesce with UCF professors, students

    Scientists from the Air Force Technical Applications Center here spent time with professors and students from the University of Central Florida in Orlando during the Fall 2025 semester to discuss the Educational Partnership Agreement the two organizations share.Jonathan Holton, AFTAC’s R&D

  • AFTAC partners with Daytona 500, USAF Thunderbirds for sensor demo

    A team of experts from the Air Force Technical Applications Center traveled to Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 15 to deploy a ground-based sensor suite during the 2026 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series.The purpose of the deployment was to test the U.S. Prompt Diagnostics System’s new mobile capability in a

  • Vero Beach Junior ROTC cadets visit nuclear surveillance center

    Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Vero Beach High School traveled to the Air Force Technical Applications Center here March 17 to tour the center, meet with Airmen, and learn about possible career opportunities in the Air Force.Escorted by their detachment commander, retired Air

  • 16th Air Force Leads U.S. Participation in NATO Cyber Coalition 2025

    Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) participates as the U.S. representative in NATO’s flagship annual Cyber Coalition exercise Nov. 28 – Dec. 4. Cyber Coalition 2025 brings together 29 NATO Allies, seven partner countries, the EU, more than 1,300 participants, and collaborators from academia and

  • AFTAC takes on warrior ethos through physical fitness

    As the sun slowly rose above the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean, several hundred members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center gathered at the base track Aug. 28 to compete in a center-wide 5K run. The purpose of the event was to reinforce the Department of Defense’s goal of forging

  • Squadron honors legacy of logistics director

    Members of the 709th Support Squadron held a memorial service for their A-4 Director of Logistics, David A. Paynter, who passed away suddenly May 12. Paynter, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, joined the Air Force Technical Applications Center in 2015 as a logistics flight manager.  In 2021,

  • Center inducts ‘legend’ to Wall of Honor

    In keeping with a tradition that began in 2015, the Air Force Technical Applications Center inducted a former Airman to its Wall of Honor July 15, 2025. The wall was established to recognize individuals who profoundly contributed to AFTAC’s global mission, while personifying the Air Force Core