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  • 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

  • Historic activation ceremony takes place at nuke surveillance center

    For the first time in its storied history, the Air Force Technical Applications Center activated an Air Force Reserve squadron during a ceremony held at the center’s headquarters here Aug. 1, 2025. The 71st Surveillance Squadron, now commanded by Col. Jared Broddrick, will be responsible for

  • SMART Scholars ‘get schooled’ on AFTAC

    In an effort to expose college students to one of the most dynamic and unique missions in the U.S. Air Force, members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center welcomed five university scholars to their campus June 26. The students were part of the U.S. Air Force’s SMART Scholar Program that

  • Allied cyber skill share strengthens international partnerships at Scott

    The 835th Cyberspace Operations Squadron hosted cyber professionals from the United Kingdom and Canada July 14–17 to exchange expertise and strengthen cooperation across allied networks during a multinational Cyber Skill Share event.Held at the Cyberspace Capabilities Center Headquarters here at

  • Team Beale conducts historic U-2 Dragon Lady flight, 11 years in the making

    On the evening of July 31st, a TU-2S Dragon Lady from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing took off from Beale Air Force Base (AFB) to begin a flight unlike any the U-2 airframe had done before. Seventy years after the very first Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady’s accidental maiden flight in 1955 by Tony LeVier over

  • AFTAC leaders visit Brevard EOC

    Senior leaders from the Defense Department’s sole nuclear surveillance organization visited the Brevard County Emergency Operations Center June 24 to learn how the county responds to natural and man-made disasters. Col. Creighton Mullins, commander of the Air Force Technical Applications Center,

  • 688th Cyberspace Wing salutes their new commander

    U.S. Air Force Col. Chantel Booker officially took command of the nation’s first cyberspace wing, taking the reins from 688th Cyberspace Wing Commander Col. Joshua Rockhill during the 688th CW change of command ceremony July 8, 2025.