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An A-10 Thunderbolt II approaches a C-130 drogue basket during the first probe and drogue air refueling operation in the aircraft's history, April 2, 2026. The Probe Refueling Adapter was developed to meet an urgent combatant command requirement for increased refueling availability in theater. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt Charles Givens)

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A U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II sits on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 12, 2023. The HC-130J provides rapidly deployable combat search and rescue forces to theater commanders worldwide.

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LATEST ANG NEWS

  • Four-ship flyover.

    Hill AFB, Utah ANG to conduct statewide flyover for 'Freedom 250' celebration

  • U.S. Air Force maintainers with the 123th Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, train maintainers with the 139th Airlift Wing on the C-130J Hercules aircraft, at Louisville Air National Guard Base, Kentucky, March 9, 2026.

    Maintainers Master Two Hercules Aircraft Models

  • Hooligan Airman Earn Bronze Star Medal

    119th Wing Airmen Receive Bronze Star

  • U.S. Army Soldiers with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, roll off M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, from a C-130J Hercules aircraft at the National Training Center, Michigan, June 10, 2026 to conduct a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration, or HIRAIN, mission.

    Michigan, Rhode Island Guardsmen Complete Rocket Training

  • Airmen assigned to the 184th Wing’s Point Defense Battle Lab-Kansas and the 319th Reconnaissance Wing’s PDBL-North Dakota coordinate operational scenarios during the Valuable Asset Protection Operations Rehearsal (VAPOR) 26.1 at Avon Park Air Force Test Range, Florida, March 22-April 2, 2026. VAPOR 26.1 is a joint, Total Force exercise evaluating non-kinetic, passive defense measures—such as camouflage, concealment, deception, and hardening—to protect vital Air Force assets from small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS). The rehearsal supports Air Combat Command's initiative to shift the military toward a proactive defensive posture, enhancing installation survivability and mission readiness.

    184th Wing Positions Smoky Hill as a Premier Venue for Joint C-UAS Integration and Operational Exercises

LATEST AATC NEWS

  • An A-10 Thunderbolt II approaches a C-130 drogue basket during the first probe and drogue air refueling operation in the aircraft's history, April 2, 2026. The Probe Refueling Adapter was developed to meet an urgent combatant command requirement for increased refueling availability in theater. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt Charles Givens)

    A-10 refueling probe fielded in record time

  • The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) KC-135 Test Detachment, working alongside the Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Wing, continues to demonstrate how warfighter-driven innovation can transform the proven KC-135 Stratotanker into a next-generation asset ready for contested, multi-domain operations.

    KC-135 Test Detachment Advances Connectivity, Enhances Survivability

  • U.S. Air Force Col. Daniel Wittmer, commander of the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, delivers remarks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly created AATC KC-46 Combined Test Center at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire, Sept. 5, 2025. The milestone established the 157th ARW and the AATC as key players in testing and fielding advanced capabilities for the KC-46A. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Timm Huffman)

    NH Air Guard to Spearhead KC-46A Modernization with New Test Force

  • An Airman marshals a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Wing during Resolute Force Pacific 25 in the Indo-Pacific region, July 24, 2025

    AATC delivers rapid KC-135 modernization

  • Reserve, ANG Lightning arrive to Eglin

    New F-35 test force stands up

LATEST AFRC NEWS

  • A Boeing Defence Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat, a production representative test aircraft, prepares to conduct a taxi test during Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 at Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, June 21, 2026

    MQ-28 Ghost Bat to Join Allied Forces in Exercise Valiant Shield 2026

  • The 673d MSG is composed of five squadrons – the 673d Communications Squadron, the 673d Security Forces Squadron, the 673d Contracting Squadron, 673d Force Support Squadron and the 773d Force Support Squadron – providing support to the 673d Air Base Wing and 55 associate and tenant units assigned to JBER.

    673d MSG change of command

  • U.S. Air Force Col. Jacob Foley, new 673d Mission Support Group commander, hugs his family after the 673d MSG change-of-command on JBER, Alaska, June 18, 2026. The 673d MSG is composed of five squadrons – the 773d Force Support Squadron, the 673d Communications Squadron, the 673d Security Forces Squadron, the 673d Contracting Squadron and the 673d Force Support Squadron – providing support to the 673d Air Base Wing and 55 associate and tenant units assigned to JBER. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keola Vischi)

    673d MSG change of command

  • From the left, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Liu, 673rd explosive ordnance disposal apprentice, Staff Sgt. Alexander Horst, 673rd EOD apprentice, Staff Sgt. Kyle Kempke, 673rd EOD apprentice, place counter charges next to inert unexploded ordnance during an rapid airfield damage recovery training operation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 10, 2026.

    EOD performs rapid airfield damage recovery training at JBER

  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Allenmikel Armstrong, 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, hoists from a HH-60W Jolly Green II during the Arctic Thunder Open House 26 full-scale exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 17, 2026. The exercise simulated a recovery operation of a pilot after an aircraft incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keola Vischi)

    JBER pararescuemen participate in ATOH 26 FSE

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