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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)

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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

  • Carrying U.S. Coast Guard members of the Maritime Security Response Team, a 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter conducts joint hoist training Jan. 23, 2023, at Coast Guard Station Kodiak.

    Alaska Air Guard Conducts Nighttime Medical Evacuation

  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Kester, firefighter, 140th Civil Engineering Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, stands alongside the Guadalupe River in Texas with his dog Dexter, a cadaver recovery canine, in July, 2025 following a severe flood. As a deputy fire chief with the Aurora Fire Department, Kester runs a canine search and rescue system. (Photo courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Jason Kester)

    140th Wing firefighter deploys K9 rescue team for Texas flood

  • Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, the adjutant general of Illinois and commander of the Illinois National Guard, and Portuguese Lt. Gen. Rui Freitas sign the formal agreement creating the Department of War National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program between the Illinois National Guard and the Portuguese military on Jan. 12, 2026, at the Portuguese Ministry of Defense in Lisbon.

    Illinois Guard, Portugal Formalize New State Partnership Agreement

  • Lt. Gen. Thomas M. Carden poses in his military dress uniform for a portrait in front of the U.S. flag and a general's flag.

    Senate Confirms Carden as First Four-Star Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau

  • A graphic with the flags of Cote D'ivoire and Pennsylvania state cross each other in front of an image of the globe.

    Pennsylvania Guard, Côte d’Ivoire to Partner Through State Partnership Program

LATEST AATC NEWS

  • 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

  • Air Force leaders cut a ribbon during a ceremony.

    Air Reserve Component Test Center Marks Milestone With F-35 Test Force at Eglin AFB

LATEST AFRC NEWS

  • Snow covers Lahm Circle in front of the Wright-Patt Club on Jan. 22 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

    Snow Shoveling Safety: Protecting the Force – One Shovel at a Time

  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Faith, Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs attaché engagements, attends a panel briefing during an orientation tour at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama Jan. 13, 2026.

    International Air and Space Attachés tour Air University

  • From left, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Colin Fleck, Second Air Force command chief; U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Wolfe Davidson, Second Air Force commander; U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Filcek, 82nd Training Wing commander; and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Rey Schultz, 82nd TRW command chief, sit together during a lunch with instructors and military training leaders at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 15, 2026.

    Team Sheppard Welcomes Second Air Force Leadership

  • Kimeka Downey, 436th Operations Support Squadron host aviation resources support assistant chief, poses for a photo at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Jan. 14, 2026. Downey won the Air Mobility Command’s Outstanding Aviation Resource Manager of the Year 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Liberty Kuhn)

    Kimeka Downey wins AMC award

  • Image of a ceremony and Airmen speaking.

    AFMEDCOM formalizes MRC-Alpha, MRC-Bravo stand up at annual Senior Leadership Workshop

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