July 11, 2024 Guard, Reserve Test Center passes torch in Change of Command ceremony The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC) transitioned to a new commander, symbolized by Maj. Gen. Duke Pirak, acting Director of the Air National Guard, passing the unit guidon to the incoming commander, Col. Daniel Wittmer.
June 25, 2024 Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center Advances Air Reserve Component capabilities with testing at Sentry Aloha 24-2 In the heart of the Pacific, Sentry Aloha, a biannual training exercise, brought together innovation and training to sharpen combat capabilities of U.S. forces. This pivotal exercise helped the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC) advance modernization efforts of the Air Reserve
June 24, 2024 Hybrid SATCOM Successfully Tested at Sentry Aloha Exercise JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Air National Guard/Air Reserve Command Test Center conducted a force development evaluation on the HC-130J Ku/Ka communications suite during the Sentry Aloha exercise in June.The suite adds a multiband, resilient beyond line-of-sight SATCOM capability to
April 23, 2024 Team Kingsley collaborates with ANG innovation team and local universities In early April, Team Kingsley hosted a group of academics and U.S. Air Force Innovation and ARCWERX members on base to discuss current and future innovation projects.
March 13, 2024 Guard Bureau Chief Sees Innovation, Tech Converge in Texas AUSTIN – Innovation and emerging technology underscored the National Guard’s senior-most officer’s visit to Texas on March 9-10.Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, met with Texas Army National Guardsmen and joined the 2024 South by Southwest Conference where he talked with
Feb. 15, 2024 AIM-HI Workshop Ignites Creative Solutions Increasing Military Effectiveness Academia Industry Military-Hybrid Innovations (AIM-HI), a professional development program, recently kicked off its sixth cohort at the Southwest Mission Acceleration Center, located in downtown Phoenix. The program aims to promote creativity and innovation, focusing on developing quick solutions to
Oct. 18, 2023 C-130H Hercules avionics go digital The recently upgraded Air Force C-130H Hercules includes a new flight management system, autopilot, large glass multifunctional displays, digital engine instruments, digital backbone and terrain awareness and warning system.
Aug. 1, 2023 Tanker Modernization Enhances Battlefield Communication During Joint Exercise Northern Edge 2023, participants from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC) tested advanced tactical datalink and gateway technologies on a Utah ANG KC-135, equipped with the Tanker Intelligent Gateway (TIG). Testing was
July 24, 2023 Connected Battlespace Modernizes the Fight in the Indo-Pacific KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- History is being made during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 as the Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Wing, working with the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center, sent their modified KC-135 Stratotanker to Kadena Air Base, Japan, for use in the
June 7, 2023 Rapid Deployment To Austere Locations Crucial for Modern Warfare The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) is constantly engaged in developing innovations for a rapidly evolving battlefield and recently performed operational tests on a secure compartmented information facility (SCIF) prototype during Northern Edge 23 (NE23).