Aug. 9, 2022 Test Center Participates in Exercise Northern Lightning The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) tested the latest F-16 flight software, and validated its new capabilities during Northern Lightning, an annual exercise held at Volk Field Air National Guard Base.Northern Lightning is a 2-week exercise which focuses on
Aug. 5, 2022 High-Tempo Operations and Arctic Climate Will Put Additive Manufacturing to the Test Alaska has long been known as a land of extremes where personal grit is essential to survival. Guardsmen from the 176th Metals Technology shop aren’t just surviving, they are innovating and poised to test the limits of additive manufacturing in an arctic climate.An industrial grade 3D printer
July 7, 2022 AATC Integration Test of Air-Launched Cruise Missile Enhances Air Reserve Component Combat Operations A team from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) conducted an AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) launch from an F-16, June, 8.JASSM is a low observable standoff air-launched cruise missile, intended to keep aircrews out of range of hostile air