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201023-F-CF572-1053

An MQ-9 Reaper, fully loaded with eight hellfire training missiles, is displayed at the end of the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron competition at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 23, 2020. Load crew competitions are an Air Force tradition that allow each team to build on their own skill sets while learning from each other to improve knowledge, speed and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robert Brooks)
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Tanker Modernization Enhances Battlefield Communication

A KC-135R Stratotanker, assigned to the Utah Air National Guard 151st Air Refueling Wing, launches at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 9, 2023, during Northern Edge 2023. The Wing is partnered with the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center to conduct testing on their aircraft, equipped with Tanker Intelligent Gateway technology, and demonstrate aspects of the Advanced Battle Management System capabilities in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. USINDOPACOM is increasing the number of experiments in our joint exercise program to rigorously test innovative ideas and concepts key to identifying and integrating the best technology industry offers. They are designed to increase joint force lethality and persuade potential adversaries that preemptive military action will be extremely costly. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Amber Monio)
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Tanker Modernization Enhances Battlefield Communication

Air Battle Managers from the 513 OSS joined a KC-135 test crew provide distributed Tactical Command and Control in a simulated combat environment. The team successfully shared data across tactical datalinks during Northern Edge 2023.
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Connected Battlespace modernizes the fight in the Indo-Pacific

The Raytheon Multi-Program Testbed takes off during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2023. The RMT uses a combination of radar and electronic intelligence sensors to capture information on simulated threats which is then passed on to allied players for enhanced command and control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)
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Connected Battlespace modernizes the fight in the Indo-Pacific

The Raytheon Multi-Program Testbed takes off during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2023. The RMT uses a combination of radar and electronic intelligence sensors to capture information on simulated threats which is then passed on to allied players for enhanced command and control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)
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Connected Battlespace modernizes the fight in the Indo-Pacific

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 151st Air Refueling Wing takes off during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2023. The Intelligent Gateway connectivity combined with Battlespace Command and Control Center Air Battle Management hardware/software provides command and control capabilities to the ABMs conducting a distributed tactical C2 experiment during NE 23-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)
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Connected Battlespace modernizes the fight in the Indo-Pacific

U.S. Air Force Maj. Mike Starley, Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center KC-135 test detachment director, right, salutes U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Zach Harvey, 151st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, as he taxis a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 151st Air Refueling Wing, during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2023. The Real-time Information in the Cockpit system provides command and control capabilities to KC-135 crews by displaying enemy threats, target data and allied force locations on an avionics display located in the cockpit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)
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Connected Battlespace modernizes the fight in the Indo-Pacific

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joe Payne, center, 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron mission systems operator, directs U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Chilton Orelien, Marine Air Control Squadron-4 weapons and tactics instructor, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Morgan Finnegan, 623rd Air Control Squadron surveillance technician, as they check satellite connections on a KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2023. The Intelligent Gateway connectivity combined with Battlespace Command and Control Center Air Battle Management hardware/software provides command and control capabilities to the ABMs conducting a distributed tactical C2 experiment during exercise NE 23-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)
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Connected Battlespace modernizes the fight in the Indo-Pacific

The Raytheon Multi-Program Testbed, known as RMT, is parked at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 11, 2023. The RMT uses a combination of radar and electronic intelligence sensors to capture information on simulated threats which is then passed on to allied players for enhanced command and control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)
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Connected Battlespace modernizes the fight in the Indo-Pacific

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 151st Air Refueling Wing is parked during exercise Northern Edge 23-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 11, 2023. The Real-time Information in the Cockpit system provides command and control capabilities to KC-135 crews by displaying enemy threats, target data and allied force locations on an avionics display located in the cockpit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sebastian Romawac)
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Innovative mobile SCIF evaluated during exercise Northern Edge

A prototype mobile Secure Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) was delivered to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska where it was tested and evaluated for suitability in supporting missions in austere locations during exercise Northern Edge.
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Innovative SCIF loaded into C-130 by minimal crew

A C-130 Hercules from the West Virginia Air National Guard is being loaded with a prototype mobile Secure Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), in Tucson, AZ. The SCIF will be delivered to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska where it will be tested and evaluated for suitability in supporting missions in austere locations.
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Innovative SCIF loaded into C-130 by minimal crew

A C-130 Hercules from the West Virginia Air National Guard is being loaded with a prototype mobile Secure Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), in Tucson, AZ. The SCIF will be delivered to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska where it will be tested and evaluated for suitability in supporting missions in austere locations.
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230505-Z-PI747-1007

A pilot assigned to the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center prepares to fly an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 5, 2023, during Northern Edge 2023. AATC personnel tested an electronic warfare countermeasure that can be housed in removable, adaptable pods under aircraft wings or fuselages.
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230511-Z-PI747-1004

A crew chief assigned to the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center in Tucson, Arizona, prepares to marshal the launch of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 11, 2023, during Northern Edge 2023. The exercise enabled AATC personnel to an electronic warfare countermeasure that can be housed in removable, adaptable pods under aircraft wings or fuselages.
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230511-Z-PI747-1004

A crew chief assigned to the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center in Tucson, Arizona, prepares to marshal the launch of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 11, 2023, during Northern Edge 2023. The exercise enabled AATC personnel to an electronic warfare countermeasure that can be housed in removable, adaptable pods under aircraft wings or fuselages.
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230505-Z-PI747-1019

Chris Culver, an electronic warfare engineer with the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, tightens a panel on the “angry kitten” combat pod, an electronic warfare countermeasure system housed under the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 5, 2023, during Northern Edge 2023.
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230509-Z-PI747-1010

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center launches at Eielsen Air Force Base, Alaska, May 9, 2023, during Northern Edge 2023. AATC aircraft tested the “angry kitten” combat pod, an electronic warfare countermeasure that can be housed in removable, adaptable pods under aircraft wings or fuselages.
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230509-Z-PI747-1010

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center launches at Eielsen Air Force Base, Alaska, May 9, 2023, during Northern Edge 2023. AATC aircraft tested the “angry kitten” combat pod, an electronic warfare countermeasure that can be housed in removable, adaptable pods under aircraft wings or fuselages.
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ARC Weapons and Tactics Conference 2022

WEPTAC attendees gather at the Davis-Monthan Air Force base movie theatre for opening remarks to start the weeklong conference. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Charles Givens)
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