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Feb. 19, 2025
A flyover to honor a fallen leader

A former 55th Operations Group Deputy Commander, Lt. Col. Michael “Happy” Edmondson, U.S. Air Force retired, spent most of his career supporting the mission of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance. After his service, he continued to support the United States as a civilian contractor for the
March 5, 2019
Nuclear air sampling aircraft on display at Patrick AFB

The aircraft that performs atmospheric sampling for the Air Force Technical Applications Center was on display for invited guests to get a glimpse into how AFTAC personnel perform their nuclear treaty monitoring mission. Based out of Offutt AFB, Neb., the WC-135 Constant Phoenix routinely conducts
May 23, 2017
Tech Ops Squadron is heartbeat of nuke treaty monitoring from air, sea, space

When the Department of Defense needs bombs on target or fighters in the air, they reach out to any number of flying wings within the Air Force to task their squadrons to accomplish that mission. Yet when they need near-real time data of potential nuclear detonations, to include ballistic missile
March 21, 2017
WC-135 Constant Phoenix visits Patrick AFB

One of the Air Force’s most intriguing aircraft was on display here Feb. 14 to give members of the Air Force Technical Applications Center a chance to get a glimpse of its inner-workings.The WC-135 Constant Phoenix, AFTAC’s atmospheric sampling platform, flew from its home base, Offutt AFB, Neb.,

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