, ▁development ▁of ▁new ▁air ▁traffic ▁control ▁equipment ▁and ▁software , ▁and ▁modification ▁of ▁existing ▁systems ▁and ▁procedures . ▁Through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁initi atives ▁known ▁collect ively ▁as ▁Next Gen , ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁Center ▁is ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁Next ▁Generation ▁Air ▁Transport ation ▁System . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁Pom ona ▁section ▁of ▁Gall ow ay ▁Township , ▁and ▁covering ▁over ▁, ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁Center ▁consists ▁of ▁labor ator ies , ▁test ▁facilities , ▁support ▁facilities , ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁International ▁Airport , ▁and ▁a ▁non - com mer cial ▁aircraft ▁hang ar . ▁The ▁Techn ical ▁Center ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security , ▁ ▁the ▁Federal ▁Air ▁Marsh al ▁Service ▁Training ▁Center , Transport ation ▁Security ▁Lab , ▁and ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Air ▁Station ▁Atlantic ▁City , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁ 1 7 7 th ▁F ighter ▁Wing . ▁While ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁Center ▁works ▁mainly ▁in ▁av iation , ▁it ▁also ▁provides ▁other ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Techn ical ▁Center ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁A viation ▁Fac ilities ▁Ex perimental ▁Center ▁( NA F EC ). ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁F AA ▁Techn ical ▁Center ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁was ▁given ▁its ▁current ▁name ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Amb assador / C ong ress