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^- Hey there everyone. I'm Staff Sergeant Jevon Smith here

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^with your look Around the Air Force.

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^Three airmen were killed in a plane crash

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^near Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Tuesday evening.

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^The U-28A from Cannon's 27th Special Operations Wing

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^crashed during a training exercise.

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^- Our priority in the Wings Training

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^and Operational Mission here at Cannon Air Force Base

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^is on safe mission accomplishment.

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^The investigation is intended to find out what happened

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^to preclude future reocurrence.

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^We at Cannon Air Force Base are a tight-knit installation

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^and wing, focused on getting the mission done,

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and obviously, any type of incident,

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any time an incident like this occurs,

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it hits us hard.

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Again, right now, our focus is on those families,

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to make sure they get the care team support

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from our chaplains, our health teams, providers,

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and most importantly our family unto itself

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to make sure that we respond to this incident

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and then can move forward from it.

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^- After temporarily ceasing air operations for 24 hours,

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^Cannon has resumed normal flight operations,

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^with the exception of the 318th Special Operations Squadron

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^that operates the U-28.

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^The reenlistment and extension ineligibility requirement

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^has been removed from the enlisted professional military

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^education program.

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^This means airmen who were previously impacted

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^due to EPME noncompletion before their suspense dates

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^will now be eligible to reenlist or extend

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^unless otherwise ineligible.

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^The policy adjustment places authority and responsibility

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^for reenlistments back at the squadron level,

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^aligning with Air Force Chief of Staff

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^General David Goldfein's third focus area,

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^squadron revitalization.

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^For the most current EPME information,

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^visit the Force Development page on the myPers website.

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And that's your look Around The Air Force.

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