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

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^with your look around the Air Force.

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^The United States Air Force Weapons School

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^trains weapons officers for the F-35A.

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^To fulfill that mission the school reactivated

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^one of the services historic fighter squadrons,

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^the 6th Weapons Squadron,

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^during an Assumption of Command Ceremony

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^at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

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^The 6th Weapons Squadron has a legacy

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^dating back to World War One.

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^It comprises 18 squadrons

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^and provides the world's premiere

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^post graduate weapons and tactics employment training.

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^The 6th WPS is expected to become

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^the Weapons School's largest squadron by 2023,

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^with 30 instructors and 24 assigned F-35A's.

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^Saber Strike 2017 came to a close last week

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^with 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members

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^from 20 countries wrapping up the exercise.

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^Saber Strike is a long-standing,

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^U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff directed,

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^U.S. Army Europe led cooperative training exercise.

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^The training objective was to test NATO's

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^Enhanced Forward Presence battle groups

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^as part of a multi-national division,

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^while conducting field training exercises

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^designed to improve readiness

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^of the participating nations armed forces.

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^The Air Force's role in the air operations of Saber Strike

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^included support from two KC-135 Stratotankers.

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^Air Force officials are now offering tuition assistance

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^funding for eligible PhD candidates

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^through the Civilian Tuition Assistance Program.

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^The tuition assistance is limited

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^to one academic course per semester.

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^It will cover up to 75% of tuition,

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^not including books and fees.

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^Applications are due by July 2nd

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^and need to include a strong justification statement

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^explaining how the course work

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^will benefit the Air Force mission.

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^Additional information about tuition assistance

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^for PhD courses and the request process

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^can be found on the civilian Force Development

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^landing page on myPers.

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^You can also select civilian

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^from the drop down menu and search PhD.

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For more on these and other stories, check out af.mil,

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and that's your look around the Air Force.