WEBVTT

00:01.038 --> 00:02.430
- [Sr. Airman Rosario] With
your look around the air force.

00:02.430 --> 00:04.420
I'm Senior Airman Angelo Rosario.

00:04.420 --> 00:06.750
Precise knowledge of peer competitors,

00:06.750 --> 00:09.120
new mindsets embracing joint operations,

00:09.120 --> 00:11.940
and a focus on capabilities
instead of platforms,

00:11.940 --> 00:13.430
are some of the keys to succeeding

00:13.430 --> 00:15.520
in an era of great power competition.

00:15.520 --> 00:17.280
That's the message from Chief of Staff

00:17.280 --> 00:19.460
of the Air Force, General C.Q. Brown.

00:19.460 --> 00:22.750
He wants the service to move
quickly to change policies,

00:22.750 --> 00:26.940
practices, and doctrine to adapt
to information-age warfare.

00:26.940 --> 00:29.430
- Yeah we've got to take a
hard look of each platform,

00:29.430 --> 00:31.270
each capability we buy,
we need to look at it

00:31.270 --> 00:32.550
through the lens of what the threat is,

00:32.550 --> 00:34.540
and not just blindly continue
to buy the same thing

00:34.540 --> 00:36.847
just because you know, it's available.

00:36.847 --> 00:38.480
- [Sr. Airman Rosario]
One capability he cited is

00:38.480 --> 00:41.720
the Advanced Battle
Management system or AVMs,

00:41.720 --> 00:44.010
linking sensors, weapons, and hardware

00:44.010 --> 00:46.570
from multiple sources to
provide joint commanders

00:46.570 --> 00:49.200
with information at unprecedented speed.

00:49.200 --> 00:52.130
The Air Force is encouraging
startup technology companies

00:52.130 --> 00:55.020
by funding, groundbreaking
ideas for development.

00:55.020 --> 00:57.840
Dr. Will Roper, Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force

00:57.840 --> 01:01.540
for Technology, took part in
an ask me anything live stream

01:01.540 --> 01:04.460
to talk directly to
developers and researchers.

01:04.460 --> 01:07.290
He used Agility Prime,
a flying car project

01:07.290 --> 01:09.810
the Air Force is
encouraging, as an example.

01:09.810 --> 01:13.240
- That Agility Prime
should spawn a whole series

01:13.240 --> 01:17.250
of prime programs, all
of which are focusing

01:17.250 --> 01:19.000
on an area of deep tech.

01:19.000 --> 01:23.200
Helping companies and
investors in those arenas

01:23.200 --> 01:26.370
to shoot for the skies, with
help from the government

01:26.370 --> 01:29.250
to get off the ground
and stay off the ground.

01:29.250 --> 01:31.230
The air force is conducting focus groups

01:31.230 --> 01:34.170
with Total Force Airmen
and Space Professionals

01:34.170 --> 01:37.520
about their experiences
surrounding interpersonal violence;

01:37.520 --> 01:39.670
which ranges from stalking and bullying,

01:39.670 --> 01:42.960
to domestic violence
sexual assault, and abuse.

01:42.960 --> 01:44.920
The focus groups are part of an approach

01:44.920 --> 01:46.790
where the data from
the groups will be used

01:46.790 --> 01:49.850
to identify areas for
improving Air Force policies,

01:49.850 --> 01:51.870
processes, and actions.

01:51.870 --> 01:53.750
A comprehensive review of the findings

01:53.750 --> 01:56.020
is set for early 2021.

01:56.020 --> 01:58.120
And that's your look around the air force.