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with your look around the Air Force .

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I'm Staff Sergeant and Hello , Rosario .

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April is the month of the military

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child since 1986 . The Department of

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Defense takes this month to acknowledge

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the important role military Children

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play in their communities , honoring

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their strength , bravery and resilience .

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Shereen Brown , the wife of chief of

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staff of the Air Force General CQ Brown ,

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marked the beginning of the month by

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attending a special ceremony at Edwards

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Air Force Base , California We welcome

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all of you to be able to enjoy and

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celebrate our Children . They are our

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treasures . They are future . The

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military lifestyle effects every member

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of the family with frequent moves and

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life of uncertainty . Department of

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Defense schools celebrate Purple Up for

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Military Kids Day on April 14th .

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Purple signifies all military services

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Together . It's a day to wear purple in

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support of military kids . Upgrades are

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being made for the talent marketplace

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to become the one stop shop location

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for enlisted airman and guardians To

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get information about available

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assignments . This new capability will

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become the primary platform for all

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career fields to see upcoming job

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opportunities and help reform the

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enlisted assignments process one of the

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systems Developers says the goal is to

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bring assignments into the 21st century

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by blending mission needs with

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assignment policies to increase

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transparency and flexibility without

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losing sight of mission requirements

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spearheaded by multiple functional

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communities . These assignment teams

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and functional managers work together

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to create the groundwork for this

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platform . Testing began in early March ,

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and eventually the Air Force plans to

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move all special assignments to the

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talent marketplace . Pair rescue

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jumpers and combat rescue officers

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partnered with SpaceX to conduct a

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rescue force qualification course to

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train on retrieving astronauts after

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returning to Earth . The course

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provides quarterly training for rescue

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personnel and partner agencies to

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prepare for real world astronaut

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recovery missions during a variety of

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conditions . And that's your look

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around the Air Force .