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With your look around the Air Force .

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I'm Technical Sergeant Shendry Sha

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Mitchell . Airmen from the 31st fighter

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wing at Aviano Air Base Italy kicked

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off astra night 2021 a joint

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multinational exercise operating out of

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multiple locations throughout europe .

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Albania , Croatia Greece , Italy and

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Slovenia partner with US forces during

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the exercise for combined missile

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defense training . The goal is to

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enhance command and control ,

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integration , coordination and

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interoperability of air , land and sea

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capabilities while strengthening U . S .

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And allied deterrence efforts in the

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european theater . Beginning this year ,

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officers from the rank of captain to

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lieutenant colonel who meet certain

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criteria will have the option to

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request exclusion from promotion

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eligible officers may opt out so

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they're able to continue their

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education , complete a broadening

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assignment or another assignment of

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significant value to the Air Force .

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Before this option , it was mandatory

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for officers to compete during their

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promotion window even if they were

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missing key developmental assignments

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for their career progression , damaging

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their chances for advancement .

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Lieutenant General brian kelly , deputy

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chief of Staff of manpower , personnel

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and services , says Without this new

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authority , the Air Force risk losing

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talented airmen with critical skills

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who may have chosen or were directed to

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take a typical career paths . The Air

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Force has selected candidate locations

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to base the new K . C 46 A Pegasus , a

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total of 12 K C 46 aides will replace

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Air Force Reserve Command K . C 1 35

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straddle tankers with 24 active duty

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aircraft slated for the update

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candidate locations range from

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California to indiana to new york state ,

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among others . The KC 46 A brings more

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advanced capabilities in its

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predecessor , including worldwide

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navigation and communication , improve

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force protection , multi point air

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refueling , an airlift capability on

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the entire main deck floor . Final

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basing locations are expected to be

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announced later this year and that's

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your look around the Air Force