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Secretary of the Air Force , Frank

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Kendall is emphasizing the need to

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modernize and reshape air and space

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forces to confront China and other

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emerging powers . We are united in our

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commitment to modernizing the air and

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space forces and achieving the

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transformation . We must have to be

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competitive with our pacing challenge .

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China , China China as part of that

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transformational push , Kendall says

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older platforms are being divested

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while the department's budget for the

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next fiscal year includes close to 20

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new efforts . He spoke at the FAA

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Warfare Symposium in Colorado , Chief

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of staff of the Air Force General C Q

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Brown Jr announced the Air Force future

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operating concept . Also at the warfare

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symposium . The concept ensures the

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long range planning that intentionally

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links to joint warfighting as we must

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think differently about how we fight ,

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fight and win , accelerate change or

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lose . We need to think about the speed ,

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the agility and the mentality we have .

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It'll be force multipliers , we must

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adapt , we cannot do this by ourselves .

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In order to be successful , we've got

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to work together . Brown says

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collaboration within and throughout the

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defense ecosystem is the key to success

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in us . Joint force modernization

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efforts . Potential Air Force recruits

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now have more incentive to join .

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Thanks to the reinstatement of the

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enlisted college loan repayment program

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eligible recruits can apply for up to

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$65,000 in repayments . They're

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enlisted contract has to be under the

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program and they have to complete three

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level skill training in their specialty

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to get the benefit . Initial enlistment

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bonuses are also back for high demand

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career fields . That's your look around

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the Air Force . I'm staff Sergeant ,

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Jasmine Green Jer .