1 00:00:11,120 --> 00:00:12,460 - [Narrator] With your look Around the Air Force, 2 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:14,890 I'm Senior Airman Angelo Rosario. 3 00:00:14,890 --> 00:00:18,020 The Skyborg Vanguard program will provide autonomous, 4 00:00:18,020 --> 00:00:21,100 or unmanned, aircraft that can augment fighter missions 5 00:00:21,100 --> 00:00:24,310 or take on missions too dangerous for manned crews. 6 00:00:24,310 --> 00:00:25,670 Air force doctrine states, 7 00:00:25,670 --> 00:00:27,640 humans will always remain responsible 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:29,240 for lethal decision making, 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,850 but Skyborg will provide key data to pilots 10 00:00:31,850 --> 00:00:34,610 and decision makers for greater situational awareness 11 00:00:34,610 --> 00:00:37,610 and survivability during combat missions. 12 00:00:37,610 --> 00:00:39,530 The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center 13 00:00:39,530 --> 00:00:41,940 is partnering with the Air Force Research Lab. 14 00:00:41,940 --> 00:00:44,850 Contracts were awarded to four aerospace companies 15 00:00:44,850 --> 00:00:47,130 to support the Skyborg project. 16 00:00:47,130 --> 00:00:49,450 The contracts give companies a chance to compete 17 00:00:49,450 --> 00:00:53,620 for a possible $400 million in delivery orders. 18 00:00:53,620 --> 00:00:55,220 A new Air Force program called 19 00:00:55,220 --> 00:00:57,210 Direct to Duty Technical Training, 20 00:00:57,210 --> 00:01:00,770 or D2T2, sends airman straight from basic training 21 00:01:00,770 --> 00:01:03,090 directly to their duty station for training. 22 00:01:03,090 --> 00:01:05,100 It's designed to train airman faster 23 00:01:05,100 --> 00:01:07,490 and more efficiently without risking their health 24 00:01:07,490 --> 00:01:09,970 by traveling to additional bases for tech school. 25 00:01:09,970 --> 00:01:11,700 Tech school instructors will grade 26 00:01:11,700 --> 00:01:13,690 and track progress remotely, 27 00:01:13,690 --> 00:01:16,300 regardless of where the airman's initial assignment is 28 00:01:16,300 --> 00:01:18,010 after basic training. 29 00:01:18,010 --> 00:01:19,950 Going straight to their first duty location 30 00:01:19,950 --> 00:01:22,510 eliminates the need for traditional technical training 31 00:01:22,510 --> 00:01:25,920 and also saves money for the Air Force. 32 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,070 Air Force reserve Hurricane Hunter air crews 33 00:01:28,070 --> 00:01:30,360 from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron 34 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,540 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, 35 00:01:32,540 --> 00:01:34,640 flew five weather reconnaissance missions 36 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,200 into Hurricane Douglas, 37 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,200 the season's first major storm in the Pacific. 38 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,440 During a tropical storm or hurricane, 39 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,470 hunters fly through the eye of the storm at 10,000 feet 40 00:01:44,470 --> 00:01:47,410 and collect information on temperature, wind speeds, 41 00:01:47,410 --> 00:01:50,400 and other critical data not available from satellites. 42 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,480 The storm data helps forecasters give the best updates 43 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:54,900 and warnings possible. 44 00:01:54,900 --> 00:01:56,990 The Hurricane Hunter Unit from the 53rd 45 00:01:56,990 --> 00:01:59,250 is the one Department of Defense organization 46 00:01:59,250 --> 00:02:03,710 still flying into storms, a mission that started in 1944. 47 00:02:03,710 --> 00:02:06,033 And that's your look Around The Air Force.