1 00:00:00,940 --> 00:00:03,051 with your look around the Air Force . 2 00:00:03,051 --> 00:00:04,940 I'm Technical Sergeant ERIC Man , 3 00:00:04,940 --> 00:00:06,884 Secretary of the Air Force frank , 4 00:00:06,884 --> 00:00:08,940 Kendall spoke with us recently about 5 00:00:08,940 --> 00:00:10,607 one of his priorities getting 6 00:00:10,607 --> 00:00:12,718 meaningful military capabilities into 7 00:00:12,718 --> 00:00:12,460 the hands of airmen and guardian 8 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:14,627 operators . We need to move forward on 9 00:00:14,627 --> 00:00:16,349 some of the things that are in 10 00:00:16,349 --> 00:00:18,571 development . We need to move forward , 11 00:00:18,571 --> 00:00:20,738 for example , on the upgrade to the F- 12 00:00:20,738 --> 00:00:22,738 35 . That's very important and it's 13 00:00:22,738 --> 00:00:24,738 behind , we need to move forward on 14 00:00:24,738 --> 00:00:26,960 some of our new weapons systems as well 15 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,127 as some of our developments in space . 16 00:00:29,127 --> 00:00:31,349 There really isn't any front that I can 17 00:00:31,349 --> 00:00:33,404 think of where we don't need to move 18 00:00:33,404 --> 00:00:35,293 forward quickly . Part of that is 19 00:00:35,293 --> 00:00:35,100 getting adequate funding from the 20 00:00:35,100 --> 00:00:37,180 Congress and hopefully they'll act 21 00:00:37,180 --> 00:00:38,847 quickly on both . This year's 22 00:00:38,847 --> 00:00:41,069 legislation and next year is to give us 23 00:00:41,069 --> 00:00:43,590 the funds that we need in a recent 24 00:00:43,590 --> 00:00:45,479 speech , Kendall noted that to be 25 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,590 stronger , the Air Force will have to 26 00:00:47,590 --> 00:00:49,757 change and respond to threats with the 27 00:00:49,757 --> 00:00:51,923 sense of urgency but will also have to 28 00:00:51,923 --> 00:00:51,920 take the time to make smart choices 29 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:53,809 about the future and the services 30 00:00:53,809 --> 00:00:56,200 investments . The first U . S . Air 31 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,540 forces in europe . F 35 A squadron was 32 00:00:58,550 --> 00:01:01,160 activated on october 1st . The four 33 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:03,271 95th fighter squadron , nicknamed the 34 00:01:03,271 --> 00:01:05,438 Valkyries , was reactivated exactly 30 35 00:01:05,438 --> 00:01:07,271 years to the day since its first 36 00:01:07,271 --> 00:01:09,700 designation as a fighter squadron . R A . 37 00:01:09,700 --> 00:01:11,867 F Lake and Heat was chosen to host the 38 00:01:11,867 --> 00:01:13,756 first U . S . F 35 A squadrons in 39 00:01:13,756 --> 00:01:15,867 europe due to its close ties with the 40 00:01:15,867 --> 00:01:18,089 Royal Air Force existing infrastructure 41 00:01:18,089 --> 00:01:20,200 and combined training opportunities . 42 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,367 The new squadron will have 27 aircraft 43 00:01:22,367 --> 00:01:25,230 and roughly 60 personnel . The F 35 44 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,351 assigned to the unit are scheduled to 45 00:01:27,351 --> 00:01:29,462 arrive later this year . The official 46 00:01:29,462 --> 00:01:31,684 website of the U . S . Air Force aF dot 47 00:01:31,684 --> 00:01:33,740 mil has relaunched with a new design 48 00:01:33,740 --> 00:01:35,907 and user experience . The service just 49 00:01:35,907 --> 00:01:37,907 migrated to a redesign mobile ready 50 00:01:37,907 --> 00:01:40,073 site . The modernization features less 51 00:01:40,073 --> 00:01:41,851 clutter and a new user friendly 52 00:01:41,851 --> 00:01:43,740 experience across all platforms . 53 00:01:43,740 --> 00:01:45,740 Additional features like full frame 54 00:01:45,740 --> 00:01:47,851 photo galleries , updated slide shows 55 00:01:47,851 --> 00:01:49,962 and intuitive three D . Informational 56 00:01:49,962 --> 00:01:52,129 models will be added to the site along 57 00:01:52,129 --> 00:01:54,129 with augmented reality and revamped 58 00:01:54,129 --> 00:01:56,240 video and live broadcast capabilities 59 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,240 and that's your look around the Air 60 00:01:58,240 --> 00:01:58,850 Force .