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Senior enlisted leaders from the Air 

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Force and Space Force testified in 

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Congress about quality of life issues 

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for airmen and guardians chief master 

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sergeant of the air force . Joanne Bass 

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talked about the impact these issues 

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have on the force . We can't have 

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service members distracted by whether 

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or not they're able to live in safe and 

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affordable housing , whether or not 

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they have access to child care and 

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health care or any other challenges 

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unique to serving our nation to include 

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pay and compensation . The Department 

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of the Air Force is quality of life as 

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essential in efforts to re optimize for 

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great power competition . X Wing 

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incorporated a partner to a works 

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autonomy prime successfully completed 

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an autonomous logistics mission at 

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mcclellan Airfield in Sacramento , 

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California X Wings . Autonomous flight 

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technology allows its aircraft to taxi 

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takeoff fly to a destination , avoid 

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airborne and ground obstacles and land 

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without any human input . The mission 

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demonstrated how autonomous aviation 

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can contribute to the agile combat 

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employment concept by dispersing 

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equipment and aircraft between major 

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bases and smaller airfields to improve 

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resilience and survivability . Colonel 

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Nick Haig is set to become the first 

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guardian on a mission to the 

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International Space Station . When 

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nasa's crew nine launches no earlier 

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than August 2024 Haig will pilot the 

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launch then transition to the role of 

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flight engineer . Once the team arrives , 

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his mission will include performing 

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science experiments and data collection 

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on the space station . This is his 

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third launch to space and second 

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mission to the orbiting laboratory . 

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Haigh says the International Space 

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Station provides a unique platform in 

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micro gravity and allows researchers 

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from around the world to explore 

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impacts to the body both on earth and 

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off planet . That's your look around 

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the Air Force . I'm senior airman semi 

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Samori .