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The US Senate confirmed Melissa Dalton

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to become the 28th under Secretary of

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the Air Force . The department's second

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highest ranking civilian leader in the

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role . Dalton will be responsible for

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assisting the Secretary of the Air

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Force in organizing training and

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equipping the Air Force and Space Force .

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Kristen Jones , Assistant Secretary of

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the Air Force for financial management ,

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temporarily performed the duties of the

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under Secretary of the Air Force since

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March 2023 . The selective retention

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bonus list is targeting airmen in 73

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different Air Force specialty codes for

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fiscal year 2024 including all career

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fields from the previous year's list .

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The program provides a monetary bonus

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for enlisted personnel who reenlist in

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critical career fields with lower men

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or retention rates and specialties

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involving extensive initial skills

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training and strict qualification

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requirements . Airman can opt to

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reenlist up to 12 months prior to the

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expiration term of service . With the

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flexibility to extend their contract up

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to 96 months eligible members can elect

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to receive the bonus in partial

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payments or as a lump sum up front .

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Senior leaders testified recently to

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the Senate Armed Services Committee

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highlighting that flight testing for

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the B 21 raider is on track to meet

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timelines to deliver to war fighters .

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The B 21 is a long range penetrating

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strike stealth bomber that will

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gradually replace the B one and B two

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bombers and will play a major role

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supporting national security objectives .

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It's designed with an open system

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architecture capable of supporting

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advanced technologies allowing the

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aircraft to remain effective as threats

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evolve over time . The B 21 is expected

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to enter service in the mid 2020 with

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the production goal of at least 100

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aircraft . That's your look around the

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air force . I'm staff Sergeant Milton

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Hamilton .