WEBVTT 00:09.399 --> 00:11.739 The US Senate confirmed Melissa Dalton 00:11.750 --> 00:13.861 to become the 28th under Secretary of 00:13.861 --> 00:16.083 the Air Force . The department's second 00:16.083 --> 00:18.250 highest ranking civilian leader in the 00:18.250 --> 00:20.361 role . Dalton will be responsible for 00:20.361 --> 00:22.306 assisting the Secretary of the Air 00:22.306 --> 00:24.139 Force in organizing training and 00:24.139 --> 00:26.479 equipping the Air Force and Space Force . 00:26.489 --> 00:28.659 Kristen Jones , Assistant Secretary of 00:28.670 --> 00:30.948 the Air Force for financial management , 00:30.948 --> 00:33.170 temporarily performed the duties of the 00:33.170 --> 00:35.337 under Secretary of the Air Force since 00:35.337 --> 00:37.729 March 2023 . The selective retention 00:37.740 --> 00:40.439 bonus list is targeting airmen in 73 00:40.450 --> 00:42.672 different Air Force specialty codes for 00:42.672 --> 00:45.479 fiscal year 2024 including all career 00:45.490 --> 00:47.657 fields from the previous year's list . 00:47.830 --> 00:49.941 The program provides a monetary bonus 00:49.941 --> 00:52.110 for enlisted personnel who reenlist in 00:52.119 --> 00:54.230 critical career fields with lower men 00:54.230 --> 00:56.500 or retention rates and specialties 00:56.509 --> 00:58.453 involving extensive initial skills 00:58.453 --> 01:00.369 training and strict qualification 01:00.380 --> 01:02.639 requirements . Airman can opt to 01:02.650 --> 01:04.761 reenlist up to 12 months prior to the 01:04.761 --> 01:06.872 expiration term of service . With the 01:06.872 --> 01:09.094 flexibility to extend their contract up 01:09.094 --> 01:11.930 to 96 months eligible members can elect 01:11.940 --> 01:13.718 to receive the bonus in partial 01:13.718 --> 01:15.970 payments or as a lump sum up front . 01:16.309 --> 01:18.419 Senior leaders testified recently to 01:18.430 --> 01:20.430 the Senate Armed Services Committee 01:20.430 --> 01:22.486 highlighting that flight testing for 01:22.486 --> 01:24.486 the B 21 raider is on track to meet 01:24.486 --> 01:26.652 timelines to deliver to war fighters . 01:26.652 --> 01:28.980 The B 21 is a long range penetrating 01:28.989 --> 01:30.767 strike stealth bomber that will 01:30.767 --> 01:32.878 gradually replace the B one and B two 01:32.878 --> 01:34.822 bombers and will play a major role 01:34.822 --> 01:37.156 supporting national security objectives . 01:37.156 --> 01:39.045 It's designed with an open system 01:39.045 --> 01:40.989 architecture capable of supporting 01:40.989 --> 01:42.933 advanced technologies allowing the 01:42.933 --> 01:45.156 aircraft to remain effective as threats 01:45.156 --> 01:48.379 evolve over time . The B 21 is expected 01:48.389 --> 01:51.059 to enter service in the mid 2020 with 01:51.069 --> 01:53.139 the production goal of at least 100 01:53.150 --> 01:55.317 aircraft . That's your look around the 01:55.317 --> 01:57.428 air force . I'm staff Sergeant Milton 01:57.428 --> 01:57.860 Hamilton .