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Air Force reservists in space related 

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career fields can now volunteer for the 

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US Space Force in a full time capacity . 

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The application window is open until 

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November 30th . The Space Force 

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Personnel Management Act , part of the 

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fiscal year 24 National Defense 

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Authorization Act enables the transfers . 

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Chief of Space Operations , General 

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Chance Salt and says this is an 

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important step toward fully integrating 

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critical space expertise from the 

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Reserve into the Space Force eligible . 

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Specialties include space operations , 

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cyber operations , intelligence and 

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engineering amongst others . In time , 

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the Air Force Reserve will no longer 

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maintain space operations as career 

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fields . Air Force Material Command is 

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working with small businesses as part 

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of the effort to re optimize for great 

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power competition . The Command's 

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outreach efforts recognize how small 

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businesses are pivotal in fostering 

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innovation and agility . The Material 

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Command hosted a recent gathering at 

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the Wright Brothers Institute in Dayton , 

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Ohio to explain the effort and provide 

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foundational information to businesses 

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that want to work with the Air Force . 

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One small business owner in cyber 

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security says the information he got 

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from the session was invaluable because 

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it allows him to align his capabilities 

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with the air force's priorities making 

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his work more relevant and impactful . 

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The US Air Force has begun the pilot 

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phase of its smart start breakfast 

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program at seven Air Force in locations . 

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The program offers complimentary 

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breakfast options to service members 

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and their families at six stateside 

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locations and one location overseas . 

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Following the pilot program , Air Force 

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NS program managers will evaluate the 

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results with the goal of implementing 

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the program across the Department of 

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the Air Force by the end of this year . 

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With your look around the Air Force , 

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I'm Staff Sergeant , Jasmine Granger .