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Air Force Chief of Staff General David 

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Alvin described his strategy more Air 

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Force for defending the homeland and 

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giving the Trump administration potent 

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options to meet the nation's security 

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priorities during his speech at the Air 

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and Space Forces Association warfare 

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symposium . Force means honing 

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readiness and training matching 

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capabilities to threats and most of all 

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being more lethal no matter the mission 

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or request . During his speech , Alvin 

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said in this dangerous and dynamic time 

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he wants to give the president as many 

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options as he can , so that means 

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modernization . Chief of Space 

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Operationss General Chance Saltzman 

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emphasized the urgent need for the 

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space force to solidify its space 

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superiority to secure national defense 

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and economic interests at the Air and 

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Space Forces Association warfare 

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symposium . He outlined the importance 

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of maintaining dominance in the space 

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domain and introduced space control as 

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a new core function involving both 

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kinetic and non-kinetic means to manage 

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the domain , ensuring operational 

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freedom for the US and its allies while 

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denying adversaries the same . He says 

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if the status of space war fighters is 

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to be truly embraced , we must also 

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embrace the fundamental responsibility 

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of space control . Enrollment for the 

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new Healthcare Flexible spending 

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account benefit is now available to 

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service members , and a special 

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enrollment period is open from March 

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3rd to March 31 , 2025 . The HFSCA is 

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an optional benefit that allows service 

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members to put as much as $3300 in 

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pre-tax earnings . Into an account each 

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year to pay for eligible health , 

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dental , vision care and unforeseen 

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medical expenses that TriCare may not 

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cover before enrolling , service 

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members can talk to a military tax 

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expert , DOD personal financial manager 

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or personal financial counselor to 

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learn how the account can benefit them . 

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That's your look around the Air Force . 

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I'm Airman First Class Phil Edwards .