1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:09,140 --> 00:00:11,340 Secretary of the Air Force Troy Mink 3 00:00:11,340 --> 00:00:13,507 delivered a commencement speech to the 4 00:00:13,507 --> 00:00:15,618 US Air Force Academy graduating class 5 00:00:15,618 --> 00:00:18,219 of 2025 in Colorado Springs . Mink 6 00:00:18,219 --> 00:00:19,997 emphasized how the military has 7 00:00:19,997 --> 00:00:21,997 transformed since the class of 2025 8 00:00:21,997 --> 00:00:24,219 arrived at the academy , describing the 9 00:00:24,219 --> 00:00:26,219 consistently high readiness the Air 10 00:00:26,219 --> 00:00:28,275 Force and Space Force maintained for 11 00:00:28,275 --> 00:00:30,052 both homeland defense and power 12 00:00:30,052 --> 00:00:32,108 projection . This administration has 13 00:00:32,108 --> 00:00:33,941 made its national security focus 14 00:00:33,941 --> 00:00:36,163 crystal clear . Number one , defend the 15 00:00:36,163 --> 00:00:39,485 homeland . Number 2 , deter China in 16 00:00:39,485 --> 00:00:42,645 the Indo-Pacific . Class of 2025 . The 17 00:00:42,645 --> 00:00:44,812 Indo-Pacific will be your generation's 18 00:00:44,812 --> 00:00:46,923 fight , and you will deliver the most 19 00:00:46,923 --> 00:00:49,485 lethal force that has ever existed , or 20 00:00:49,485 --> 00:00:53,330 we will not succeed . Commander of 21 00:00:53,330 --> 00:00:55,386 Air Education and Training Command , 22 00:00:55,386 --> 00:00:57,386 Lieutenant General Brian Robinson , 23 00:00:57,386 --> 00:00:59,552 became the first non-test pilot to fly 24 00:00:59,552 --> 00:01:01,441 the T7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer 25 00:01:01,441 --> 00:01:03,497 aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base , 26 00:01:03,497 --> 00:01:05,497 California . The T7A is designed to 27 00:01:05,497 --> 00:01:07,663 replace the aging T-38 Talent and will 28 00:01:07,663 --> 00:01:09,719 arrive at Randolph Air Force Base in 29 00:01:09,719 --> 00:01:11,552 December 2025 , jumpstarting the 30 00:01:11,552 --> 00:01:13,441 aircraft's integration into pilot 31 00:01:13,441 --> 00:01:15,552 training . This milestone underscores 32 00:01:15,552 --> 00:01:17,497 the commitment to accelerating the 33 00:01:17,497 --> 00:01:19,608 modernization of pilot training while 34 00:01:19,608 --> 00:01:19,400 providing a foundation for safe , 35 00:01:19,559 --> 00:01:21,449 reliable , and sustainable pilot 36 00:01:21,449 --> 00:01:24,330 production for the future . In 37 00:01:24,330 --> 00:01:26,300 preparation for the 2025 Atlantic 38 00:01:26,300 --> 00:01:28,411 hurricane season , reserve units from 39 00:01:28,411 --> 00:01:30,411 Kesler Air Force Base prepositioned 40 00:01:30,411 --> 00:01:32,022 aircraft parts , tools , and 41 00:01:32,022 --> 00:01:34,189 communication systems in the US Virgin 42 00:01:34,189 --> 00:01:36,356 Islands at Henry E . Ralston Airport . 43 00:01:36,356 --> 00:01:38,300 The hurricane hunters are the only 44 00:01:38,300 --> 00:01:40,411 Department of Defense unit that flies 45 00:01:40,411 --> 00:01:42,300 directly into tropical storms and 46 00:01:42,300 --> 00:01:42,154 hurricanes to gather . Critical 47 00:01:42,154 --> 00:01:44,444 atmospheric data . This data is 48 00:01:44,444 --> 00:01:46,555 transmitted to the National Hurricane 49 00:01:46,555 --> 00:01:48,666 Center to predict a storm's track and 50 00:01:48,666 --> 00:01:50,555 intensity . The information helps 51 00:01:50,555 --> 00:01:52,500 government officials and emergency 52 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:54,555 managers make timely decisions about 53 00:01:54,555 --> 00:01:56,611 evacuations and preparation . That's 54 00:01:56,611 --> 00:01:58,666 your look around the Air Force . I'm 55 00:01:58,666 --> 00:01:59,235 Senior Airman Spencer Perkins .