1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,831 The Air Force Aid Society announced a 3 00:00:10,831 --> 00:00:12,831 series of expansions to support the 4 00:00:12,831 --> 00:00:14,998 evolving needs of airmen , guardians , 5 00:00:14,998 --> 00:00:17,053 and their families by broadening its 6 00:00:17,053 --> 00:00:19,220 categories of financial assistance and 7 00:00:19,220 --> 00:00:21,331 simplifying the application process . 8 00:00:21,331 --> 00:00:23,498 The changes represent the reshaping of 9 00:00:23,498 --> 00:00:25,331 the AFAS mission to meet service 10 00:00:25,331 --> 00:00:27,498 members where they are , especially in 11 00:00:27,498 --> 00:00:29,609 times of transition or hardship . The 12 00:00:29,609 --> 00:00:31,776 new categories of financial assistance 13 00:00:31,776 --> 00:00:30,829 include mental health counseling , 14 00:00:30,989 --> 00:00:33,100 overseas car rentals , essential home 15 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:35,319 repairs , and more . Eligible members 16 00:00:35,319 --> 00:00:38,560 can apply online at AFAS.org or by 17 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,449 visiting their local military and 18 00:00:40,449 --> 00:00:43,400 family readiness center . Military 19 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,178 families and DOD civilians face 20 00:00:45,178 --> 00:00:47,067 challenges finding quality care , 21 00:00:47,067 --> 00:00:49,122 especially for children under 5 . To 22 00:00:49,122 --> 00:00:51,289 increase the quality of care , the DOD 23 00:00:51,289 --> 00:00:53,122 continues to expand the Military 24 00:00:53,122 --> 00:00:55,709 Childcare in your neighborhood or MCCYN 25 00:00:55,709 --> 00:00:59,360 program and recently created MCCYN Plus . 26 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,687 Listen . Initiative utilizes a state's 27 00:01:01,687 --> 00:01:03,798 quality rating and improvement system 28 00:01:03,798 --> 00:01:06,020 as an indicator of quality , broadening 29 00:01:06,020 --> 00:01:08,131 the pool of childcare providers . The 30 00:01:08,131 --> 00:01:10,242 department also runs the Childcare in 31 00:01:10,242 --> 00:01:12,353 Your Home fee assistance program that 32 00:01:12,353 --> 00:01:11,735 allows military families to be 33 00:01:11,735 --> 00:01:14,135 reimbursed between 30 to 60 hours of 34 00:01:14,135 --> 00:01:15,913 at-home childcare provided by a 35 00:01:15,913 --> 00:01:18,910 babysitter or nanny . The Air Force 36 00:01:18,910 --> 00:01:20,910 reached a critical milestone in the 37 00:01:20,910 --> 00:01:23,132 pilot program for microreactors , which 38 00:01:23,132 --> 00:01:25,188 are a next generation nuclear energy 39 00:01:25,188 --> 00:01:27,299 system capable of safely producing up 40 00:01:27,299 --> 00:01:28,966 to 50 megawatts of continuous 41 00:01:28,966 --> 00:01:31,021 electricity . These compact reactors 42 00:01:31,021 --> 00:01:33,354 can operate for years without refueling , 43 00:01:33,354 --> 00:01:35,577 ensuring an uninterrupted energy supply 44 00:01:35,577 --> 00:01:37,466 at almost any location . Once the 45 00:01:37,466 --> 00:01:37,300 contract is awarded , the company 46 00:01:37,300 --> 00:01:39,356 selected would be required to site , 47 00:01:39,356 --> 00:01:41,189 develop , and operate a licensed 48 00:01:41,189 --> 00:01:43,411 microreactor facility . The Air Force's 49 00:01:43,411 --> 00:01:45,244 preferred location for the pilot 50 00:01:45,244 --> 00:01:47,244 program is Iselson Air Force Base , 51 00:01:47,244 --> 00:01:49,189 Alaska . It's part of a program to 52 00:01:49,189 --> 00:01:51,133 promote small modular reactors for 53 00:01:51,133 --> 00:01:53,411 national defense and space exploration . 54 00:01:53,411 --> 00:01:55,689 That is your look around the Air Force . 55 00:01:55,689 --> 00:01:57,480 I'm Technical Sergeant Lewis Kokonas .