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- [Narrator] With your
look Around the Air Force,

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I'm Senior Airman Angelo Rosario.

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The Skyborg Vanguard program
will provide autonomous,

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or unmanned, aircraft that
can augment fighter missions

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or take on missions too
dangerous for manned crews.

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Air force doctrine states,

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humans will always remain responsible

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for lethal decision making,

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but Skyborg will provide
key data to pilots

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and decision makers for
greater situational awareness

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and survivability during combat missions.

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The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

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is partnering with the
Air Force Research Lab.

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Contracts were awarded to
four aerospace companies

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to support the Skyborg project.

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The contracts give companies
a chance to compete

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for a possible $400
million in delivery orders.

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A new Air Force program called

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Direct to Duty Technical Training,

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or D2T2, sends airman
straight from basic training

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directly to their duty
station for training.

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It's designed to train airman faster

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and more efficiently
without risking their health

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by traveling to additional
bases for tech school.

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Tech school instructors will grade

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and track progress remotely,

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regardless of where the
airman's initial assignment is

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after basic training.

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Going straight to their
first duty location

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eliminates the need for
traditional technical training

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and also saves money for the Air Force.

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Air Force reserve
Hurricane Hunter air crews

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from the 53rd Weather
Reconnaissance Squadron

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at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi,

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flew five weather reconnaissance missions

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into Hurricane Douglas,

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the season's first major
storm in the Pacific.

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During a tropical storm or hurricane,

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hunters fly through the eye
of the storm at 10,000 feet

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and collect information on
temperature, wind speeds,

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and other critical data not
available from satellites.

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The storm data helps forecasters
give the best updates

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and warnings possible.

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The Hurricane Hunter Unit from the 53rd

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is the one Department
of Defense organization

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still flying into storms, a
mission that started in 1944.

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And that's your look Around The Air Force.