WEBVTT

00:08.800 --> 00:11.159
Three of the first F-35 lightning two

00:11.170 --> 00:13.392
fighter jets touched down at Tindal Air

00:13.392 --> 00:15.614
Force Base Florida earlier this month ,

00:15.614 --> 00:17.726
this officially starts the transition

00:17.726 --> 00:19.948
of Tindall's mission from air dominance

00:19.948 --> 00:21.948
training to becoming a fully combat

00:21.948 --> 00:24.059
capable fighter . Wing Colonel George

00:24.059 --> 00:26.170
Watkins 3 25th fighter wing commander

00:26.170 --> 00:28.226
says the arrival of the F-35 marks a

00:28.226 --> 00:30.337
new chapter for Tidal . It introduces

00:30.337 --> 00:32.448
the most advanced and technologically

00:32.448 --> 00:34.670
sophisticated fighter aircraft into the

00:34.670 --> 00:36.837
wings operational fleet . Watkins adds

00:36.837 --> 00:38.781
the arrival of the F-35s maintains

00:38.781 --> 00:40.892
Tyndall's pivotal role in shaping the

00:40.892 --> 00:43.059
future of air warfare . Airmen who get

00:43.059 --> 00:45.114
foreign language proficiency bonuses

00:45.114 --> 00:47.226
will see a change in how they're paid

00:47.226 --> 00:49.281
an update to the program aligns with

00:49.281 --> 00:51.281
new guidance from the Department of

00:51.281 --> 00:53.392
Defense focusing on specific language

00:53.392 --> 00:55.503
in specific career fields . There's a

00:55.503 --> 00:57.614
new incentivized dod pay table that's

00:57.614 --> 00:59.559
based on modality . Those focus on

00:59.559 --> 01:01.392
specific skills like listening ,

01:01.392 --> 01:03.503
reading and speaking dod also changed

01:03.503 --> 01:05.726
policy to no longer require payment for

01:05.726 --> 01:07.726
languages on the strategic language

01:07.726 --> 01:09.948
list . Under the new air Force policy ,

01:09.948 --> 01:12.059
only airmen and guardians in specific

01:12.059 --> 01:13.892
communities will be eligible for

01:13.892 --> 01:16.003
bonuses . A new cross functional team

01:16.003 --> 01:17.948
is working to overcome barriers to

01:17.948 --> 01:20.059
mental health wellness and resilience

01:20.059 --> 01:21.892
for airmen , guardians and their

01:21.892 --> 01:24.059
families . The team is tackling a wide

01:24.059 --> 01:26.226
range of ideas including easier access

01:26.226 --> 01:28.281
to mental health care , peer support

01:28.281 --> 01:30.448
programs , wellness , resources , post

01:30.448 --> 01:32.670
suicide analysis , climate risk factors

01:32.670 --> 01:34.614
and other policies . Impacting the

01:34.614 --> 01:36.614
force General CQ Brown , Junior Air

01:36.614 --> 01:38.670
Force chief staff says he challenges

01:38.670 --> 01:40.614
the team to overcome bureaucracy ,

01:40.614 --> 01:42.837
connect stakeholders in perspectives to

01:42.837 --> 01:44.559
develop informed decisions and

01:44.559 --> 01:46.503
accelerate change in ways that are

01:46.503 --> 01:48.559
meaningful to the force . Members of

01:48.559 --> 01:50.781
the Air Force staff , Air Force , major

01:50.781 --> 01:53.003
commands and Space Force command fields

01:53.003 --> 01:52.764
will comprise the teams prioritizing

01:52.775 --> 01:54.386
submissions for decision and

01:54.386 --> 01:56.275
implementation . That's your look

01:56.275 --> 01:58.108
around the Air Force . I'm Staff

01:58.108 --> 01:59.184
Sergeant Milton Hamilton .