Senior enlisted leaders from the Air
Force and Space Force testified in
Congress about quality of life issues
for airmen and guardians chief master
sergeant of the air force . Joanne Bass
talked about the impact these issues
have on the force . We can't have
service members distracted by whether
or not they're able to live in safe and
affordable housing , whether or not
they have access to child care and
health care or any other challenges
unique to serving our nation to include
pay and compensation . The Department
of the Air Force is quality of life as
essential in efforts to re optimize for
great power competition . X Wing
incorporated a partner to a works
autonomy prime successfully completed
an autonomous logistics mission at
mcclellan Airfield in Sacramento ,
California X Wings . Autonomous flight
technology allows its aircraft to taxi
takeoff fly to a destination , avoid
airborne and ground obstacles and land
without any human input . The mission
demonstrated how autonomous aviation
can contribute to the agile combat
employment concept by dispersing
equipment and aircraft between major
bases and smaller airfields to improve
resilience and survivability . Colonel
Nick Haig is set to become the first
guardian on a mission to the
International Space Station . When
nasa's crew nine launches no earlier
than August 2024 Haig will pilot the
launch then transition to the role of
flight engineer . Once the team arrives ,
his mission will include performing
science experiments and data collection
on the space station . This is his
third launch to space and second
mission to the orbiting laboratory .
Haigh says the International Space
Station provides a unique platform in
micro gravity and allows researchers
from around the world to explore
impacts to the body both on earth and
off planet . That's your look around
the Air Force . I'm senior airman semi
Samori .