Chief Master Sergeant of the Air force .
Julian Bass spoke on a panel alongside
Chief Master Sergeant of the Space
force . John Ben Taya about the
importance of properly empowering
training and equipping the enlisted
force to prepare for great power
competition . Bass discussed the
department's focus on re optimization
and recognize there are still questions
to answer on how the service will get
there while the department is working
out the details . Bass urged airmen to
start making changes now to reorient
the force within squadrons , flights
and sections . On the same panel ,
Vantaa addressed proposed changes to
the space force including evolving
training and skill sets to develop
guardians . The space force recently
completed a service wide review
defining the roles and responsibilities
of enlisted officer and civilian
guardians to better understand the
demands of the service . Ben Tae said
the study discussed how the enlisted
force is the services , primary war
fighter , subject matter experts and
weapon systems and responsible for the
training and readiness of the units of
action . Both Chief Master Sergeants
emphasized the urgency of embracing and
seeing new pathways to transform the
force airman in information technology
and cyber career fields will see the
addition of warrant officers to their
ranks . The warrant officer program
offers airman the opportunity to
specialize in the technical track for
their careers rather than leadership .
The announcement was part of the 24 key
decisions that Department of the Air
Force senior officials set forth to re
optimize the force for great power
competition . Chief of staff of the Air
Force General , David Alvin says the
development of the warrant officer
track will allow the service to better
compete for talent in these rapidly
advancing career fields . He adds the
service needs airmen who can stay on
the cutting edge of their profession
and ahead of the pace of change in the
cyber world . That's your look around
the air force . I'm technical sergeant ,
Eric Man .