1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:09,359 --> 00:00:11,239 Secretary of the Air Force Frank 3 00:00:11,239 --> 00:00:13,350 Kendall gave a keynote address during 4 00:00:13,350 --> 00:00:15,350 the Air and Space Force Association 5 00:00:15,350 --> 00:00:17,350 conference where he highlighted the 6 00:00:17,350 --> 00:00:19,406 progress made in modernizing the Air 7 00:00:19,406 --> 00:00:21,628 and Space Forces . Kendall stressed the 8 00:00:21,628 --> 00:00:23,572 urgency of preparing for potential 9 00:00:23,572 --> 00:00:25,572 conflicts through his 7 operational 10 00:00:25,572 --> 00:00:27,017 imperatives and continued 11 00:00:27,017 --> 00:00:28,795 re-optimization for great power 12 00:00:28,795 --> 00:00:31,017 competition . My promise to you is that 13 00:00:31,017 --> 00:00:33,183 I will spend whatever time I have left 14 00:00:33,183 --> 00:00:35,350 in public service working as hard as I 15 00:00:35,350 --> 00:00:37,406 can to get the Department of the Air 16 00:00:37,406 --> 00:00:39,628 Force the resources that it needs to be 17 00:00:39,628 --> 00:00:41,683 successful and to successfully deter 18 00:00:41,683 --> 00:00:43,517 our adversaries and if needed to 19 00:00:43,517 --> 00:00:46,069 achieve victory . The Air Force is 20 00:00:46,069 --> 00:00:48,069 organizing its major commands into 21 00:00:48,069 --> 00:00:49,958 institutional commands which will 22 00:00:49,958 --> 00:00:52,470 organize , train , and equip airmen and 23 00:00:52,470 --> 00:00:54,581 service component commands which will 24 00:00:54,581 --> 00:00:56,637 prepare airmen for war fighting in a 25 00:00:56,637 --> 00:00:58,192 combatant command's area of 26 00:00:58,192 --> 00:01:00,026 responsibility . The change will 27 00:01:00,026 --> 00:01:02,081 streamline Air Force organizations , 28 00:01:02,081 --> 00:01:03,914 allowing them to focus solely on 29 00:01:03,914 --> 00:01:05,637 developing airmen , generating 30 00:01:05,637 --> 00:01:07,748 readiness , sustaining and delivering 31 00:01:07,748 --> 00:01:09,970 capabilities , and projecting air power 32 00:01:09,970 --> 00:01:12,349 to the joint force . The Department of 33 00:01:12,349 --> 00:01:14,480 Defense has launched the DOD Housing 34 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,709 Feedback System , a new initiative 35 00:01:16,709 --> 00:01:18,765 designed to improve transparency and 36 00:01:18,765 --> 00:01:20,876 accountability in privatized military 37 00:01:20,876 --> 00:01:23,098 housing . The system allows active duty 38 00:01:23,098 --> 00:01:25,320 service members and their dependents to 39 00:01:25,320 --> 00:01:27,542 submit feedback on their current leased 40 00:01:27,542 --> 00:01:29,376 unit , ensuring their voices and 41 00:01:29,376 --> 00:01:31,487 concerns are heard and addressed . It 42 00:01:31,487 --> 00:01:33,542 also provides a direct communication 43 00:01:33,542 --> 00:01:35,598 channel for residents to give public 44 00:01:35,598 --> 00:01:37,653 feedback on their housing conditions 45 00:01:37,653 --> 00:01:39,765 and receive responses from privatized 46 00:01:39,765 --> 00:01:42,279 landlords . The DHFS is live and can be 47 00:01:42,279 --> 00:01:45,720 accessed at www.dhfs.mil . 48 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,287 All eligible tenants are encouraged to 49 00:01:48,287 --> 00:01:50,231 use the system to provide valuable 50 00:01:50,231 --> 00:01:52,342 feedback and help enhance the quality 51 00:01:52,342 --> 00:01:54,509 of military housing . That's your look 52 00:01:54,509 --> 00:01:56,398 around the Air Force . I'm Senior 53 00:01:56,398 --> 00:01:57,199 Airman Spencer Perkins .