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General James Sly is the 41st Vice 

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Chief of Staff of the Air Force . Sly 

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is a command pilot with experience in 

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several leadership positions most 

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recently as the Air Force's Deputy 

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Chief of Staff of Operations , General 

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David Alvin , chief of staff of the Air 

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Force says with Sly's history of 

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leaving things better than he found 

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them having him on . The team is the 

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best fit for the force as the service's 

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second highest ranking military officer 

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Sly is responsible for organizing 

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training and equipping nearly 700,000 

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total force airmen and civilians 

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worldwide . The US Space Force and 

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Space X combined to successfully launch 

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an X 37 B orbital test vehicle at 

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Kennedy Space Center Florida . The X 37 

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B is a reusable unmanned spacecraft 

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capable of conducting space technology 

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experiments to develop next generation 

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capabilities . A space X falcon heavy 

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rocket carried the orbital test vehicle 

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into space marking the seventh space 

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flight for the X 37 B program . The 

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mission plans to test operating in new 

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orbital regimes , experimenting with 

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space domain awareness technologies and 

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investigating radiation effects to NASA 

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materials . General Chance Saltzman US 

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Space Force Chief of Space operations 

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says the X 37 B continues to equip the 

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US with the knowledge to enhance 

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current and future space operations . A 

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pair of F-15 ex Eagle aircraft arrived 

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at Eglin Air Force Base Florida where 

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they will undergo capability testing on 

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the fighter's new features . The new 

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Eagles include a cockpit pressure 

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monitor warning system and an ultra 

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high frequency antenna for satellite 

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communication . Brigadier General 

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Jeffrey Garty 96 test wing commander 

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says the integrated test approach 

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combines developmental and operational 

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aspects and ensures the air force 

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continues to provide deterrence and 

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readiness for the high end fight . 

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That's your look around the air force . 

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I'm Staff Sergeant , Stephanie Barge .