Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach was confirmed as the 24th Air Force Chief of Staff Oct. 30 by unanimous consent. Shortly before, his predecessor, Gen. David W. Allvin, was "clapped" out of the Pentagon, 10 weeks after he unexpectedly announced his retirement on Aug. 18, two ...
President Donald Trump is nominating Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach to be the Air Force’s 24th Chief of Staff, according to a congressional notice. Wilsbach will succeed Gen. David W. Allvin, who unexpectedly announced Aug. 18 he was retiring two years into what is typically a four-year ...

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Sept. 12, 2025 | By Tobias Naegele
Allvin’s Retirement Casts Shadow on ‘Re-Optimization’ With his Aug. 18 announcement that he would retire this fall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin ended months of speculation about his future and marked his tenure as among the shortest...

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Jan. 26, 2024 | By Chris Gordon
He’s always got a mind on the future and making sure that the decisions we make today aren’t trapped in the environment of today.
In his last major speech before ascending to the role of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown delivered a keynote address on “The State of the Air Force,” at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. ...
President Joe Biden has nominated Gen. David W. Allvin to be the next Air Force Chief of Staff, according to a Senate notice posted July 25. If confirmed, Allvin, the current Vice Chief of Staff, would succeed Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., who has been nominated ...