David Flosi was officially installed as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force on March 8, capping a long career that Flosi would have never expected 28 years ago.
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Having focused the services’ modernization efforts around seven Operational Imperatives designed to accelerate the injection of new capabilities into the force, Kendall is now setting his sights on organizational impediments to change.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin unveiled the first selections of his “CSAF Leadership Library” on Jan. 16, highlighted by an emphasis on organizational change amid uncertainty—a seeming nod to the Air Force’s plans for sweeping “re-optimization.”
As the Air Force plans to unveil sweeping changes to its structure, organization, and training to "re-optimize" for competition with China, one part of the service’s overhaul is already underway: a new force generation model for how the service deploys Airmen. “It gives us a ...
After a monthslong wait, the Air Force has a new No. 2 officer. Gen. James C. “Jim” Slife was sworn in as the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force and received his fourth star on Dec. 29. Slife will now help guide the ...
As the Department of the Air Force’s sweeping re-optimization review nears its January deadline, the USAF is considering fundamental changes to its major commands. “We’re going to transform the entire Department of the Air Force organizationally to prepare for great power competition within the next quarter,” ...
