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Kendall, Allvin, Saltzman urge modernization while warning Senate of delayed budgets
April 10, 2024 — Kendall, Allvin and Saltzman’s official purpose during the hearing was to explain the department’s $217.5 billion budget request for the 2025 fiscal year which begins Oct. 1... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the fiscal year 2025 budget requests for the Department of the Air Force and Space Force at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., April 9, 2024. Kendall was joined by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman during the hearing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

Flosi takes his place as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
March 11, 2024 — Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi was formally installed on March 8 as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force... MORE

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi addresses the audience during the chief master sergeant of the Air Force change of responsibility ceremony

Around the Air Force: Airmen and Guardians in the fight, cyber and IT warrant officers
February 23, 2024 — This week's look Around the Air Force highlights the Department's senior enlisted advisors plans to empower and equip Airmen and Guardians to prepare for Great Power Competition, and the Air Force reintroducing the rank of warrant officer for information technology and cyber career fields... MORE

This week's look Around the Air Force highlights the Department's senior enlisted advisors plans to empower and equip Airmen and Guardians to prepare for Great Power Competition, and the Air Force reintroducing the rank of warrant officer for information technology and cyber career fields.

DAF leaders lock arms, present plan to reoptimize Air Force, Space Force
February 13, 2024 — DAF leaders outlined 24 specific decisions during a panel discussion at the AFA Warfare Symposium. The decisions will position the services to better confront China and maintain the hard-won superiority in air and space... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall leads the panel discussion “Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition: A Senior Leaders Discussion” with Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Kristyn Jones, performing the duties of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman during the Air and Space Forces Association 2024 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 12, 2024.

Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi named 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
December 11, 2023 — Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi was selected to be the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force... MORE

Brown’s tenure as CSAF leaves lasting imprint on the service, its evolution
September 29, 2023 — As Gen. CQ Brown Jr. closes out his three-year tenure as the Air Force’s highest-ranking officer and braces for a new, even more challenging assignment as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. make remarks before presenting the Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year Award to Air Force recipient Louis Geer during a ceremony in Arlington, Va., April 13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Around the Air Force: CSAF Nomination, Wedgetail Agreement, Leadership Titles Change
August 4, 2023 — In this week’s look around the Air Force, VCSAF Gen. David Allvin is nominated to be the 23rd CSAF, three country’s Air Forces agree to develop the Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft, and Air Force vice commanders become deputy commanders. ... MORE

Gen. David W. Allvin nominated to be next Air Force Chief of Staff
July 27, 2023 — Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, a command pilot with joint planning and strategy expertise, has been nominated as the Air Force’s 23rd Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III announced July 26... MORE

This is the official portrait of Gen. David W. Allvin.

Air Force accelerates innovation into action with Project Holodeck
July 14, 2021 — As innovation continues apace across the Air Force, service leaders are focused on doing just that — empowering Airmen and accelerating the fielding and implementation of innovative ideas into tangible results... MORE

The Office of the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force recently partnered with BeProductable, LLC to develop an innovation management platform that allows the Air Force to align the right people, processes and funding to drive innovation at scale.