Air Force chief of staff David Allvin announced that he was retiring in November, just two years after a four-year term as the first general of the Air Force.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as a staff chief of the Air Force and I am grateful for secretary Meink, Secretary Hegseth and the faith of President Trump in me to direct our service,” said Allvin in a statement published on Monday by Air Force. He gave no reason for his early departure.
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“More than anything, I am proud to have been part of the aviator team who live our fundamental values of integrity, service and excellence every day while we are preparing to defend this great nation,” said Allvin.
Allvin was appointed in 2023 by President Joe Biden to become the Chief of the Air Force Staff.
He is the most recent high -level officer to leave the army this year. In February, President Trump General licensed CQ Brown Jr., Who was president of the heads of joint staff.
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth then ousted The head of naval operations, the vice-chief of the Air Force and weeks later, the head of the American cyber command. The Coast Guard commander, who is the Ministry of Homeland Security, was also dismissed this year.
Asked about the circumstances of Allvin’s retirement, HegSeth’s office has returned questions to the Air Force.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said in a statement: “The Air Force has the chance to have managers like General Dave Allvin. During his mandate, Air Force has undertaken transformation initiatives that will allow aviators to respond to the call of their nation for decades.”
A source familiar with the reason why Allvin retires to qualify him as a decision between Allvin and Meink.
Allvin, according to his Air Force biography, is a control pilot with more than 4,600 hours in more than 30 planes, including 800 hours of flight and 100 hours of combat. He graduated in 1986 of the US Air Force Academy.
Before being a chief of staff of the Air Force, he was vice-chief of staff, the n ° 2 of the Air Force. Previously, he was a general command of the NATO air training command – Afghanistan, commander of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing in Afghanistan and deputy staff chief for plans and strategic requirements of the Air Force.
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