Air Force Gen. David W. Allvin meets with Airmen as he tours the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., April 23, 2022. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Madison Beichler) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffGen. David W. Allvin has been nominated to succeed Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the next Air Force chief of staff. President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III announced the selection late last month. Brown, in turn, has been tapped to succeed Army Gen. Mark A. Milley as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Both nominations are pending Senate approval.
Allvin, a command pilot known for his acumen in joint planning and strategy, would become the Air Force’s highest ranking officer and assume responsibility for the service’s 689,000 active-duty, National Guard, Reserve and civilian members worldwide.
“I am honored and privileged to be nominated as the next chief of staff of the Air Force,” Allvin said, upon notification of his nomination. “If confirmed, I will continue the tradition and legacy of integrity, service and excellence that this position requires. Gina and I are humbled to serve our Air Force, our airmen and their families.”
Allvin graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1986, moving on to log more than 4,600 hours as a command pilot. He accumulated some 800 test hours in more than 30 different aircraft, and flew 100 combat hours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. His career included stints as squadron and wing commander and several joint-staff jobs. Most recently before becoming the Air Force vice chief, he served as director for strategy, plans and policy with the joint staff and was the senior member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Military Staff Committee.
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