Air Force Chief of Staff General David Alvin announced that he was retiring in November, just two years in a four -year tenure as the top general of the Air Force.
The Air Force said in a statement issued on Monday, “I am grateful to the opportunity to serve as the head of the 23rd Air Force and I am grateful to the confidence of Secretary Micke, Secretary Hegseth and President Trump.” He did not give any reason for his early departure.
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Alvin said, “Nothing, I am proud that I was part of those Airmen’s team, who live our basic values of integrity, service and excellence every day.”
Alvin was President Joe Biden enrolled in 2023 To be the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
He is the most recent top officer to exit the army this year. In February, President Trump Removed General CQ Brown JuniorWho was the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth then Dishonor Head of Navy Operations, Vice President of Air Force, and weeks later, head of the US Cyber Command. The Commandant of Coast Guard, who belongs to the Homeland Security Department, was also fired this year.
When asked about Alvin’s retirement circumstances, Hegseth’s office raised questions from the Air Force.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said in a statement, “During its tenure, it is lucky for leaders like General Dave Alvin in the Air Force. The Air Force has taken a transformative initiative that will enable the airman to respond to his country’s call for the coming decades.”
A source operating Alvin has retired it as a decision between Alvin and Mein.
Alvin, according to the biography of its Air Force, more than 30 aircraft have a command pilot with more than 4,600 hours, including 800 flight test hours and 100 fighter hours. He graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1986.
Before serving as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, he was the Vice Chief of Staff, No. 2 in the Air Force. He first worked as the Commanding General of NATO Air Training Command – Commander of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing in Afghanistan, Afghanistan and Deputy Chief for Strategic Plans and Requirements for the Air Force.
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