{"id":16889,"date":"2019-12-30T18:37:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T18:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/30\/new-in-2020-top-uniformed-leaders-depart\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:29:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:29:31","slug":"new-in-2020-top-uniformed-leaders-depart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/12\/30\/new-in-2020-top-uniformed-leaders-depart\/","title":{"rendered":"New in 2020: Top uniformed leaders depart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force in 2020 will see the departure of its top uniformed leaders \u2014 Chief of Staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/06\/19\/start-finding-me-boys-inside-the-rescue-of-lt-col-dave-goldfein\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gen. Dave Goldfein<\/a> and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/02\/22\/air-force-chief-wright-innovation-crucial-to-win-the-next-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kaleth Wright<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goldfein, who became the Air Force\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2016\/09\/20\/goldfein-air-force-must-redefine-our-21st-century-squadron\/\" target=_blank>top uniformed officer<\/a> in July 2016, is expected to step down and retire next summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/09\/14\/goldfeins-final-year-plan-violent-execution-to-cement-his-changes\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-2_Goldfein.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Goldfein\u2019s final year plan: \u2018Violent execution\u2019 to cement his changes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">By the time he retires in 2020, Gen. 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The 19th CMSAF will serve as the future chief of staff\u2019s top adviser on the more than 410,000 enlisted airmen in the service and direct the enlisted force. When Goldfein tapped Wright to be the next CMSAF in 2016, shortly after Goldfein took charge of the Air Force, he called it \u201cthe most critical personnel selection I will make during my tenure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve learned throughout my career that there is no more important relationship than that between a senior officer and a senior enlisted leader,\u201d Goldfein said. \u201cAnd when it works, like it has, it\u2019s magic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that Wright is the 18th CMSAF.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief of Staff Gen. 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