{"id":30560,"date":"2020-07-09T15:09:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T15:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/09\/wilsbach-takes-command-of-pacaf-from-next-csaf-brown\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:51:39","slug":"wilsbach-takes-command-of-pacaf-from-next-csaf-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/07\/09\/wilsbach-takes-command-of-pacaf-from-next-csaf-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilsbach takes command of PACAF from next CSAF Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/05\/15\/pacafs-next-commander-will-be-one-of-the-air-forces-most-experienced-fighter-pilots\/\" target=_blank>Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach<\/a> assumed command of Pacific Air Forces Thursday from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/03\/02\/report-gen-brown-head-of-pacific-air-forces-tapped-to-become-chief-of-staff\/\" target=_blank>Gen. Charles \u201cCQ\u201d Brown<\/a>, who is preparing to become the next chief of staff of the Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The change of command ceremony, held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, was presided over by current Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein and Adm. Philip Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brown will officially be appointed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/air\/2020\/06\/09\/senate-confirms-new-air-force-chief-of-staff-in-historic-unanimous-vote\/\" target=_blank>Air Force\u2019s 22nd chief of staff<\/a> in a ceremony Aug. 6, which will also recognize Goldfein\u2019s retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As head of PACAF and its 46,000 airmen, Wilsbach now serves as the air component commander for U.S. Pacific Command. His command oversees three numbered Air Forces and nine Air Force installations, including Andersen Air Force Base in Guam; Kadena, Misawa and Yokota air bases in Japan; and Kunsan and Osan air bases in South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilsbach said in his speech that his priorities as PACAF commander will include improving its forces\u2019 readiness and resilience, working with allies and partners, supporting airmen and their families, and coordinating with other parts of the military in the Pacific theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate to serve here about half of my career, and over that time the theater has certainly matured,\u201d Wilsbach said. \u201cIt\u2019s changed dramatically, it\u2019s become a lot more complex, and it\u2019s become, frankly, the strategic epicenter for our nation. 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CQ Brown began in his heartfelt video.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilsbach was previously commander of the 7th Air Force and deputy commander of U.S. Forces Korea, based at Osan Air Base in South Korea. He also served as commander of the 11th Air Force and U.S. Northern Command\u2019s Alaskan Command at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. He has been the director of operations at U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base and commander of the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base in Japan, among other assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goldfein noted that Wilsbach\u2019s stint as PACAF commander will mark his ninth assignment in the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKen is no stranger to the Indo-Pacific\u201d area of responsibility, Goldfein said. \u201cHe is laser-focused on joint warfighting excellence, ready today to fight tonight. \u2018Cruiser\u2019 [Wilsbach\u2019s call sign] and Cindy [his wife] epitomize the concept of a command team and do it with unparalleled class and style.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilsbach is a command pilot who was commissioned in 1985, and has more than 5,000 hours flying aircraft such as the F-15, F-16C, F-22 and MC-12. 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