{"id":24484,"date":"2023-11-06T21:58:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T21:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/06\/air-force-boss-urges-staying-the-course-in-first-message-to-airmen\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:15:30","slug":"air-force-boss-urges-staying-the-course-in-first-message-to-airmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2023\/11\/06\/air-force-boss-urges-staying-the-course-in-first-message-to-airmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force boss urges staying the course in first message to airmen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin pledged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3581674\/csaf-23-letter-to-airmen\/\" target=\"_blank\">his first message to the force<\/a> on Monday to forge ahead with plans to redefine the service as it faces a faster-paced, less-predictable era of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allvin\u2019s letter \u2014 an initial blueprint for the newly installed leader as he begins a four-year term \u2014 indicates the chief will continue a multibillion-dollar technology modernization push and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/09\/12\/air-force-creates-task-forces-to-pilot-modern-deployments\/\" target=\"_blank\">deployment reforms<\/a> designed to best China and move on from two decades at war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe face a security environment which grows more complex by the day and a pacing competitor which continues to advance at an alarming rate,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe have a responsibility to lead and advance the integration of the joint force. \u2026 We must now follow through.\u201d<\/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\/2023\/10\/16\/the-air-force-is-launching-an-era-of-transformation-can-it-work\/\" 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=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/230918-F-VG726-9166.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\">The Air Force is launching an era of transformation. Can it work?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cIt may be that we completely break the [Air Force Specialty Code] structure,&quot; said Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, the service&#039;s personnel chief.<\/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\">Allvin, who was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/11\/02\/senate-confirms-gen-david-allvin-as-air-force-chief-of-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\"> sworn into the top job Nov. 2<\/a> after serving as vice chief of staff, now leads America\u2019s third-largest military branch as it faces challenges on multiple fronts at home and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His confirmation comes as the Pentagon ramps up efforts to vie with China for military influence around the globe, outpace its weapons development and head off a potential invasion of U.S. partner Taiwan. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war at NATO\u2019s doorstep has prompted the U.S. to take a leading role in a growing slate of international air training and deterrence missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Israel\u2019s burgeoning war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas has sparked fears of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East, even as the U.S. tries to shift its attention to the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his letter, Allvin signaled an appetite to continue his predecessor Gen. CQ Brown\u2019s mantra to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/09\/21\/top-air-force-officers-plan-to-accelerate-change-or-lose-is-picking-up-speed-one-year-in\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201caccelerate change or lose\u201d<\/a> on the global stage \u2014 a message Brown has carried into his new role as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pledging to support airmen and their families, transform military training and foster creative solutions to the Air Force\u2019s problems, the missive laid out several strategic goals but few specific steps to achieve them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe must follow through on our commitment to the success of the team,\u201d Allvin wrote. \u201cIt means uplifting our wingmen, while holding ourselves accountable \u2026 [and] removing barriers while maintaining and enforcing standards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of the letter focuses on the service\u2019s acquisition goals, and achieving the right mix of combat assets that could prevail in modern warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allvin promised to turn Air Force Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2023\/09\/11\/five-teams-to-change-how-us-air-space-forces-prepare-to-fight-china\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Kendall\u2019s top priorities<\/a> \u2014 a set of seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/09\/19\/battle-management-reforms-prove-daunting-general-to-oversee-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201coperational imperatives\u201d<\/a> that range from hardening service infrastructure to bringing on new battle-management technology and the B-21 Raider stealth bomber \u2014 into \u201cmeaningful\u201d reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That to-do list is at the center of the service\u2019s plan to retire hundreds of aircraft it believes will be ineffective in future wars, and orient its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/03\/13\/air-force-proposes-stagnant-workforce-flight-time-in-fy24-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\">proposed $185 billion budget<\/a> toward developing and fielding cutting-edge tools that can process data faster and strike smarter than in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As new assets roll off the assembly line, the chief wants to take a fresh look at how the Air Force will transition them into daily operations, like a fleet of artificially intelligent drones known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2023\/03\/08\/us-air-force-eyes-fleet-of-1000-drone-wingmen-as-planning-accelerates\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201ccollaborative combat aircraft\u201d<\/a> that are in development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allvin also said he will continue the Air Force\u2019s efforts to revamp how it prepares for war and deploys units around the world. The service has launched multiple initiatives that aim to make deployments more predictable, with teams that train together ahead of time and arrive overseas as a standard package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And he argued the service lacks the ideal organizational structure to compete with other world powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis organizational design should focus on ensuring designated commanders can focus on training, readiness and warfighting,\u201d he wrote. \u201cOther commanders will focus on supporting capability development and sustainment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll will be oriented on providing well-trained, equipped and ready forces for deterrence and conflict,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To field a healthy force, Allvin will need to reverse staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/09\/11\/air-force-to-fall-nearly-150-pilots-short-of-annual-training-goal\/\" target=\"_blank\">shortages among pilots<\/a> and aircraft maintainers, according to Dave Deptula, a retired three-star general who heads the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies think tank at the Air and Space Forces Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service also struggles to recruit and retain airmen to staff jobs that are key to 21st-century combat, such as cyber operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf allowed to continue, [the shortages] will cripple the Air Force in our next major war,\u201d Deptula said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some experts argue the service can\u2019t achieve the transformation it wants without a major boost in defense spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe biggest challenge facing Gen. Allvin will be to reverse the decline in the Air Force\u2019s force structure,\u201d Deptula said. \u201cIt is the oldest, smallest and least ready in its entire history. That is a result of decades of serious underfunding relative to the other services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One retired four-star general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/05\/17\/why-gen-allvin-is-the-frontrunner-to-become-air-force-chief-of-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\">noted earlier this year<\/a> that some of Allvin\u2019s fiercest opponents may sit a few miles away from the Pentagon on Capitol Hill. He spoke to Air Force Times on the condition of anonymity while discussions of who to nominate for chief of staff were ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the service tries to ensure it can prevent \u2014 or win \u2014 an air war with China, the retired four-star said, it must get lawmakers onboard with proposals that often clash with their parochial interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to take some fairly drastic measures to let [the Air Force] catch up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe have a responsibility to lead and advance the integration of the joint force,&#8221; Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. 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