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David Wayne Allvin (born c. 1963) is a United States Air Force four-star general who has served as the 23rd chief of staff of the Air Force since November 2, 2023. He most recently served as the 40th vice chief of staff of the Air Force from November 2020 to November 2023, and as acting chief of staff of the Air Force from September to November 2023.
He previously served as the director for strategy, plans, and policy, J-5, on the Joint Staff, and is a senior member, United States Delegation to the United Nations Military Staff Committee, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.




Military career


Allvin graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1986. At the Academy he played team handball at the AF club. At the U.S. Olympic Festival 1986 he played for the North team. He has commanded at the squadron and wing levels, including the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. He has held major command staff assignments and served on the Joint Staff.
Allvin served as the commanding general of NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan; commander of 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan; commander of 618th Air and Space Operations Center; director of strategy, concepts and assessments; deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, and director, strategy, plans and policy, Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. He most recently served as vice director of strategy, plans and policy, the Joint Staff.
In August 2020, Allvin was nominated for promotion to general and assignment as the next Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. The Senate Armed Services Committee confirmed his nomination on September 30, 2020.
On July 25, 2023, Allvin was nominated for appointment as chief of staff of the United States Air Force. He was confirmed on November 2, 2023 and sworn in on the same day.




Education


1986 Bachelor of Science, astronautical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1989 Master of Science, management, Troy State University, Troy, Alabama
1992 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1998 Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
1999 Master of Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2000 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2004 Distinguished Graduate, Master of Science, national security strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2006 Executive Leadership Seminar, Smeal Business College, Pennsylvania State University, College Park
2008 Program for Senior Managers in National Security, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2008 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2009 Program for Senior Executive Fellows, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2010 Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, N.Y.
2013 Combined Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2014 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2020 Leadership at the Peak, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colorado




Assignments



June 1986 – August 1987, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 82nd Student Squadron, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
November 1987 – August 1990, C-12F copilot, aircraft commander, instructor pilot and flight examiner, 58th Military Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
August 1990 – June 1993, C-141B copilot, aircraft commander, instructor pilot and flight examiner, 36th Military Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington
June 1993 – June 1994, student, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, California
June 1994 – July 1997, C-17 Globemaster III and C-130J Super Hercules Experimental Test Pilot, Flight Commander, Flight Examiner and Assistant Operations Officer, 418th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, California
August 1997 – June 1998, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
July 1998 – June 1999, student, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
June 1999 – April 2001, assistant chief of Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois
April 2001 – June 2003, commander of 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota
June 2003 – June 2004, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
June 2004 – June 2005, chief of Organizational Policy Branch, Policy Division, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
June 2005 – April 2006, special assistant to the director, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
May 2006 – July 2007, vice commander of 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, Texas
August 2007 – July 2009, commander of 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Oklahoma
August 2009 – August 2010, Senior Air Force Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, N.Y.
September 2010 – August 2011, commanding general, NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, and commander of 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan
September 2011 – April 2012, vice commander, 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott AFB, Illinois
April 2012 – June 2013, commander of 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Scott AFB, Illinois
June 2013 – September 2014, director for Air Force strategic planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
October 2014 – August 2015, director for strategy, concepts, and assessments, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
August 2015 – July 2018, director for strategy and policy, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
August 2018 – January 2019, vice director of strategy, plans, and policy (J-5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
January 2019 – November 2020, director for strategy, plans, and policy, J-5, Joint Staff; and senior member, United States Delegation to the United Nations Military Staff Committee, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
November 2020 – November 2023, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
November 2023 – present, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.




Flight information


Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,600 (including 800 flight test hours)
Aircraft flown: C-12F, C-141A/B, KC-135R/T, C-17, C-130, C-130J, C-23, F-15, F-16, T-38 and about 20 more.




Awards and decorations






Publications


"Paradigm Lost: Rethinking Theater Airlift to Support the Army After Next", Cadre Papers, Sept. 9, 2000




Dates of promotion






References



This article incorporates public domain material from Gen. David W. Allvin. United States Air Force.




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