Nov. 14, 2019 CSAF takes in NASCAR race with Total Force Recruiting Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein spent a day at the track visiting with Air Force recruiters, including Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Service commander. Goldfein also administered the oath of enlistment to 20 of the newest members of the Air Force on the track’s
Oct. 22, 2019 Goldfein honors 2019 Cadet of the Year On Oct. 22, 2nd Lt. Kirsten Cullinan made her own substantial mark, by being honored as the 2019 Cadet of the Year by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein at a ceremony at the Pentagon.
Sept. 12, 2019 Air Force generals Goldfein, Brown make historic visit to Vietnam For Americans of a certain age like Goldfein and Brown, Vietnam remains an unshakable memory even today, 44 years after the era-defining war ended. The memory and the reactions it triggers are even more pronounced for people like Goldfein and Brown – second-generation service members whose fathers
Aug. 2, 2019 Around the Air Force: AF, Navy Arabian Gulf readiness / CSAF talks modern warfare In this edition of Around the Air Force, F-15E Strike Eagles attached to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron participated in an air operations exercise with the USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein speaks at Air and Space Power Conference 2019 in London.
July 30, 2019 Goldfein’s 10-day trip across northern Europe focuses on partners and ‘great power’ realities But there also was an unmistakable subtext connecting the stops in Estonia, Finland, Great Britain, Germany and Greenland. The thread was this: each country has valuable experience and insights for operating effectively in an age of great power competition. That reality can help the United States
July 18, 2019 Goldfein stresses promise of multi-domain operations, calls it ‘the single most critical’ tool for winning future high-end fights The complex effort, known as multi-domain operations or MDO, “will change the character of modern warfare” Goldfein said in a closely scrutinized keynote address at the Air and Space Power Conference 2019.
April 19, 2019 Lt. Col. Dick Cole, the Doolittle Raiders made history, planted the seeds for today’s Air Force When Lt. Col. Dick Cole pushed the throttles forward April 18, 1942 to coax the lumbering, indecisive B-25 Mitchell bomber off the rolling deck of the USS Hornet for an audacious raid on Tokyo, he had no conception of space as a warfighting domain. “Cyber” would not be a word for several more
Oct. 1, 2014 CSAF to Academy: 'Adapting to change key to success' Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III arrived at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, Sept. 29, as part of a week-long stay.Welsh wanted to take some time to thank Academy Airmen for the part they play here and in the Air Force.
Sept. 18, 2014 Air Force Update Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark Welsh III speaks during the Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition, Sept. 15, 2014 in Washington D.C.
Feb. 6, 2014 CSAF thanks Edwards AFB Airmen, talks keys to AF success Almost a thousand Airmen, government civilians and contractors filled the base theater to hear Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III talk to Edwards Air Force Bases Airmen about current issues and future challenges involving the service.
Nov. 26, 2013 Air Force focuses on nuclear security, operations The Air Force's nuclear mission continues to have the attention of leaders across the discipline, the Air Force chief of staff said here yesterday. Gen. Mark A. Welsh III categorically stated that he is not worried about the surety and security or the operational capability of the Air Force's
Nov. 13, 2013 CSAF launches new initiative to improve communication with Airmen As part of a series of recent efforts to enhance communication with Airmen, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III released the first of a new video series called “Airman to Airman.”
Aug. 14, 2013 Former Air Force leader passes away A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who was also a chief of staff of the Air Force, passed away Saturday in Falcon’s Landing military retirement community in Potomac Falls, Va.