The first Air Force jet designed specifically for US presidents, SAM 26000 carried every president from John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton.

Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the Air Force and the Pentagon at large.

Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force's top uniformed leader, suddenly announced Monday evening that he would be retiring as the service's chief of staff, marking the latest leadership shake-up within ...

The Air Force’s chief of staff, Gen. David Allvin, will retire in November after serving only two years of his four-year term, the service has announced, making him the latest senior military ...

The Air Force’s top uniformed officer is set to retire early in the most recent shake-up of military leadership during Trump’s second term. The Air Force said Gen. David Allvin will continue ...

Top Air Force general announces early retirement after pressure from Trump administration By Brady Knox August 18, 2025 10:05 pm ...

Air Force chiefs of staff typically serve in that position for four years, making Allvin’s planned retirement — in half the usual tenure — highly unusual.

The Air Force says in a new memo that transgender airmen ousted under a recent Trump administration directive will no longer have the chance to argue before a board of their peers for the right to ...

The U.S. Air Force is reversing its plan to offer early retirement benefits to some transgender members forced to leave the service.

The U.S. Air Force is walking back its plan to give early retirement benefits to transgender members forced to leave.

About 18 transgender Air Force service members who had applied for and received approval for early retirement have now had their retirement and medical benefits rescinded and face steep financial ...

This month, however, the Air Force backtracked, denying early retirement to airmen who already had their retirement agreements approved and were making plans for a life after military service.