Kenneth Wilsbach Nominated as 24th Air Force Chief

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, former commander of the Air Combat Command, has been nominated by President Donald Trump as the 24th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.

The nomination was announced despite Wilsbach’s prior plans to retire after nearly 40 years of active duty service, the Air Force said Tuesday.

“If confirmed, I intend to strengthen our warrior ethos and to build a more lethal force that is always ready to defend our homeland and deter our adversaries around the world,” said Wilsbach.

“I wish him all the best and trust that he will continue the momentum and advocate for the best interests of our Airmen, today’s readiness and modernizing our force for the future fight,” said current Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin.

Kenneth Wilsbach’s Air Force Career

As commander of the Air Combat Command, Wilsbach oversaw the readiness and deployment of air, cyberspace and electromagnetic forces across a global network of more than 1,600 aircraft, 35 wings, 263 locations and over 155,000 personnel. Before that, he served as commander of Pacific Air Forces, air component commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and executive director of the Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Wilsbach was commander of the Alaskan Region for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force, deputy commander of air operations for the U.S. Forces Afghanistan and deputy director for operations of the Pacific Command.

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