[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 181 (Thursday, November 2, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                   Nomination of Gen. David W. Allvin

  Also, we will be considering later on the nomination of Gen. David 
Allvin to be the next Chief of Staff for the Air Force. General Allvin 
is highly qualified for this role. As the current Vice Chief of the Air 
Force, he has helped lead the service through a critical period of 
modernization, and he is well positioned to continue that progress.
  General Allvin is a 1986 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He 
has commanded at the squadron and wing levels, including the 97th Air 
Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and he has held major 
staff assignments and served on the Joint Staff.
  General Allvin has served as commanding general, NATO Air Training 
Command-Afghanistan; commander of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, 
Afghanistan; commander of the 618th Air and Space Operations Center; 
and as vice director of strategy, plans, and policy of the Joint Staff.
  This is a gentleman, an officer who has been in combat, who knows the 
rigors and demands of combat, and, like Admiral Franchetti, places his 
mission and his Air Force members ahead of any personal ambition. Prior 
to his current assignment, he was director of strategy, plans, and 
policy, J-5, on the Joint Staff. He is a command pilot who has more 
than 4,600 hours in over 30 aircraft, including 800 flight test hours 
and 100 hours flying in combat.
  If confirmed, General Allvin will lead at a momentous time. Airpower 
is key to our strategic competition with China and other adversaries, 
and the entire Joint Force relies on the capabilities of the Air Force 
every day.
  Again, I urge my colleagues to vote for General Allvin.