Will the new chiefs win fans or fall flat? “We have accelerated change, and now must turn this momentum into outcomes,” he said Nov. 17. Flosi was the “clear choice” among the Air Force’s “most highly respected” enlisted leaders, the service said. “We have a responsibility to lead and advance the integration of the joint force," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin told airmen. The Air Force spent more than a month without a confirmed four-star general at the helm. Chamber leaders are hopeful they'll soon have a solution to hundreds of other stalled nominations. Republicans are pushing for individual votes on the vacant Joint Chiefs posts, while Democrats are looking to advance hundreds of pending promotions. “It may be that we completely break the [Air Force Specialty Code] structure," said Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, the service's personnel chief. Gen. David Allvin will hold the top role in an unofficial capacity until he is formally confirmed by the Senate. Concerns about a looming government shutdown are pushing military nomination work to the side for now. Load More