1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:08,770 --> 00:00:10,881 Current Air Force Vice Chief of Staff 3 00:00:10,881 --> 00:00:12,937 General David Alvin is President Joe 4 00:00:12,937 --> 00:00:15,103 Biden's nominee to become the next Air 5 00:00:15,103 --> 00:00:17,214 Force chief of staff . He's a command 6 00:00:17,214 --> 00:00:19,110 pilot with 37 years of service 7 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,231 including expertise in joint planning 8 00:00:21,231 --> 00:00:23,850 and strategy . If confirmed , Alvin 9 00:00:23,860 --> 00:00:25,916 would become the 23rd person to hold 10 00:00:25,916 --> 00:00:28,027 the highest ranking military position 11 00:00:28,027 --> 00:00:30,027 in the air force . He would replace 12 00:00:30,027 --> 00:00:31,804 General CQ Brown Junior who was 13 00:00:31,804 --> 00:00:34,027 recently nominated as the next chairman 14 00:00:34,027 --> 00:00:37,680 of the joint chiefs . The leaders of 15 00:00:37,689 --> 00:00:39,849 three countries Air forces , the US 16 00:00:39,860 --> 00:00:42,029 United Kingdom and Australia signed an 17 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:43,707 agreement to work together on 18 00:00:43,707 --> 00:00:45,484 development of the wedge tail , 19 00:00:45,484 --> 00:00:47,429 airborne early warning and control 20 00:00:47,429 --> 00:00:49,540 aircraft . The joint vision statement 21 00:00:49,540 --> 00:00:51,540 commits the three countries to work 22 00:00:51,540 --> 00:00:53,484 together for mutual benefit in the 23 00:00:53,484 --> 00:00:55,540 aircraft's capabilities , evaluation 24 00:00:55,540 --> 00:00:57,707 and testing and interoperability . Air 25 00:00:57,707 --> 00:00:59,818 Force Chief of Staff General CQ Brown 26 00:00:59,818 --> 00:01:01,873 Junior who signed the statement says 27 00:01:01,873 --> 00:01:04,040 collaboration and interoperability are 28 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,262 critical for a war fighting advantage . 29 00:01:06,262 --> 00:01:08,262 He adds the trilateral agreement is 30 00:01:08,262 --> 00:01:09,873 another step in the enduring 31 00:01:09,873 --> 00:01:09,680 relationship between the three 32 00:01:09,690 --> 00:01:11,801 countries and it signals a commitment 33 00:01:11,801 --> 00:01:15,279 to future security . Vice 34 00:01:15,290 --> 00:01:17,629 commanders are now deputy commanders . 35 00:01:17,699 --> 00:01:19,940 The change aligns Air Force terminology 36 00:01:19,949 --> 00:01:22,089 with its sister services , major 37 00:01:22,099 --> 00:01:24,377 commands made the transition in titles . 38 00:01:24,377 --> 00:01:26,569 Back in 2017 , the updated guidance 39 00:01:26,580 --> 00:01:28,790 standardizes the term service wide 40 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:30,967 implementing it at numbered Air Forces 41 00:01:30,967 --> 00:01:33,900 centers , wings groups and other units . 42 00:01:34,069 --> 00:01:36,190 It affects active duty , Air National 43 00:01:36,199 --> 00:01:38,540 Guard and the Air Force Reserves in a 44 00:01:38,550 --> 00:01:40,828 memo to the force detailing the change . 45 00:01:40,828 --> 00:01:42,828 Air Force Chief of Staff General CQ 46 00:01:42,828 --> 00:01:44,994 Brown junior says as global challenges 47 00:01:44,994 --> 00:01:46,828 evolve , the importance of joint 48 00:01:46,828 --> 00:01:48,994 operations increases , he adds the air 49 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,889 Force needs to be aligned to meet 50 00:01:50,889 --> 00:01:52,889 challenges with a clear unambiguous 51 00:01:52,889 --> 00:01:55,056 structure . That's your around the air 52 00:01:55,056 --> 00:01:56,190 force . I'm senior airman Sami .