
President Barack Obama nominated Air Force Gen. David Goldfein to serve as the service's next chief of staff, according to a Defense Department statement.Goldfein currently serves as vice chief of staff. He’s the latest in a line of pilots to serve as the Air Force’s top officer. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) chief Gen. John Hyten was rumored to be the Air Force’s next chief of staff. He would have been the Air Force’s top officer to rise from the…