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Top Air Force general announces retirement

A late-Tuesday Facebook post published by AFGSC announced Gen. Thomas Bussiere will seek retirement and `request retirement from the United States Air Force` for personal and family reasons, with a change of command scheduled for Oct. 17.
Bussiere began his career in 1985 via Norwich University ROTC program and called serving with Airmen of Air Force Global Strike Command `the privilege of a lifetime`.
As commander, Bussiere oversaw the Air Force's nuclear deterrent and strategic bomber force, championing modernization while managing the B-21 Raider program and the LGM-35A Sentinel missile program.
Bussiere had been nominated to be Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force in July, but Aviation Week reported President Trump pulled his nomination and chose retired Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach.
Bussiere had been floated as a potential replacement for Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, who is retiring in the next month or so, and he said he will seek new ways to support national defense after stepping away.

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Top Air Force general announces retirement

A top Air Force commander, Gen. Thomas Bussiere, on Tuesday announced his retirement for “personal and family reasons.”

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AFGSC's Bussiere announces retirement

The head of Air Force Global Strike Command is requesting to retire, he announced on the command's Facebook page last night, citing "personal and family reasons." Gen. Thomas Bussiere has served as AFGSC commander since December 2022, and he had been nominated to be Air Force vice chief of staff by President Trump in July. No movement has been made on that nomination, and Aviation Week has reported that the Trump administration pulled him from c…

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