James C. Slife, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Date of dismissal: 21 February 2025. Slife was number two in the Air Force and had central responsibility for the organisation, training and equipping of hundreds of thousands of active, Guard, Reserve and civilian personnel. A four-star general, he came from the world of air special operations and had been commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command. His name also appears in the great repulse of 21 February.