Air Force, Space Force chiefs make forceful cases for ‘warrior ethos’

AURORA, Colo.—The leaders of the Air Force and Space Force were fired up Monday during their keynote speeches at the service’s spring conference, loudly emphasizing the necessity of a “warrior ethos,” as military leaders adjust their priorities and rhetoric to those of new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.The tone of the two speeches at the AFA Warfare Symposium was markedly more aggressive than in recent years, with Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin describing his service&