WASHINGTON — The Air Force's top uniformed officer, Gen. David Allvin, will retire early, the Pentagon said Monday, the latest early departure of a high-ranking general under President Trump.

Allvin, the chief of staff of the Air Force, will retire around Nov. 1 — two years into a four-year term — according to the Pentagon, which said that he would continue to serve until a replacement is confirmed by the Senate, allowing "time for a smooth leadership transition." The statement did not say who would replace Allvin.

"The Air Force is fortunate to have leaders like Gen. Dave Allvin," the secretary of the Air Force, Troy Meink, said in the statement announcing his retirement.

Allvin, who was appointed to his position by President Joe Biden, thanked Trump and his subordinates for their "fai

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