Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David A. Flosi says he is retiring. In a service-wide email on October 13, 2025, he told airmen he would leave active duty to take care of his family after the unexpected death of his wife, Katy, on September 20. Task & Purpose verified the email and reported that he did not include a retirement date, only his intent to depart.

The entire AFA family extends its deepest sympathies to Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi and his family at the tragic loss of Katy Flosi, beloved wife and mother. May peace and healing be yours now and forever. May her memory be a blessing. pic.twitter.com/bpwyKpb8Od

— Air & Space Forces Association (@AFA_Air_Space) September 25, 2025

How Flosi Got Here

Flosi enlisted in 1996 as a nuclear weapons speci

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