Those initiatives, started under the previous administration, align well with current Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s policy priorities.In a press release, Wilsbach said that as chief he plans “to strengthen our warrior ethos and to build a more lethal force that is always ready to defend our homeland and deter our adversaries around the world.” He added that he and his spouse have “always prioritized the needs of our Airmen.”Wilsbach’s wife, Cynthia Wilsbach, has served on Trump’s White House communications staff in both of his presidential administrations.Cynthia Wilsbach was employed as a senior writer for presidential correspondence at the time of a July 1 report to Congress, and records indicate she held the same role during Trump’s first administration. (The White House acknowledged but did not answer a query from USA TODAY about her current employment status.)Both the Senate Armed Services Committee and the full Senate will need to approve Wilsbach’s nomination before he officially becomes the Air Force chief.