“It’s been my honor to help our nation get desperately needed technology into the hands of our service members who place their lives on the line every day,” Dunlap wrote on LinkedIn.
Dunlap also helped with the development of an “integrated warfighting network” to allow small teams of Airmen serving in far-flung locations to use their work laptops on deployments. Under Dunlap, progress on ABMS proceeded with numerous experiments and transitioned to a program executive office. In particular, though, he was tasked with helping to jumpstart the development and organization of the Advanced Battle Management System, the Air Force’s contribution to joint all-domain command and control-the so-called military Internet of Things that will connect sensors and shooters into one massive network. Chaillan, the first-ever chief software officer of the Air Force, announced his resignation, also on LinkedIn and also offering a candid assessment of the challenges facing DAF.ĭunlap first came to the Air Force in 2019, primarily to oversee the architecture of both the Air Force and Space Force. Preston Dunlap, the Department of the Air Force’s first-ever chief architect officer, is set to leave the Pentagon in the coming weeks, he confirmed in a lengthy LinkedIn post on April 18-and he has a long list of recommendations for those coming after him on how to combat Defense Department bureaucracy.ĭunlap’s departure, first reported by Bloomberg, marks the latest exit by a high-ranking Air Force official tasked with modernizing the department.
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