Frank Kendall III
26th United States Secretary of the Air Force / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Kendall III (born January 26, 1949) is an American engineer, lawyer, and executive. He is the 26th United States Secretary of the Air Force since 2021. From 2012 to 2017 he served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics in the Barack Obama administration.[1][2][3]
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Frank Kendall | |
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26th United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
Assumed office July 28, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Barbara Barrett |
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics | |
In office October 6, 2011 ā January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Ash Carter |
Succeeded by | Jimmy MacStravic (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-01-26) January 26, 1949 (age 75) Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | United States Military Academy (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS) Long Island University (MBA) Georgetown University (JD) |
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In April 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Kendall III to be the United States Secretary of the Air Force.[4] His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate in July 2021.[5]