Frank Kendall III (born January 26, 1949) is an American engineer, lawyer and executive who is the 26th and current United States Secretary of the Air Force. Experts offer their predictions. let displayhgt = "95vh";
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He also served as a Managing Partner at Renaissance Strategic Advisors, a Virginia-based aerospace and defense sector consulting firm. In this capacity, he directs the Department of the Air Forces annual budget exceeding $173billion, provides Air and Space forces to combatant commanders for global military operations, and is accountable for the welfare of nearly 700,000 active duty, Guard, Reserve, and civilian Airmen and Guardians and their families. return '
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July 2017 July 2021, Member of the Board of Directors, Leidos, Inc., Arlington, Va.
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Kendall endorsed the F-35, agreeing that it is the "cornerstone" of the Air Force's fighter fleet.
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Mr. Kendall is an attorney and has been active in the field of human rights, working primarily on a pro bono basis. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Jay Raymond during his first staff meeting with the Department of the Air Forces service chiefs at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., July 28, 2021. recalculateImageSize();
July 2017 July 2021, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C.
Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Medal
Mr. Kendall is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Mr. Frank Kendall is Nominee for Secretary of the Air Force Department of Defense The Department of the Air Force could not have received a better pick for its new top civilian leader. '
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Jones ran for Congress in 2018 and 2020, becoming the Democratic Partys nominee for Texas 23rd congressional district, but lost to the Republican contenders both times. }
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Warren released her hold on Frank Kendall, nominee for Air Force secretary, and Heidi Shyu, nominee to head DoD's Office of Research & Engineering, after "each agreed" to Warren's requests for. }
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Frank Kendall of Warragul Australia, was married to Rachel Carmody Kendall in 1895, and have children Frank Howard Vernon Kendall, Robert Graham Kendall, and Clifton Malcolm Kendall. In 2008, she moved to the Defense Intelligence Agency as an adviser. (Current as of May 2022), An official website of the United States government, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. }
He is the embittered ex-husband of Rosalie Shaffner, who blows up his own house to stop his ex-wife from getting it in the divorce, and in the process accidentally kills a little girl.
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June 1982 April 1986, Systems Engineer and later Director, Systems Analysis Office, U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, Ala.
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Mr. Kendall is a former member of the Army Science Board and the Defense Intelligence Agency Science and Technology Advisory Board and he has been a consultant to the Defense Science Board and a Senior Advisor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. // device detection
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1972 Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif.
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March 2010 May 2012, Principal Deputy Under Secretary and also Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, U.S. Department of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
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Post Center of Long Island University, and a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Kendall served 10 years on active duty in the Army, a tenure that also included a stint teaching engineering at West Point. Additionally, he is an attorney and was active in the field of human rights, working primarily on a pro bono basis.
Mr. Kendall was Vice President of Engineering for Raytheon Company, where he was responsible for management direction to the engineering functions throughout the company and for internal research and development. Mr. Kendall is an attorney and has been active in the field of human rights, working primarily on a pro bono basis. }
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Frank Kendall is the 26th Secretary of the Air Force responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the U.S. Air and Space Forces. Mr. Kendall has more than 50 years of experience in engineering, management, defense acquisition, and national security affairs across private industry, government, and the military.
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Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Jay Raymond during his first staff meeting with the Department of the Air Forces service chiefs at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., July 28, 2021.
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