Frank Kendall III

Frank Kendall
26th United States Secretary of the Air Force
Assumed office
July 28, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyGina Ortiz Jones
Kristyn E. Jones (acting)
Preceded byBarbara Barrett
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
In office
October 6, 2011 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byAsh Carter
Succeeded byEllen Lord
Personal details
Born (1949-01-26) January 26, 1949 (age 75)
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
California Institute of Technology (MS)
Long Island University (MBA)
Georgetown University (JD)
Signature
Military service
Branch/serviceU.S. Army Reserve
RankLieutenant colonel

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. He has served in several senior positions in the U.S. Department of Defense.[1] A West Point graduate (Class of 1971, Distinguished Graduate),[2] he retired as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Army Reserve. From 2011 to 2017, Kendall served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics in the Obama Administration.[3][4][5][2] He is a member of the Democratic Party.

  1. ^ Cohen, Joe Gould, Rachel (July 27, 2021). "Kendall confirmed as Air Force secretary after senators lift procedural holds". Defense News. Retrieved July 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "Frank Kendall - Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics". United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. ^ S. HRG. 112–745 (112th Congress, 2012).
  4. ^ "Senator Lifts Holds on Most Nominees". The New York Times. February 9, 2010. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. July 30, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009 – via National Archives.

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