Back فرانك كيندال الثالث Arabic فرانك كيندال التالت ARZ Frank Kendall German Frank Kendall III Spanish פרנק קנדל השלישי HE Frank Kendall III SIMPLE 弗蘭克·肯德爾 Chinese
Frank Kendall | |
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.jpg) Kendall in 2021 | |
| 26th United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
| In office July 28, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Gina Ortiz Jones Kristyn E. Jones (acting) Melissa Dalton |
| Preceded by | Barbara Barrett |
| Succeeded by | Gary Ashworth (acting) |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics | |
| In office October 6, 2011 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Ash Carter |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Lord |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1949 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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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | U.S. Army Reserve |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Frank Kendall III (born January 26, 1949) is an American engineer, lawyer and executive who served as the 26th United States secretary of the Air Force from 2021 to 2025. 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.
- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ S. HRG. 112–745 (112th Congress, 2012).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. July 30, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009 – via National Archives.