Frank Kendall III
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. A West Point graduate (Class of 1971, Distinguished Graduate), 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. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Frank Kendall | |
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| 26th United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
| Assumed office July 28, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Gina Ortiz Jones Kristyn E. Jones (acting) |
| Preceded by | Barbara Barrett |
| 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 |
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