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Former Pentagon weapons buyer tapped as Air Force Secretary
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Frank Kendall, shown here in 2014 in Ft. Lee, Va., in his role as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, is President Joe Biden s nominee for Air Force Secretary. Photo by Misha King/DoD
April 27 (UPI) President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will nominate Frank Kendall, a former top Defense Department official in the Obama administration, as Air Force secretary.
If confirmed, Kendall who served as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics from 2012 until January 2017 would serve as the top top civilian in charge of the Air Force and Space.
By COREY DICKSTEIN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 27, 2021 President Joe Biden will nominate the Pentagon’s former chief weapons buyer to serve as his Air Force secretary, the White House announced Tuesday. Biden will nominate longtime Defense Department official Frank Kendall as the top civilian in charge of the Air Force and Space Force, the White House said in a statement announcing the president’s “intent to nominate” 11 individuals for top national security positions. Kendall must be confirmed by the Senate and a hearing date had yet to be set Tuesday, according to the Senate. Kendall served as former President Barack Obama’s undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics from 2012 until January 2017, among numerous roles within the Defense Department, think tanks, human rights organizations and the defense industry since his 1971 graduation from the Army’s U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. An Army veteran, Kendall served abou
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