PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS The White House announced Biden's intent to nominate Kendall to the role Tuesday. } captionToggle(); ORLANDO, Florida - Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall outlined his increasingly urgent roadmap March 3 for successfully bringing about the new technologies, thinking, and cultures the Air and Space Forces must have to deter and, if necessary, defeat modern day adversaries. let displayhgt = "95vh"; After leaving government service in 1994, Kendall served as Corporate Vice President of Engineering at Raytheon and later as a consultant. 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. afterLoad: function (instance, current) { Frank Kendall III was the chief acquisition official for the Department of Defense as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics from 2012 to 2017.After he left that position he joined Pentagon contractor consulting firm Renaissance Strategic Advisors and joined the board of top Pentagon service contractor Leidos.Leidos received approximately $1.8 billion in . var newImgHgt = (origImgHgt * ratio); recalculateImageSize(); $(".closing-box, .closingx").on("touchstart", function() { captionToggle(); }); The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security. ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall outlined his increasingly urgent roadmap March 3 for successfully bringing about the new technologies, thinking, and cultures the Air and Space Forces must have to deter and, if necessary, defeat modern day adversaries. var isMobile = false; //initiate as false } function captionToggle() { 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. Both civilians would lead the Air Force during a critical moment. } }); var ratio = Math.min(winWth / origImgWth, 4. }); } $(".fancy-photo-detail-link").removeClass("photo-detail-gradient"); }, 10. Mr. Kendall is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. $(".fancy-photo-detail-link").addClass("photo-detail-gradient"); //initial desktop view December 1994 November 1996, Vice President for Engineering, Raytheon Company, Herndon, Va. } return caption; $(".fancybox-caption__body").addClass("mobile"); recalculateImageSize(); Distinguished Public Service Award (four awards) }); Kendall is best known as the Pentagons top acquisition official during the Obama administration from 2012 to 2016. 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. As the highest-ranking civilian leader of an organization with nearly 700,000 Airmen and Guardians and a budget request exceeding $173 billion, Kendall, a West Point graduate who also is an engineer and lawyer, and someone with a long and deep record of senior national security positions, will confront no shortage of issues that are both Engage via Email. var dstTop = Math.floor((winHgt - newImgHgt)) / 2; $(".fancy-photo-detail-link").addClass("photo-detail-gradient"); PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS var origImgHgt = $(".fancybox-image").prop("naturalHeight"); Wiki Content. displayhgt = "90vh"; if (isMobile()) } He also held roles in the defense industry, including as Raytheons vice president of engineering during the mid-1990s. 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. $(".fancy-photo-detail-link").html($(".fancy-photo-detail-link").html().replace("SHOW", "CLOSE")); Hes got the skill, experience, integrity, and temperament you want from the top civilian leader of the Air Force, Reed said in a statement. This has made him a formidable adversary to Batman. if (isMobile()) { MAJOR AWARDS AND HONORS Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Army Commendation Medal The Air Force has historically struggled to get its message to Congress. function getDownloadURL(fbObj) { var origImgHgt = $(".fancybox-image").prop("naturalHeight"); })); 9. }, let debounceTimer; let detailSize = "full"; As undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, he wrote a series of Better Buying Power initiatives aimed at reforming the acquisition process to make it more agile. $(".fancy-photo-detail-link").html($(".fancy-photo-detail-link").html().replace("SHOW", "CLOSE")); $(".fancybox-content").css("height", newImgHgt + "px"); 1994 Graduate, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pa. caption: function (instance, item) { Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall talked about his branch's fiscal year 2023 budget request and priorities during an event February 10, 2022 Army Readiness and Modernization } Miles Shaffner is the main antagonist of the Law & Order episode "Home Sweet". $(this).find('figcaption').html() + } During his most recent tenure in government, Kendall served as undersecretary of defense for acquisitions, technology and . function captionToggle() { Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member, issued the following statement on the Senate confirming Frank Kendall III as Air Force Secretary by unanimous consent tonight: "It is crucial for the United States to have its military leaders in place as we work to fend off rising threats posed . $(".base-caption-info").addClass("full-height"); An official website of the United States government. He also served as a Managing Partner at Renaissance Strategic Advisors, a Virginia-based aerospace and defense sector consulting firm. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. He also holds the following military awards (US Army): Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Army Commendation Medal, and National Defense Service Medal. "Congratulations to the 26th Secretary of the @USAirForce, Mr. Frank Kendall," tweeted Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Q. $(".fancybox-button").css("display", "block"); }); displayhgt = "90vh"; As the highest-ranking civilian leader of an organization with nearly 700,000 Airmen and Guardians and a budget request exceeding $173 billion, Kendall, a West Point graduate who also is an engineer and lawyer, and someone with a long and deep record of senior national security positions, will confront no shortage of issues that are both Mr. Kendall also spent ten years on active duty with the Army serving in Germany, teaching Engineering at West Point, and holding research and development positions. if ($(".af3-caption-body").length > 0 && $(".af3-caption-body").css("height") != undefined) { [1] He has an older brother named Brad and a younger sister named Brianna.His best friend is Gunther, a thrill seeking boy.His first appearance is in "Dead Man's Drop", the pilot.His catchphrases are "Aw, biscuits!" Experts offer their predictions. if ($(".fancybox-caption__body").hasClass("af3-caption-body")) { [1] [2] [3] [4] Kendall is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He also held roles in the defense industry,. }, Frank Kendall is a RSC Director at YMCA of Greater New York based in New York City, New York. afterClose: function () { January 1989 September 1994, Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Tactical Warfare Programs, U.S. Department of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. $(".af3-caption-body").removeClass(detailSize); (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich), 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 talk prior to a meeting with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., July 28, 2021. $(".fancybox-content").css("width", newImgWth + "px"); Frank Kendall's Phone Number and Email Last Update. He aspires to be the world's greatest daredevil (his biggest obsession). getDownloadURL($(this).parent()) + showFBShare() + })); [20]He raised alarms about Chinese military modernization and the threat it posed to U.S. conventional military superiority. closeDetails(); getDownloadURL($(this).parent()) + But his activities over the past four years tell a very different story: a trip through the revolving door to lucrative consulting and board membership gigs with two of the Pentagon's top contractors. 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January 1997 December 2007, private consultant OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS In 2008, she moved to the Defense Intelligence Agency as an adviser. Frank Kendall . clearTimeout(debounceTimer); 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. showFBShare() + } } $(".fancybox-caption__body").prepend(prependClosing()); (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich), Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall shakes hands with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., before a meeting with Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones, Brown, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Jay Raymond at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., July 28, 2021. $(".af3-caption-body").removeClass(detailSize); if (item.type === 'image') { $(".fancy-photo-detail-link").removeClass("photo-detail-gradient"); '