Frank Kendall III
Frank Kendall | |
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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 | Troy Meink |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | |
| 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. 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.