' + Frank Kendall - Warragul - AncientFaces June 1982 April 1986, Systems Engineer and later Director, Systems Analysis Office, U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, Ala. if (detailSize === "half") { Both civilians would lead the Air Force during a critical moment. Frank Kendall III Wikipedia Republished // WIKI 2 return 'SHARE'; Mr. Kendall is a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and he holds a Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering from California Institute of Technology, a Master of Business Administration degree from the C.W. WASHINGTON: Frank Kendall has a reputation as a tough nut having wrestled to the ground any number of messy DoD programs when he led the Obama Pentagon's acquisition shop including the. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich), With Under Secretary Jones, and alongside Gen. Brown and Gen. Raymond, I will be totally focused on ensuring that our Air and Space Forces can fulfill their missions to defend the nation against our most challenging threats, today and into the future, Kendall said. December 1994 November 1996, Vice President for Engineering, Raytheon Company, Herndon, Va. Frank Kendall III | Military Wiki | Fandom Mr. Kendall has more than 50 years of experience in engineering, management, defense acquisition, and national security affairs across private industry, government, and the military. April 1986 December 1988, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Strategic Defense Systems, U.S. Department of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. var origImgHgt = $(".fancybox-image").prop("naturalHeight"); He has worked with Amnesty International USA, where he served as . (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. SecAF Nominee Kendall Expected To Deep Dive On Space Acquisition let isDesktopInit = false; } else { $(".fancybox-caption__body").addClass("af3-caption-body"); debounceTimer = setTimeout(function () { PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS } He was a consultant to defense industry firms, non-profit research organizations, and the Department of Defense in the areas of strategic planning, engineering management, and technology assessment. if (detailSize === "half") { } if (item.type === 'image') { He served 11 years as an active duty Army officer, including assignments in Germany, teaching Engineering at West Point, and in research and development positions. By mid-afternoon, he had met with Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks; Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones; his predecessor Roth; Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.; and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Jay Raymond. His wife is scientist Francine Lee, who has also been She-Bat. 2004 Juris Doctoris, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. Biden Nominates Frank Kendall, Gina Ortiz Jones for Air Force Secretary '">DOWNLOAD'; (browser|link)|vodafone|wap|windows (ce|phone)|xda|xiino/i.test(navigator.userAgent) fbObj.find(".actions .details").attr("href") + Frank Kendall of Warragul Australia, was married to Rachel Carmody Kendall in 1895, and have children Frank Howard Vernon Kendall, Robert Graham Kendall, and Clifton Malcolm Kendall. 2023 - [4] His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate in July 2021. function recalculateImageSize() { } Please join us in welcoming the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Honorable Kristyn E. Jones. var isMobile = false; //initiate as false showFBShare(); return; Brown. Within government, Mr. Kendall held numerous posts including Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics as well as Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Tactical Warfare Programs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Frank Kendall III (born January 26, 1949) is an American lawyer serving under President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. May 2012 January 2017, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, U.S. Department of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. [18]Kendall was a major sponsor for innovation,[19] launching the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency led Aerospace Innovation Initiative. He replaces John Roth, who served as the Acting Air Force Secretary for the last six months. He aspires to be the world's greatest daredevil (his biggest obsession). PUBLICATIONS [1][2][3], In April 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Kendall III to be the United States Secretary of the Air Force. $(".af3-caption-body").removeClass(detailSize); } His broad intent for the department was stated during his confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee, May 25. debounceTimer = null; After the nominations were made official, House Armed Services Committee chairman Adam Smith, (D-Wash.), issued a statement declaring his support for both nominees. December 1994 November 1996, Vice President for Engineering, Raytheon Company, Herndon, Va. $(".fancybox-caption").removeClass("desktop-init"); 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 '