Kendall stresses necessity of culture, language skills for building partner alliances in strategic competition
“I want to emphasize the important role language training and cultural understanding play in today’s global operations,” Kendall said in his keynote address. “Language is a warfighting capability. Our language-enabled Airmen and Guardians operate in fo…
Air Force senior leaders visit Liberty Village on Joint Base MDL
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass arrived to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to visit Liberty Village and the members suppo…
Kendall presents unsparing blueprint for confronting China, other threats
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presented his State of the Forces address during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space, & Cyber Conference, Sept. 20.
Academy co-hosts discussion to combat sexual assault, harassment
More than 230 military, college and university senior leaders attended the virtual National Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at America’s Colleges, Universities and Service Academies, which included keynote and breakout sessions along…
Kendall’s first trip highlights Air and Space Force roles in responding to China, strategic competitors
The base, which is headquarters for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces, was the first stop on Kendall’s first official trip as Secretary. It was no random choice. Nor was it an accident that it came less than a month into his tenure.
Kendall, Raymond stress importance of space and Space Force’s success in separate, high-profile speeches
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond highlight the importance of space during speeches at the 36th Space Symposium.
SecAF visits PACAF, emphasizes ‘one team, one fight’
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Airmen and Guardians from Headquarters Pacific Air Forces and the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Aug. 16-18.
Kendall sworn in as 26th Secretary of the Air Force
Frank Kendall was administratively sworn in July 28 as the 26th Secretary of the Air Force.
Senate confirms Kendall to be Air Force Secretary
Frank Kendall won confirmation from the Senate July 26 to be the 26th Secretary of the Air Force, placing an official with decades-long service in defense issues in the top civilian job at a time when the department is navigating new global challenges …
Senate confirms Gina Ortiz Jones to be Air Force Under Secretary
In explaining the basis for choosing Jones, the White House highlighted that she was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program while a student at Boston University and “has spent her career working to protect U.S. economic and national security.”…