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.”…
Senate committee considers Frank Kendall’s nomination to be the 26th Air Force secretary
Frank Kendall’s session before the committee was his first formal appearance on Capitol Hill since being nominated last month by President Biden to be the Department of the Air Force’s highest-ranking civilian leader.
Acting SecAF, CSO visit Cape Canaveral SFS
During the visit, Roth and Raymond toured the Morrell Operations Center, the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center, or ASOC, and the Spaceflight Operations Processing Center.
Acting SecAF visits Installation of the Future
Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth visited Tyndall Air Force Base May 10 to view the base’s rebuild progress firsthand and meet some of Tyndall AFB’s combat-ready Airmen.
Roth, Brown, Raymond present Air, Space Forces priorities to Congress
Appearing alongside Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Roth told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense that the Air and Space Forces continue to recalibrate their pr…
Roth praises Air Force contributions to mass vaccination center in Florida, others nationwide
The vaccination facility, which is designed to administer 3,000 shots a day (though it hit 5,636 shots in a single day earlier this month), is under the control of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of Florida. However, a staff of 13…
Airmen showcase COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center mission during Acting SecAF visit
Roth was on site to show appreciation to the approximately 140 Airmen, deployed from 25 different bases, serving as part of the whole-of-government vaccination effort for the communities in and around Tampa.
Roth escapes Pentagon “bubble” to learn directly from Airmen and Guardians
Acting Air Force Secretary John P. Roth travelled recently to bases in Ohio, Utah, Nevada and California to review programs, meet Airmen and Guardians, receive updates from assorted commanders and senior officials, and engage with three members of Cong…
Acting SECAF visits Airmen, Guardians during multi-state trip
Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth travelled recently to bases in Ohio, Utah, Nevada and California to review programs, meet Airmen and Guardians, receive updates from assorted commanders and senior officials, and engage with three members …