} } He served previously as Congress reporter. Strategic and International Studies. Biden Taps Frank Kendall To Be Air Force Secretary showFBShare(); [6], In 2010 Kendall returned to government, first as Principal Under Secretary and then Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security. 3. winHgt / origImgHgt); var origImgWth = $(".fancybox-image").prop("naturalWidth"); let $this = $('[data-fancybox]').fancybox($.extend(true, {}, $.fancybox.defaults, { displayhgt = "90vh"; 1. if (/(android|bb\d+|meego).+mobile|avantgo|bada\/|blackberry|blazer|compal|elaine|fennec|hiptop|iemobile|ip(hone|od)|ipad|iris|kindle|Android|Silk|lge |maemo|midp|mmp|netfront|opera m(ob|in)i|palm( os)?|phone|p(ixi|re)\/|plucker|pocket|psp|series(4|6)0|symbian|treo|up\. $(".af3-caption-body").animate({ height: displayhgt }, 800); 8. } $(".fancybox-button").css("display", "none"); '">DETAILS'; closeDetails(); President Joe Biden has nominated national security veterans Frank Kendall and Gina Ortiz Jones to serve as secretary and undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force, respectively.. Kendall, a three-time . Mr. Kendall is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Kendall sworn in as 26th Secretary of the Air Force. caption += '