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Senate Confirms Kendall as 26th Air Force Secretary on Voice Vote

Senate Confirms Kendall as 26th Air Force Secretary on Voice Vote
The U.S. Senate on July 26 confirmed Frank Kendall as the 26th Air Force secretary. In this photo, Kendall is photographed on Jan. 13, 2017 during his tenure as DoD acquisition chief during the Obama administration (DoD Photo)

The U.S. Senate on July 26 confirmed Frank Kendall as Air Force secretary by voice vote. Kendall served as the Pentagon acquisition chief during the Obama administration and is a U.S. Army veteran and former Raytheon Technologies [RTX] executive. He also served on the board of directors of Leidos [LDOS] and Leonardo Electronics USA. During his Senate Armed Services Committee nomination hearing in May, Kendall said that continued buys of the Lockheed Martin [LMT} F-35 would help drive down the fifth generation fighter's…

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