getDownloadURL($(this).parent()) + He was sharply critical of the Lockheed Martin-made F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which was going through a troubled development period, famously calling the decision to put it into production acquisition malpractice. He also oversaw the restructuring of the Air Forces OCX program, which builds modern ground stations for next-generation GPS satellites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich) "translate(" + dstLeft + "px, " + dstTop + "px)"); $(".fancy-photo-detail-link").removeClass("photo-detail-gradient"); Early years General Everest was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, in 1920. 2.75K subscribers Subscribe Frank Kendall is the 26th Secretary of the Air Force responsible for organizing, training, and equipping the U.S. Air and Space Forces. $(".fancybox-content").css("transform", debounceTimer = setTimeout(function () { 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. Strategic and International Studies. $(".fancy-photo-detail-link").html($(".fancy-photo-detail-link").html().replace("SHOW", "CLOSE")); function recalculateImageSize() { for a senior Defense Department or service secretary position, Defense Innovation Unit seeks to convert CO2 into jet fuel, ChatGPT can make short work of Pentagon tasks, Air Force CIO says, Air Force advisers study use of satellites for tracking moving targets, European firms line up behind push for secure SATCOM standard, US Cyber Command developing own intelligence hub, Tax scams How to report them Money Minute, Capitol Hill weighs action on two controversial topics: medical marijuana and abortion, Lockheed wins hypersonics contract | Defense Dollars, Go inside a secret nuclear fallout bunker sealed for decades, Meloni visits India, UAE to patch up old defense kerfuffles, Pentagon orders engine vibration fix for entire F-35 fleet worldwide, Germanys military Zeitenwende is off to a slow start. var dstTop = Math.floor((winHgt - newImgHgt)) / 2; function recalculateImageSize() { EDUCATION var winHgt = $(window).innerHeight() "He's very factually oriented." A West Point graduate, Kendall is credited with updating antiquated acquisition practices through his Better Buying Power initiative. caption += '