Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs

March 3, 2022
Kendall details ‘Seven Operational Imperatives’ & how they forge the Future Force

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall discussed how the Air and Space Forces must modernize to meet new, emerging threats and challenges by implementing the Department of the Air Force’s “seven operational imperatives.”
Feb. 9, 2022
US SECRETARY OF AIR FORCE VISITS ALLIED AIR COMMAND AND NATO SPACE CENTRE

During a visit to Ramstein Air Base by the US Secretary of Air Force (SECAF), Mr. Frank Kendall, he met with NATO leaders at Headquarters Allied Air Command and visited the NATO Space Centre on 8 February 2022.
Jan. 19, 2022
Kendall Outlines ‘Operational Imperatives,’ Choices During Think Tank Appearance

Kendall offered the assessment during a 45-minute “virtual fireside chat” sponsored by the Center for a New American Security or CNAS, a Washington-based think tank that is influential on questions of national security and defense policy.
Nov. 9, 2021
Department of the Air Force releases findings on Interpersonal Violence survey

After the Secretary of the Air Force established the Interpersonal Violence Task Force in 2020, the team examined a broad range of 81 behaviors along what is known as the “Continuum of Harm” to determine if the DAF is keeping Airmen and Guardians safe, and providing needed support after they
Oct. 14, 2021
SecAF holds virtual meeting with UK Minister for the Armed Forces Heappey

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with United Kingdom Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey during a virtual meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Oct. 14, 2021.
Sept. 9, 2021
SecAF meets Australian Air Marshall

SecAF Frank Kendall meets Australian Air Marshall Melvin Hupfeld.
Sept. 1, 2021
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.
July 26, 2021
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 and wide-reaching modernization efforts.
May 25, 2021
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.
May 7, 2021
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 practices, personnel and policies to address “peer