Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive (Senior Executive Service) Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Medal }); return caption; Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall talked about his branch's fiscal year 2023 budget request and priorities during an event February 10, 2022 Army Readiness and Modernization } OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS $(".fancy-photo-detail-link").html($(".fancy-photo-detail-link").html().replace("SHOW", "CLOSE")); // Fancy box miscalculates because of race conditions with new layout Mr. Kendall is a former member of the Army Science Board and the Defense Intelligence Agency Science and Technology Advisory Board and he has been a consultant to the Defense Science Board and a Senior Advisor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. let isDesktopInit = false; December 1994 November 1996, Vice President for Engineering, Raytheon Company, Herndon, Va. (Current as of May 2022), An official website of the United States government, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. $(".fancybox-content").removeAttr("style"); He has served in several senior positions in the U.S. Department of Defense. "Welcome to the world's greatest Air Force!" Within government, Mr. Kendall held numerous posts including Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics as well as Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Tactical Warfare Programs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. $(".base-caption-info").addClass("full-height"); April 1986 December 1988, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Strategic Defense Systems, U.S. Department of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. }, Frank Kendall is an independent consultant, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, a Senior Advisor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a member of the. } Examples include the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program where he froze production for two years to incentivize efforts to stabilize the design,[10] the GPS 3 ground system, OCX, where he led the effort to restructure and complete this troubled program. var newImgHgt = (origImgHgt * ratio); Mr. Kendall is a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and he holds a Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering from California Institute of Technology, a Master of Business Administration degree from the C.W. var $currentSlide = $(".fancybox-slide.fancybox-slide--current.fancybox-slide--image").parent().parent(); if (isMobile()) } Kendall pointed to seven "operational imperatives" he believes are necessary for the forces to address possible conflicts such as an attack on U.S. allies in Europe or an invasion of Taiwan. Frank Kendall III serves as Independent Director of the Company. if (item.type === 'image') { Email. $(".fancybox-caption__body").removeClass("af3-caption-body"); January 1989 September 1994, Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Tactical Warfare Programs, U.S. Department of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. var newImgWth = (origImgWth * ratio); He has served in several senior positions in the U.S. Department of Defense. var winHgt = $(window).innerHeight() 2023wbc2009221620 202120192023 Wiki Content. } function prependClosing() { var newImgWth = (origImgWth * ratio); Kendall began his career as a U.S. Army officer. //initial desktop view He served 11 years as an active duty Army officer, including assignments in Germany, teaching Engineering at West Point, and. $(".base-caption-info").removeClass("full-height"); $(".closing-box, .closingx").on("touchstart", function() { captionToggle(); }); caption += '