Frank Kendall voted unanimously for the new Air Force Security Department after the bipartisan nomination

This Senate After a three-month delay, they agreed to confirm Frank Kendall as Secretary of the Air Force.

Kendall, who played a key role in the Department of Defense (DoD) during the former president’s administration Barack Obama, Was nominated by the President as Secretary of the Air Force Joe Biden In April. Cong Sen holds. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.) reportedly postponed the nomination until the Senate confirmed Kendall until Zhou. One night’s voice vote.

“If confirmed, my priorities will be straightforward and accurately reflect those stated by the Secretary of Defense [Lloyd] Austin, because they applied to the Air Force,” Kendall said at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on May 25. “Take care of our people, mission performance, and team building. Our army is human first. “

“I believe that the scope and severity of the threats we face and will face, the rapid pace of technological innovation, and the need to quickly utilize this technology in new operational concepts require a sense of urgency and focus on making our choices correct,” He added.

Kendall’s nomination easily withdrew from the committee in June. However, opposition from the senators, especially members of the president’s political party, prevented his nomination from being fully approved in the upper house before Monday.

According to Military.Com, Warren postponed the vote on ethics issues, but after receiving assurance from Kendall that he would not work in the defense industry for a long time after serving as secretary, he abandoned her earlier this month. Reservations. According to reports, she received similar assurances before Austin was confirmed as Secretary of Defense in January.

According to reports, after Peters and Stabeno dropped their vote on Kendall on Monday, the vote to approve Kendall was allowed to move forward. Detroit NewsDue to the fact that Michigan was replaced by Arkansas as the location of the F-35 training center, Peters postponed the nomination of Kendall and nine other Biden Department of Defense.

After the Air Force and the Department of Defense ensured that the Selfridges Air National Guard base in Michigan will remain an important military aviation hub in the next few years, Peters abandoned this decision. According to reports, Republican Lee was cancelled for undisclosed reasons earlier this month. Defense news.

Kendall’s confirmation came after Gina Ortiz Jones, the second highest-ranking civilian in the branch, was confirmed last week. Kendall will become the 26th person in U.S. history to serve as Secretary of the Air Force. He will succeed John Rose, who has been acting Secretary of the Air Force since Biden took office on January 20.

“Congratulations to the 26th Secretary of @USAirForce, Mr. Frank Kendall,” General Charles Q. Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, wrote on Twitter. “Welcome to the greatest air force in the world! As the U.S. Air Force accelerates the changes needed to defend our country, we look forward to your leadership.”

The Senate confirmed the Secretary of War Christine Wormuth (Christine Wormuth) in May, who was the first woman to hold the position. The Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, selected by Biden, is awaiting a vote after a confirmation hearing earlier this month.

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