What is Frank Kendall III?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Frank Kendall |image = Frank Kendall III (2).jpg |office = 26th [[United States Secretary of the Air Force]] |president = [[Joe Biden]] |term_start = July 28, 2021 |term_end =January 20, 2025 |predecessor = [[Barbara Barrett]] |successor = [[Troy Meink]] (nominee) |office1 = [[Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment|Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics]] |president1 = [[Barack Obama]] |term_start1 = October 6, 2011 |term_end1 = January 20, 2017 |predecessor1 = [[Ash Carter]] |successor1 = [[Jimmy MacStravic]] (Acting) |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|1|26}} |birth_place = [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |education = [[United States Military Academy]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[California Institute of Technology]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])<br>[[Long Island University]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])<br>[[Georgetown University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }} '''Frank Kendall III''' (born January 26, 1949) is an American engineer, lawyer, and executive. He was the 26th [[United States Secretary of the Air Force]] from 2021 until 2025. From 2012 to 2017 he served as the [[Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment|Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics]] in the [[Barack Obama]] administration.<ref>[http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112shrg80073/pdf/CHRG-112shrg80073.pdf S. HRG. 112–745 (112th Congress, 2012).]</ref><ref name=NYTimes2010-02-09>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/us/politics/09nominees.html |title=Senator Lifts Holds on Most Nominees |date=9 February 2010 |work=[[New York Times]] |access-date=24 September 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/62T71oUXl?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/us/politics/09nominees.html |archive-date=16 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name=White