Person
Frank Kendall
Also known as Secretary Kendall
- Secretary of the Air Force
Frank Kendall served as Secretary of the Air Force. He appears in this archive in connection with the December 2023 drone incursions over Langley Air Force Base. When Rep. Rob Wittman raised them at a House Armed Services hearing in April 2024, Kendall answered with threats to bases overseas and did not address Langley.
Sources: House Armed Services hearing record (17 April 2024, local copy)
Facts and claims
- documented Asked by Rep. Rob Wittman at a House Armed Services hearing on 17 April 2024 about the drone incursions that forced Langley AFB to shut down, Kendall answered with threats to air bases by theater (Chinese missiles in the Pacific, small UAVs in the Middle East and Europe) and the Army-led air base defence study, without addressing Langley. — Frank Kendall Source: House Armed Services Committee: Department of the Air Force FY2025 budget request (April 17, 2024) at 49:42
Connected files
Documents
- Hearing transcript: Department of the Air Force FY2025 budget request — House Armed Services Committee (April 17, 2024) (appears in) — Rep. Wittman asked Kendall about the drones that closed Langley; his answer did not mention Langley
Incidents
- Langley AFB drone incursions (asked about) — Asked about the incursions at a 2024 hearing, Secretary Kendall did not address them
People
- Rob Wittman (questioned by)
Videos
- House Armed Services Committee: Department of the Air Force FY2025 budget request (April 17, 2024) (appears in)