Kendall: Air Force needs to realign its global obligations with national defense strategy

By Vanessa Montalbano, Shelley K. Mesch / January 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The incoming presidential administration should reconsider where it spends money and prioritize strategic locations for a fight with China rather than maintaining legacy installations that don't currently present a challenge, outgoing service Secretary Frank Kendall said today. “We need to rethink our posture,” Kendall, who is exiting his role on Jan. 20, said during an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “All the places we are like having us there -- they love having us there...

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