Trump to nominate Troy Meink for Air Force secretary

On January 17, 2025By Littum

Trump to Nominate Troy Meink for Air Force Secretary | Aviation Week Network

Brian Everstine Steve Trimble
16 January 2025

President-elect Donald Trump is poised to nominate Troy Meink, the principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), to be the next secretary of the Air Force, Aviation Week has learned. If confirmed, Meink would replace outgoing Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. Additionally…

Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, DC Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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