U.S. Air Force Secretary Nominee Faces Funding Challenges

Troy Meink

During his Senate nomination hearing, Meink named “the need for resilient space architectures” as one of three big challenges he would face if confirmed as Air Force secretary.

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President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Air Force will take over a department in flux, with ambitions to modernize an aircraft fleet that is the oldest it has ever been and to boost funding for a five-year-old Space Force that is pushing for growth. Troy Meink, Trump’s nominee for secretary...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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