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Ravi Chaudhary, a member of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, gives a speech to members in attendance about the contributions of AAPI soldiers on May 12, 2016, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman/Army)

Biden nominates former FAA official Ravi Chaudhary as Air Force installations boss

Chaudhary, an Air Force retiree, served as a C-17 pilot before going on to work with NASA, the FAA and others.

By Rachel S. Cohen

17 months ago

Frank Kendall III, President Joe Biden's nominee to be secretary of the Air Force, appears for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Air Force secretary nominee pledges to tackle enduring pilot shortage, personnel issues

Air Force secretary nominee Frank Kendall pledged to work on bridging the pilot shortage and other issues at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.

By Rachel S. Cohen

22 months ago

Senate confirms Milley as chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Mark Milley has been confirmed as the 20th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

By Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould

4 years ago

McCain draws line in the sand over defense industry nominees

If you work for industry and want to instead serve in the Pentagon, you had best hope your nomination is already underway — because if not, you might not be getting the job.

By Aaron Mehta

5 years ago

Trump announces the Pentagon’s top Asia, technology nominees

The White House has announced Michael Griffin and Randall Schriver will be its new tech head and Asia policy lead at the Pentagon, respectively.

By Aaron Mehta

5 years ago

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