Trump Picks Troy Meink for Air Force Secretary

If confirmed by the Senate, Troy Meink will succeed Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.

U.S. Air Force F-16 airplanes take part in a joint aerial drills at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Dec. 6, 2017. Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP

President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has chosen Troy Meink, a former Air Force navigator and instructor, to become the next U.S. Air Force secretary.

Trump stated that Meink currently serves as principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the agency responsible for building and launching America’s intelligence satellites.