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Former US Air Force Secretary Loses Security Clearance

Former US Air Force Secretary Loses Security Clearance

Former US Air Force Secretary Loses Security Clearance
The US Department of War took away former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's security clearance. This happened because he shared secret information about Air Force One without permission.
A Pentagon spokesperson announced this decision on Friday. It started right away and also means Kendall cannot have any sensitive job.
The Department of War immediately stopped former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall from accessing secret information. He also cannot hold any sensitive position.
This decision came after Kendall shared secret information about Air Force One with a news outlet. Keeping secrets is very important. If someone breaks this trust, they lose the right to access secret information and sensitive jobs.
Former Air Force Secretary Kendall once flew in a plane controlled by AI.
Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall lost his right to access secret information on Friday.
The spokesperson did not say which news outlet Kendall talked to or what secret information he shared.
This decision happened a few days after a report compared the new Air Force One plane with the old ones. Kendall was quoted in the report.
The report said the new plane lacks some features of the old planes, like refueling in the air and protection from a nuclear blast.
The Air Force secretary said he saw nothing more disturbing than a move by China in his 50-year career.
Kendall also talked about the plane in other recent reports. He said it would take three to four years to add all the necessary defensive features to the new plane.
Kendall was the Air Force secretary under former President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025. He also worked in the Pentagon during the Obama administration.
Frank Kendall was the Air Force secretary under former President Joe Biden.
Kendall has a long connection to the Air Force One modernization program.
In 2015, Kendall worked with the Air Force secretary on the decision to use the Boeing 747-8 for the new presidential plane.
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Kendall's representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This story is still developing. Check back later for updates.
Brittany Miller is a Fox News Digital writer who graduated from Syracuse University in 2023.