Troy Meink
Troy Meink | |
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.jpg?lang=simple) Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 27th United States Secretary of the Air Force | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Frank Kendall III |
| Principal Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office | |
| In office October 5, 2020 – May 16, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Frank Calvelli |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space | |
| In office November 2013 – June 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Richard McKinney |
| Succeeded by | Winston Beauchamp |
| Personal details | |
| Education | South Dakota State University (BS) Ohio State University (MS, PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1988–1993 (active) 1994–1998 (reserve) |
| Unit | National Air and Space Intelligence Center |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War |
Troy E. Meink is an American politician who has been the 27th United States Secretary of the Air Force since 2025. He was the principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from 2020 until 2025 during the first Trump administration and the Biden administration.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Meink was born in Lemmon, South Dakota.[2] He studied at South Dakota State University.[3] He later went to Ohio State University.[3]
Political career
[change | change source]Meink was director in the office of the assistant secretary of defense for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from 2006 to 2013.[1]
Meink then was the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space from November 2013 to June 2014.[1] He was assistant director of national intelligence for systems and resource analyses from 2014 to 2017, before becoming the director of Geospatial Intelligence Systems Acquisition at the NRO.[1] In October 2020, he was appointed the principal deputy director of the NRO by President Donald Trump.[4]
U.S. Secretary of the Air Force
[change | change source]On January 16, 2025, President-elect Donald Trump announced Meink as the nominee to serve as United States Secretary of the Air Force.[2] His pick was supported by businessman and presidential advisor Elon Musk.[5]
His nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 74–25 vote on May 13, 2025.[6] He was sworn in three days later on May 16, 2025.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Dr. Troy E. Meink" (PDF). National Reconnaissance Office.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Copp, Tara (January 16, 2025). "Trump picks a former air crewman and space expert to head the Air Force". Associated Press.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Troy Meink". South Dakota State University.
- ↑ Detsch, Jack (January 16, 2025). "Trump names career official for Air Force secretary". Politico.
- ↑ Swan, Jonathan; Schleifer, Theodore; Haberman, Maggie; Conger, Kate; Mac, Ryan; Ngo, Madeleine (February 3, 2025). "Inside Musk's Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
He is shaping not just policy but personnel decisions, including successfully pushing for Mr. Trump to pick Troy Meink as the Air Force secretary, according to three people with direct knowledge of his role.
- ↑ Guldogan, Diyar (2025-05-14). "US Senate confirms Troy Meink as next Air Force secretary". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ↑ Gordon, Chris (May 16, 2025). "Meink Sworn In as Air Force Secretary". Air and Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
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