Trump picks Troy Meink as Air Force secretary

PHOTO CAPTION: Dr. Troy E. Meink listens to a Joint Task Force-Space Defense heritage briefing at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 31, 2022. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has chosen as Troy Meink to lead the U.S. Air Force."Troy will work with our incredible Secretary of Defense Nominee, Pete Hegseth, to ensure that our Nation’s Air Force is the most effective and deadly force in the World, as we secure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

(Reporting by Caitlin Webber; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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