NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall about the leadership shakeup at the Pentagon, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown's firing.

Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine. Previously, she spent a decade as national security correspondent for NPR News, and she's kept ...

The big rupture, Mary Louise, came in June 2020 ... maybe unprecedented. KELLY: NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman. Thank you. BOWMAN: You're welcome. (SOUNDBITE OF BADBADNOTGOOD AND GHOSTFACE ...

February 24, 2025 • NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall about the leadership shakeup at the Pentagon, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall about the leadership shakeup at the Pentagon, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown's firing.

he was a top Pentagon official as secretary of the Air Force. Secretary, welcome to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. FRANK KENDALL: Hello, Mary Louise. It's good to be with you. KELLY: Hey. So to be clear ...