Troy Meink

Troy Meink has served as the 27th Secretary of the Air Force since 2025, following a career in intelligence and national security. Before taking the top civilian role in the Air Force, he served as principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office, the agency responsible for designing, building, and operating US reconnaissance satellites.

As Secretary of the Air Force, Meink oversees both Air Force and Space Force programmes; his office announced the timeline for the SB-AMTI prototype, a Space Force initiative to deploy on-orbit tracking of airborne and ground-based targets — a capability with direct implications for battlefield awareness and autonomous targeting systems.