Oct. 16, 2019 Senate confirms Barrett to be Air Force secretary The 85 to 7 vote makes Barbara Barrett the third consecutive woman confirmed to lead the Air Force and its 685,000 total force Airmen. Barrett replaces Heather Wilson who resigned in May. Undersecretary Matthew Donovan served as acting secretary in the interim.
Jan. 26, 2017 President nominates Wilson to become Air Force secretary President Donald Trump announced Jan. 23, that he intends to nominate Heather Wilson as Secretary of the Air Force.