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Bewildered senior airman learns he is new acting Secretary of Defense

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Bewildered senior airman learns he is new acting Secretary of Defense

“Is this like an extra duty?” asked Senior Airman Davis McDaniels.

Paul Szoldra
Jan 11, 2021
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Senior Airmen turned Acting Defense Secretary Davis McDaniels stares at a secure computer and silently wonders how he’ll ever be able to check Facebook now during working hours.

By W.E. Linde

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Va. — After a tumultuous week of high-profile resignations from the Trump Administration and the withdrawal of the Homeland Security nominee, Air Force Senior Airman Davis McDaniels was startled when, upon reporting to work at the 316th Security Forces Squadron, he was notified that he had been appointed the Acting Secretary of Defense, sources confirmed today.

“I don’t know what happened,” said the bewildered Defense Secretary during a press conference in the Pentagon briefing room. “I woke up late this morning and so I was humping it to try and get to guard mount on time. I ran inside the squadron building so fast that I didn’t even notice that someone had called the room to attention.”

His commander, Lt. Col. Andrea Coleman, was also taken off guard by the news.

“I received a ca…

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