U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. –
Deborah Lee James, the secretary of the Air Force, will be the commencement speaker for the Air Force Academy's Class of 2015 graduation ceremony May 28 at Falcon Stadium.
James is responsible for the affairs of the Air Force and oversees the Air Force's annual budget of more than $110 billion. She has 30 years of senior homeland and national security experience in the federal government and private sector.
James served as president of Science Applications International Corporation's Technical and Engineering Sector, where she was responsible for 8,700 employees and over $2 billion in revenue
She last visited the Academy April 16, when she spoke to cadets about sexual assault awareness during the Academy's second annual Take Back the Night event.
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