Trump names Erika Kirk to key advisory board of US Air Force Academy
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President Trump appointed Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, to the Air Force Academy's advisory board.
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President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, widow of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, to the advisory Board of Visitors for the US Air Force Academy. Kirk joins other presidential appointees on the 16-member panel, which is tasked with reviewing the academy's morale, discipline, curriculum, and fiscal affairs. This appointment places a new member on a key oversight body for the Colorado Springs military training facility.
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President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk to the advisory Board of Visitors for the US Air Force Academy.
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