Ken was a member of the NH Air National Guard for 35 years, retiring in 2005. His career started at Pease AFB, and he retired as a Chief Master Sergeant at Pease ANGB. Kendall saw many changes over the years, including serving as liaison for the NHANG Civil Service union, volunteering for deployments, and the Pease air shows. He also served on the Pease International Tradeport committee. He worked in the 157th Aircraft Maintenance Group for the NHANG.