Summer Shuffle Begins For Air Force Generals

By Amy Butler / May 20, 2003 at 5:00 AM
Air Force Maj. Gen. Dan Leaf will leave his post at the Pentagon to take what appears to be an unlikely job for a combat pilot as the vice commander of Air Force Space Command. The service announced Leaf's and other general officer positions in an internal communication this week, which was followed today by an official announcement. Leaf is the service's director of operational requirements. However, he will bring with him to the Colorado Springs-based command the unique experience...

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