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BRIGADIER GENERAL TIMOTHY J. LEAHY
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Brig. Gen. Timothy Leahy is the Commander, 23rd Air Force, and the Director of Operations for Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla. As the 23rd Air Force Commander, he is responsible for supporting both the U.S. Special Operations Command and Air Force Special Operations Command commanders' strategic, operational and tactical objectives across the full range of military operations. Twenty-third Air Force works in concert with USSOCOM to direct all Air Force special operations taskings, during contingencies, wartime, and for operational test and evaluation. As Director of Operations, General Leahy implements and directs operational command policy for AFSOC's worldwide special operations units including 16K personnel, 212 aircraft and $14.4 billion of assets.
General Leahy entered the Air Force in 1985 as a Reserve Officer Training Corps graduate of The Citadel. He has held a variety of positions at the major command, sub-unified combatant command, and geographic and functional combatant command levels. He has served as a vice commander at the wing and numbered Air Force levels and commanded at the squadron and wing level. He is a command pilot with more than 3,200 hours of flight time, primarily in SOF aircraft.
EDUCATION
1985 Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, The Citadel
1992 Squadron Officer School in-residence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1995 Master of Science degree in international relations, Troy State University
1997 U.S. Navy College of Naval Command and Staff in-residence, Newport, R.I.
1997 Master of Arts degree in national and strategic studies, Naval War College
1998 School of Advanced Airpower Studies in-residence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Master of Arts in airpower art and science, SAAS
2002 Air War College by correspondence
2004 U.S. Army War College in residence, Carlisle Barracks, Penn.
2004 Master's degree in strategic studies, Army War College
2006 Senior Executive Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Mass.
2007 Senior Executive Fellow, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2007 Senior Executive Fellow, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1986 - November 1986, undergraduate pilot training, 388th Flight Training Squadron, Fort Rucker, Ala.
2. November 1986 - March 1987, HH-3E Training, 1550 Technical Training Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
3. March 1987 - March 1990, aircraft commander, HH-3E and plans officer, 71st Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Elmendorf, AFB Alaska.
4. March 1990 - January 1991, MH-53J training, 1550 Technical Training Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
5. January 1991- December 1992, aircraft commander, MH-53J and special-missions planner, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
6. December 1992 - April 1994, instructor pilot, MH-53J and LNO to Ft. Bragg-based Elite Army Special-Forces Unit, 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
7. April 1994 - June 1995, standardization and evaluation pilot, MH-53J, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
8. June 1995 - November 1995, Chief, Helicopter Standardization and Evaluation Branch, 16th Special Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
9. November 1995 - July 1996, assistant operations officer, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
10. July 1996 - June 1997, student, College of Naval Command and Staff, U.S. Navy War College, Newport, R.I.
11. June 1997 - July 1998, student, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. July 1998 - May 2001, Chief, Contingency Operations Division, Special Operations Command Europe, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
13. June 2001- July 2003, Commander, 551 Special Operations Squadron, Kirtland AFB, NM.
14. July 2003 - June 2004, student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Penn.
15. June 2004 - May 2005, Deputy Director of Air Integration Division, Headquarters, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
16. May 2005 - August 2005, Director of Air Integration Division, Headquarters, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
17. August 2005 - August 2006, Vice Commander, Air Force Special Operations Forces, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
18. August 2006 - November 2006, Vice Commander, 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
19. November 2006 - August 2007, Vice Commander, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
20. August 2007 - October 2007 - MC-130H/P Training, 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
21. October 2007 - May 2009, Commander, 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M.
22. May 2009 - April 2010, special assistant to the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
23. April 2010 - August 2012, Director J7/9, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla. 24. August 2012 - Present. Commander, 23rd Air Force, and Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1998 - May 2001, Chief, Contingency Operations Division, Special Operations Command Europe, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
2. 22. May 2009 - April 2010, special assistant to the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
3. April 2010 - August 2012, Director J7/9, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,200
Aircraft flown: T-41, TH-55, UH-1H, C/HH-3E, MH-53A/J/M, MC-130H/P/W, AC-130H, PC-12, Q-200, M-28, CV-22, F-16
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with one oak-leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak-leaf cluster
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal with one oak-leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak-leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one oak-leaf cluster
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two campaign stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal with one oak-leaf cluster
NATO Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Aug. 26, 1985
First Lieutenant Aug. 26, 1987
Captain Aug. 26, 1989
Major Aug. 1, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000
Colonel Aug. 1, 2004
Brigadier General July 3, 2010
(Current as of September 2012)
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