Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Leone is the Mobilization Assistant to the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible for assisting in research and development, test, production, product support and modernization of Air Force programs worth more than $60 billion annually.
Brig. Gen. Leone received his commission in 1991 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. His first assignment was Acquisition Program Manager for the Air Force’s Shelter Technology Office at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. where he directed all acquisition and procurement activities for several tactical shelter programs. In 1995, Brig. Gen. Leone attended Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. In 1996, he was assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, South Carolina as a Wing Navigator in the Special Operations Low Level II program. He has flown combat missions supporting operations in Kosovo and Macedonia. In 2001, Brig. Gen. Leone joined the Air Force Reserve in Charleston AFB, S.C. and was assigned to 315th Wing Plans. Brig. Gen. Leone commanded the 315th Logistics Readiness Flight where he was responsible for all activities of the logistics readiness function. In 2007, he deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba supporting the Defense Department’s Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants.
Prior to his current assignment, Brig. Gen. Leone was the Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Contracting. He also served as the Director of the Joint Reserve Directorate in the Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering at the Pentagon. Prior to serving in OSD, Brig. Gen. Leone was the Deputy Commander of the 315th Mission Support Group, 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. where he provided leadership as second in command of 600+ members.
EDUCATION
1991 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
1992 Acquisition Program Manager Course, Lowry Air Force Base, Colo.
1996 Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training, Randolph AFB, Texas
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence and in residence
2000 Master of Business Administration, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 AFFOR Senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2019 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Hybrid, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2021 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Keenan-Flagler School of Business, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2021 Global/Regional Course - Middle East and South Asia, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2021 Artificial Intelligence for National Security Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
2022 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
2022 China, East Asia, Oceania, and Indo-Pacific Command Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2023 Leading Strategically, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2023 Global/Regional Course - Latin and South America, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2023 Senior Leader Security Seminar, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Montross, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1992–June 1992, Acquisition Program Manger Initial Training Course, Lowry Air Force Base, Colo.
2. July 1992–March 1995, AISMF Program Manager, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
3. April 1995–March 1996, Student Navigator, Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training, Randolph AFB, Texas
4. April 1996–August 1996, C-141B Navigator Initial Qualification Training, Altus AFB, Okla.
5. September 1996–March 2001, Instructor Navigator, C-141B, Special Operations Low Level II, 16th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C.
6. March 2001–October 2003, Wing Plans Officer, 315th AW, Charleston AFB, S.C.
7. October 2003–November 2005, Logistics Readiness Officer, 315th Logistics Readiness Flight, 315th AW, Charleston AFB, S.C.
8. November 2005–June 2008, Commander, 315th Logistics Readiness Flight, 315th AW, Charleston AFB, S.C.
9. June 2008–September 2013, Deputy Commander, 315th Mission Support Group, 315th AW, Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
10. October 2013–July 2016, Deputy Director, Joint Reserve Directorate, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering - ASD(R&E), OSD (AT&L), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. July 2016–September 2018, Director, Joint Reserve Directorate, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering - OUSD(R&E), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. October 2018–March 2023, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.
13. March 2023–present, Mobilization Assistant to the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, HAF, Arlington, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2007–May 2007, Administrative Review Officer, Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a major
2. October 2013–July 2016, Deputy Director, Joint Reserve Directorate, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering - ASD(R&E), OSD (AT&L), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
3. July 2016–September 2018, Director, Joint Reserve Directorate, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering - OUSD(R&E), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: navigator (instructor navigator)
Flight hours: more than 1,000 military flight hours including 8 combat hours
Aircraft flown: T-43, T-37, C-141B
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” device
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Nov. 14, 1991
First Lieutenant Nov. 14, 1993
Captain Nov. 14, 1995
Major Nov. 14, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 2, 2007
Colonel Aug. 16, 2013
Brigadier General Feb. 26, 2021
(Current as of June 2023)