Major General LEAH G. LAUDERBACK Maj. Gen. Leah G. Lauderback is the Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this capacity, she serves as the senior Intelligence Advisor to the Chief of Space Operations and is responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations for policy formulation, planning, evaluation, oversight and leadership of Space Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Maj. Gen. Lauderback received her commission in 1993 from Clemson University. Her career as an intelligence officer spans the strategic, tactical and operational levels of war throughout the Pacific, Central, and European theaters of operation. She commanded at the wing, group and squadron levels, served as the Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, and led as the Director of Intelligence for the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, Southwest Asia. She is a graduate and former instructor of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. Her operational tours include the Implementation Force - Bosnia Herzegovina, Operations Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Odyssey Dawn, and Inherent Resolve. EDUCATION 1993 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Clemson University, S.C. 1997 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2004 Master of Science, Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant 2006 Master of Science, Strategic Intelligence, Joint Military Intelligence College, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. 2007 Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk, Va. 2012 Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. ASSIGNMENTS 1. November 1993–July 1994, Student, Intelligence Technical Training, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas 2. July 1994–July 1995, Intelligence Operations, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea 3. August 1995–June 1997, Targeting Officer, 32nd Air Intelligence Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany 4. June 1997–June 2000, Intelligence Operations, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. 5. July 2000–July 2003, Instructor, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 6. July 2003–August 2005, Staff Officer, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 7. August 2005–August 2006, Student, Joint Military Intelligence College, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. 8. August 2006–January 2007, Director of Operations, 324th Intelligence Squadron, Kunia, Hawaii 9. January 2007–June 2009, Pacific Command Chief of Targets, USPACOM Headquarters, Camp Smith, Hawaii 10. June 2009–June 2011, Commander, 450th Intelligence Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany 11. July 2011–June 2012, Student, Naval War College, Newport Naval Station, R.I. 12. June 2012–May 2014, Commander, 67th Cyberspace Operations Group, Lackland AFB, Texas 13. May 2014–May 2016, Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 14. June 2016–June 2017, Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 15. June 2017–June 2018, Director of Intelligence for the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait 16. June 2018–July 2019, Director, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 17. July 2019–July 2020, Director of Intelligence, United States Space Command, Schriever AFB, Colo. 18. August 2020–present, Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. January 2007–June 2009, Pacific Command Chief of Targets, USPACOM Headquarters, Camp Smith, Hawaii, as a lieutenant colonel 2. June2017–June2018, Director of Intelligence, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, as a brigadier general 3. July 2019–July 2020, Director of Intelligence, United States Space Command, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., as a brigadier general MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air and Space Achievement Medal National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korean Defense Service Medal NATO Medal (Current as of October 2023)