Leslie F. Kenne was a Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General (United States)

In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general...

 in the United States Air Force

United States Air Force

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Military career

Kenne was Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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 She was responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

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 for forming and executing policy and strategy to integrate command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to enable more effective employment of air and space power in support of national objectives. General Kenne also provided guidance and direction to four field operating agencies: the Air Force Command and Control & Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center; the Air Force Communications Agency; the Air Force Frequency Management Agency

Air Force Frequency Management Agency

The Air Force Spectrum Management Office plans, provides, and preserves access to the electromagnetic spectrum for Air Force and selected Department of Defense activities in support of national policy objectives, systems development, and global operations. It develops and implements spectrum...

; and the Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation

Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation

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Kenne entered the Air Force in 1971 as a distinguished graduate of Auburn University

Auburn University

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's ROTC program. She has served as a flight line maintenance officer in operations, and attended the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School

U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School

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 in 1974. After school, she served as a test and evaluation project manager, and in test and evaluation supervisory positions.

Kenne has served in two other Pentagon

The Pentagon

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 staff positions, first as a division chief, and during a second tour, as a deputy director in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. She has directed three major programs—the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared

Infrared

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 System for Night, the F-16 and the Joint Strike Fighter. She also has served as Vice Commander of Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Ohio

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, and the Sacramento Air Logistics Center, McClellan Air Force Base, Calif. Prior to assuming her current position, Kenne commanded the Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.
(Taken from U.S. Air Force Biography)

Dates of Rank

Second Lieutenant Apr 1, 1971

First Lieutenant Apr 1, 1973

Captain Apr 1, 1975

Major Oct 24, 1980

Lieutenant Colonel Mar 1, 1985

Colonel Oct 1, 1989

Brigadier General Oct 1, 1994

Major General Mar 20, 1998

Lieutenant General Jul 1, 1999