Leah Gaye Lauderback is a
United States Air Force
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lieutenant general
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who serves as the
since August 5, 2022. She most recently served as the director for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance of the
United States Space Force
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from 2020 to 2022. She previously served as the director of intelligence of the
United States Space Command
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and director for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations of the U.S. Air Force.
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United States Air Force generals
Female generals of the United States Air Force
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Recipients of the Legion of Merit
1971 births
21st-century American women
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