AF ELS 18C Participant Biographies

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Leon A. Mable Mr. Leon A. Mable is the Chief of Contracting for the Presidential Airlift Recapitalization Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. He is responsible for all aspects of contracting related to the recapitalization of the Air Force One fleet. Mr. Mable began his service with the Air Force when he was commissioned in 1979. He served in several contracting leadership positions at the Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA; Air Force Program Executive Office for C3 Systems and Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office at the Pentagon, Washington D.C.; he then served in the B-2, F-16 and Special Operations Forces program offices at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. He retired from active duty as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2001. He began his federal civilian service as an instructor at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Prior to his assignment as the Chief of Presidential Airlift Recapitalization Contracting, Mr. Mable served as Chief of F-22 Contracting.

EDUCATION: 1979

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Norwich University, Northfield, VT 1983 Master of Arts, Social Science, (Public Administration), University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO 1983 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL 1986 Marine Corps Command and Staff College (Correspondence) 1987 Air Command and Staff College (Seminar) 1993 Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, Ft Belvoir, VA 1997 Air War College (Seminar) 2018 Air Force Civilian Leadership Course ASSIGNMENTS: 1. January 1980 – May 1980, Student, Missile Launch Officer School, Vandenberg AFB, CA 2. May 1980 – July 1985, Minuteman III, Missile Launch Officer and Instructor, F. E. Warren AFB, WY 3. July 1985 – August 1986, Education with Industry, Lockheed Georgia Co., Marietta, GA 4. August 1986 – May 1991, Contract Negotiator then Contracting Officer, Special Programs, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA 5. May 1991 – May 1993, Contracting Staff Officer and Executive Officer, Air Force Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communication Systems, Pentagon, Washington, D. C. 6. May 1993 – July 1995, Executive Officer to the Director, Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office, Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L), Pentagon, Washington, D. C. 7. July 1995 – January 1998, Chief, Production Contracts then Deputy Chief, Production IPT, B-2 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

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