Force Chief of Staff Hoyt S. Vandenberg wanted Weyland to be promoted to lieutenant general while still in the war zone, so Vandenberg created the new three-star position of deputy commanding general of FEAF just for Weyland. Once promoted, Weyland immediately returned stateside but remained technically assigned to FEAF in order to keep his new grade while waiting for the Senate to confirm him in his permanent three-star assignment as commanding general of Tactical Air Command. It was rare but not unheard of for a lieutenant general to be demoted by accepting a transfer to a lower ranking job. Air Force Inspector General Truman H. Landon and Fifth Air Force commanding generals Frank F. Everest and Glenn O. Barcus all reverted to major general for their next assignments but regained their third stars in subsequent postings. Conversely, Major General Muir S. Fairchild skipped three-star rank entirely when he was appointed to the four-star office of vice chief of staff of the Air Force. Legislative history The following list of Congressional legislation includes all acts of Congress pertaining to appointments to the grade of lieutenant general in the United States Air Force or United States Army Air Forces before 1960. Each entry lists an act of Congress, its citation in the United States Statutes at Large, and a summary of the act's relevance. See also Lieutenant general (United States) General officers in the United States List of United States Air Force four-star generals List of lieutenant generals in the United States Army before 1960 List of United States Navy vice admirals on active duty before 1960 List of United States Marine Corps lieutenant generals on active duty before 1960 List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals from 2000 to 2009 List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019 List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals since 2020 Notes Bibliography Biographical registers Other publications Air Force United States Air Force Lieutenant generals before 1960 United States Air Force generals