▁V anden berg ▁A FB , ▁Houston ▁Space ▁Fl ight ▁Center , ▁and ▁Kennedy ▁Space ▁Center . ▁ ▁His ▁oper ational ▁achiev ement ▁consisted ▁of ▁launch es ▁of ▁AF ▁heavy ▁and ▁medium ▁lift ▁vehicles ▁including ▁the ▁T itan ▁ 3 4 D , ▁T itan ▁IV , ▁and ▁D elta ▁II . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁final ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁cold ▁war , ▁Le ▁became ▁the ▁Mission ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Str ateg ic ▁Def ense ▁In iti ative ▁Organ ization ▁space ▁effort , ▁over see ing ▁the ▁integration ▁and ▁flight ▁of ▁the ▁Inf ra red ▁Background ▁Sign ature ▁Survey ▁payload ▁that ▁fle w ▁successfully ▁on ▁ST S - 3 9 ▁Space ▁Sh utt le ▁mission ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁As ▁result ▁of ▁this , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁President ial ▁Mann ed ▁Fl ight ▁Award . ▁ ▁Le ▁served ▁as ▁Oper ations ▁Staff ▁Officer ▁during ▁the ▁Field ▁Gra de ▁years . ▁His ▁assign ments ▁included ▁both ▁Air ▁and ▁J oint ▁Staff . ▁On ▁the ▁Air ▁Staff , ▁he ▁managed ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁IC B M ▁Min ut eman ▁III ▁Gu id ance ▁Rep lacement ▁Program . ▁ ▁Also ▁on ▁the ▁Air ▁Staff , ▁Col ▁Le ▁was ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁and ▁Reserve ▁Equ ip ment ▁Account ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve . ▁ ▁Le ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁J oint ▁Staff ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁J - 4 , ▁Col ▁Le ▁was