USAF Lt. Gen. Daniel Leaf has become the deputy commander of US Pacific Command, with headquarters at Camp Smith, Hawaii. A veteran pilot, Leaf was vice commander of Air Force Space Command, headquartered at Peterson AFB, Colo.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.