Background
Esterly, Leonard John was born on April 3, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leonard John and Bertha Minerva (Althouse) Esterly.
Esterly, Leonard John was born on April 3, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leonard John and Bertha Minerva (Althouse) Esterly.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, The Citadel, 1980; Master of Science in Management, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1988.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1980; advanced through grades to major, United States Air Force, 1992; undergraduate navigator training, 323rd Flight Training Wing, Mather Air Force Base, California, 1980-1981; B-52G student navigator, 328th Bomb Wing, Castle Air Force Base, California, 1981-1982; B-52G student navigator, 441st Bomb Squadron, Mather Air Force Base, 1982-1984; student FB-111 training, 380th Bomb Wing, Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York, 1984-1985; FB-111 instructor navigator, 528th Bomb Squadron, Plattsburgh Air Force Base, 1985-1987; FB-111 target officer, 380th Bomb Wing, Plattsburgh Air Force Base, 1987-1988; FB-111 evaluator navigator, 529th Bomb Squadron, Plattsburgh Air Force Base, 1988-1989; DSCS II crew commander, 3rd Space Operations Squadron, Falcon Air Force Base, Colorado, 1989-1990; satellite operations flight commander, 3rd Space Operations Squadron, Falcon Air Force Base, 1990-1992; detachment commander 750 Space Group, United States Air Force Space Command, Diego Garcia BIOT, 1992-1993; space surveillance center commander, United States Space Command, Cheyenne Mountain AS, 1993; deputy space control director, United States Space Command, Cheyenne Mountain AS, 1993-1994; chief space control standardization/evaluation branch, United States Space Command, Cheyenne Mountain AS, since 1995.
Volunteer fire fighter Lincoln Park Fire Department, Shillington, Pennsylvania, 1974-1980;member Young Representatives, Charleston, 1978-1980. Member of the United States Space Foundation, Association of Citadel Men.
Married Wasana Kaitkow, July 15, 1983.