[2] In 1996 he moved to Headquarters Strike Command, being promoted to group captain in January 1997,[9] to manage the supply and engineering activities for the whole Tornado fleet, at that time comprising both ground attack / reconnaissance and fighter variants, spread across seven Main Operating Bases, and with detachments in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the Falkland Islands.
[2] After graduating from the 1999 course at the Royal College of Defence Studies, Leeson again returned to the MOD, now as Group Captain Air Resources and Plans.
[11] Following promotion to air vice marshal in September 2004,[12] Leeson was appointed Assistant Chief of Defence Staff – Logistics Operations.
He also served as a member of the British Airways Board Safety Review Committee and a senior advisor to Atkins Defence, Aerospace and Security.
He was president and subsequently vice patron, of the Armed Forces Winter Sports Association and was chairman of the RAF Charitable Trust,[18] the charity that stages the Royal International Air Tattoo.