WASHINGTON — In a surprise move, Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, who until recently was running the space acquisition shop at the Department of the Air Force, has been shifted out of that office to serve as “senior advisor” to Secretary Troy Meink.
“Effective 20 Feb, Maj Gen Purdy is the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition,” a Space Force spokesperson told Breaking Defense Monday. The spokesperson did not disclose why the move was made.
Purdy on Jan. 22 announced he had stepped down from his year-long stint as Air Force acting head of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration (SAF/SQ). He had been simultaneously serving as military deputy to that office.
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