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General Levy takes command of the AFSC

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  • By John Parker
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TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --  Lt. Gen Lee K. Levy II took command of the Air Force Sustainment Center at a change of command ceremony last Friday at Tinker Air Force Base.

Then-AFMC Commander General Janet Wolfenbarger, who retired this week, said the AFSC will be in "very capable hands" under General Levy.

"Lieutenant General Levy's past experience, education and training make him uniquely qualified for the duties that he will be charged with as the commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center," the general said. "Lee, my only charge to you is simple: Build on the solid foundation that Bruce (retired AFSC commander Lt. Gen. Litchfield) has created and take the entire Air Force sustainment team to the next level of performance."

Speaking in a hangar in front of a massive Stars and Stripes hung from the ceiling, General Levy pledged to build on the global airpower readiness mission that its approximately 35,000 military and civilian members deliver "spectacularly right."

"We will keep doing that," the general said. "We will build on the legacy of greatness that General Litchfield and his team have established, and we will take it to the next level, the next iteration of the AFSC Way."

General Levy said the AFSC's maintenance, repair and overhaul work at Tinker Air Force Base, Robins AFB, Ga., and Hill AFB, Utah, are vitally important for a "nation at war." Airmen, Soldiers and other warfighters depend on the AFSC every day, he said.

"They're counting on us - the men and women, the Airmen of the Air Force Sustainment Center - to deliver combat power, to deliver combat capability," the general said. "There are no excuses to them. It's very immediate, it's very real, and the nation absolutely relies on us to get it right."

General Levy said the ceremony symbolized a "transition in command," which can come with uncertainty about what will happen under new leadership.

"Let me help allay some of those fears," the general said. "It's a change of command, not a change of direction. It's my intent to build on what you have done and that the team has accomplished. We will keep exploring the Art of the Possible and cost-effective readiness."

General Levy said he is honored and blessed to be the AFSC's new commander, which enjoys strong community and congressional support for its three major logistics complexes.

"The communities at Hill, Robins and Tinker far surpass the kind of community support that we find anywhere else in our United States Air Force," the general said. "The tremendous support that the Air Force Sustainment Center family receives is world-class, second to none.

"We are incredibly grateful for that kind of community support. Thank you. You take care of the families; we get to take care of the mission."

General Levy, a career logistician, is also responsible for operations at three air base wings, two supply chain wings and multiple remote operating locations. The AFSC supplies and maintains aircraft, engines, missiles and other equipment for the joint team.

The general was previously stationed at Tinker from 2004 to 2007 as a depot maintenance transformation chief, as commander of the 654th Combat Logistics Support Squadron and the Commander of the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group.

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