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Tech Sgt. Victoria Stewart, a dedicated crew chief with the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron reveals the name of the 552nd Air Control Wing’s new commander, Col. Jay Bickley on an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft here, June 13. Col. Bickley now commands more than 5,000 men and women, providing worldwide command and control operating the E-3 AWACS and ground based Control and Reporting Centers. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Kristopher Gooden)


New commander takes the reigns of “Americas Wing”

Tech Sgt. Victoria Stewart, a dedicated crew chief with the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron reveals the name of the 552nd Air Control Wing’s new commander, Col. Jay Bickley on an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft here, June 13. Col. Bickley now commands more than 5,000 men and women, providing worldwide command and control operating the E-3 AWACS and ground based Control and Reporting Centers. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Kristopher Gooden)

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Ms. Theresa Farris, KC-135 Programmed Depot Maintenance director, briefs Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski (center), Air Force Materiel Command commander, about the KC-135 PDM production machine during a July 17 visit. The brief provided an example of the application of production science on Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex's largest PDM line. Also pictured (from left) are Charles Darnell, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, KC-135 System Program Office, Logistics Branch Chief; Janis Wood, Deputy Director, 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group; Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center; Mr. Jeffrey Allen, Executive Director, AFSC; Brig. Gen. Mark Johnson, Commander, OC-ALC; Mr. Kevin O'Connor, Vice Director, OC-ALC; Col. Kenton Ruthardt, Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jerry Bryza Jr.)
Mike Opela, 544th Propulsion Maintenence Squadron Director discusses the process of modifying a Marine STOVL F135 engine with Major General Jeffrey L. Harrigian, Director of the Headquarters US Air Force F-35 Integration Office during a visit to the Air Force Sustainment Center and Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex where the modification is performed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marlin Zimmerman)
David Deal, with the 551st Commodities Maintenance Squadron, briefs the Honorable William LaPlante, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisitions) (far left), and The Honorable Lisa Disbrow, the Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller (center), on how modular flow has increased cost-effective readiness in the B-52 Wrap Cowls shop. The two senior leaders visited several Oklahoma Air Logistics Complex work centers as part of the visit to the AFSC here on Monday. U.S. Air Force photo by Kelly White.
Theresa Farris, director of the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, briefs The Honorable Lisa Disbrow, the Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, (center), and The Honorable William LaPlante, the assistant secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) (far right), about Tinker's KC-135 programmed depot maintenance program and how utilizing the AFSC Way enables the squadron to deliver combat power to warfighter faster, with higher quality and at less cost than ever before. Pictured, from left are, Air Force Sustainment Center Commander, Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II; Jerold Smith, Legacy Tanker Chief Engineer; Janis Wood, 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group deputy director; Kevin O'Connor, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex vice director; Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Commander, Brig. Gen. Mark Johnson; Col. William Liquori, Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force; and Lt. Col. Aaron Weiner, Military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). U.S. Air Force photo by Kelly White
General Janet Wolfenbarger, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, decorates Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, who will retire after 34 years of military service, during his retirement ceremony Friday at Tinker Air Force Base. As the former Air Force Sustainment commander, Lt. Gen. Litchfield was responsible for operations which span three air logistics complexes, three air base wings, two supply chain management wings, and multiple remote operating locations, incorporating more than 35,000 military and civilian personnel. In addition, he oversaw installation support to more than 75,000 personnel working in 140 associate units at the three AFSC bases.
Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, speaks to the crowd after General Janet Wolfenbarger, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, passed command of the AFSC to him during a change of command ceremony Friday at Tinker Air Force Base. Lt. Gen. Levy succeeds Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, who will retire after 34 years of military service. As the AFSC commander, Lt. Gen. Levy is responsible for operations which span three air logistics complexes, three air base wings, two supply chain management wings, and multiple remote operating locations, incorporating more than 35,000 military and civilian personnel. In addition, he oversees installation support to more than 75,000 personnel working in 140 associate units at the three AFSC bases.
Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II during the Air Force Sustainment Center change of command ceremony Friday at Tinker Air Force Base. Chief Master Sgt. Jason France, AFSC command chief, stands ready to receive the ceremonial guidon from the new commander. Lt. Gen. Levy succeeds Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, who will retire after 34 years of military service. As the AFSC commander, Lt. Gen. Levy is responsible for operations which span three air logistics complexes, three air base wings, two supply chain management wings, and multiple remote operating locations, incorporating more than 35,000 military and civilian personnel. In addition, he oversees installation support to more than 75,000 personnel working in 140 associate units at the three AFSC bases.
Lt. Gen. Lee K. Levy II
Michael Gill, Air Force Materiel Command executive director center,, met with Tinker Junior Force Council officers during his site visit on May 2. Mr. Gill was briefed on the affairs and upcoming events of the TJFC, an organization which aims to mentor and train federal employees ranked GS-11 and below. He also listened to their thoughts on issues such as last year’s government furloughs and sequestration. Pictured are, from left: Gil Montoya, AFSC director of Logistics; Dustin Wilkins, Air Force Sustainment Center Logistics Directorate; Mr. Gill; Hannah Lovelace, OC-ALC Business Operations Office; Danielle Rider, OC-ALC/OB; Tracy Solis, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center; and Mark Gingrass, 421st Supply Chain Management Squadron. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
Engineers with the Air Force Research Labs visited Tinker AFB, Okla., April 4 to meet with their counterparts and solidify the engagement strategy of the Air Force Research Labs in the eight major attributes of the Air Force Sustainment Center Complex of the Future Roadmap. Pictured are, from left, Joe Baker, from AFRL/RXT; Tom Naguy, from Air Force Materiel Command/A4U; Howard Sizek, AFRL/RXM; Anne Copeland, from the AFSC Engineering Directorate; Scott Pearl, AFRL/RXM; Scott Bryan, AFRL/RXM; Wayne Ayer, AFSC/EN; and Rollie Dutton, AFRL/RXM. Also attending were Amber Gilbert, from OC-ALC/EN; and Greg Hughes, from AFSC/EN. “This review provided the foundation for a strong AFRL technology insertion focus in supporting the transformation of our present-day depot capabilities at the three air logistics complexes into an ‘Art of the Possible’ future-state, 30 years out, efficient and effective AFSC integrated depot maintenance enterprise,” said Mr. Ayer. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)
Airmen from the 552nd Air Control Wing stand at attention, in formation at the 552nd Air Control Wing change of command ceremony at Tinker Air Force Base, June 13. Col. Jay Bickley assumed command of the 552nd Air Control Wing at the ceremony and now leads the wing of over 5,000 men and women. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Kristopher Gooden)