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General Levy succeeds General Litchfield as AFSC commander

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  • By 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma --  Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II succeeded Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield as commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center during a change of command ceremony here June 5, 2015.

Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, presided over the change of command and Litchfield's formal retirement ceremony. 

Levy previously served as the Vice Director for Logistics (J-4), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. As the principle assistant to the Director for Logistics, he supported the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in fulfilling his responsibilities as the principal military adviser to the President and Secretary of Defense. He developed strategic direction, policy guidance and planning focus to the Joint Staff and fostered clear communication among the President, Secretary of Defense, unified commands and services on logistics matters.

A 1985 Reserve Officer Training Corps graduate from Louisiana State University, Levy is the second commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center. As the AFSC commander, he directs the center's mission to generate airpower for America. The center's sustainment operations span three air logistics complexes, three air base wings, two supply chain wings and multiple remote operating locations, incorporating more than 35,000 military and civilian personnel.

Litchfield guided the center from its inception in 2012 through June 6, 2015. During his tenure, the general led a cultural change of cost-conscience initiatives across the center. Using tools such as the Leadership Model and the AFSC Way, he championed cost-effective readiness initiatives which now enable the center to significantly deliver more capability to the warfighter faster, with higher quality and at less cost.