Andrew E. Busch is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, who previously served as the director of the Defense Logistics Agency, in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, from 2014 until 2017. Busch was responsible for logistics services to all branches of the United States Armed Forces, including spare parts, medical supplies, uniforms, food, and fuel. He oversaw a workforce of over 24,000 military and civilian personnel located in 48 states and 28 countries.

Education

Busch received his Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Air Force Academy in 1979. He then attended Golden Gate University and received his Master of Public Administration degree in 1981. In 1985, he attended the

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. In 1990, Busch earned a Master of Science degree in logistics management at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In 1995, he was awarded a Master of Science degree in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces,

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in the District of Columbia. In 2005, Busch attended the Leadership for a Democratic Society program at the

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Assignments

Busch had the following assignments during his career: * August 1979 – December 1979, student, Aircraft Maintenance Officers Course,

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, Illinois * December 1979 – January 1983, F-4D and F-16A/B aircraft maintenance officer,

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, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada * January 1983 – June 1986, assistant professor of aerospace studies and recruiting officer, AFROTC Detachment 400,

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* June 1986 – May 1989, F-117 maintenance supervisor,

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, Nevada * May 1989 – October 1990, student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio * October 1990 – August 1993, commander of 432nd Component Repair Squadron and 432nd Maintenance Squadron; and Chief of Maintenance,

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, Misawa Air Base, Japan * August 1993 – July 1994, commander of 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska * July 1994 – June 1995, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, District of Columbia * June 1995 – January 1998, chief of Weapons System Readiness Teams, and executive officer, Materiel Management, Headquarters Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia * January 1998 – March 2000, deputy director for Logistics Management and Director for Workload Transfer,

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, Utah * March 2000 – June 2002, Chief of Propulsion Management Division, and Chief, Engine Production Division, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma * June 2002 – August 2005, deputy director for Logistics Operations, Directorate of Logistics and Sustainment, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio * August 2005 – June 2007, commander,

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, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia * June 2007 – June 2009, commander,

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* July 2009 – July 2012, commander of Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah * July 2012 – December 2015, vice commander of Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio * December 2014 – May 2017, director, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Awards and decorations

Busch has been awarded these major awards and decorations:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Busch, Andrew E. Living people United States Air Force Academy alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Year of birth missing (living people) Golden Gate University alumni United States Air Force generals Place of birth missing (living people) People from Fort Belvoir, Virginia