Andrew E. Busch

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Andrew E. Busch
Lt. Gen. Andrew E. Busch.jpg
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service1979–2017
Rank Lieutenant general

Andrew E. Busch is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force [1] who previously served as the director of the Defense Logistics Agency, in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, from 2014 until 2017. The general 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. [2]

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Education

General 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 Squadron Officer School in Maxwell Air Force Base. In 1990, General 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, Fort Lesley J. McNair in the District of Columbia. In 2005, General Busch attended the Leadership for a Democratic Society program at the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, Virginia. [2]

Assignments

General Busch had the following assignments during his career: [3]

Joint assignments

Awards and decorations

General Busch has been awarded these major awards and decorations: [3]

Defense Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg Defense Distinguished Service Medal
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Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon.svg
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
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US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg
Defense Superior Service Medal
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Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service ribbon.svg Defense Meritorious Service Medal
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Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Meritorious Service ribbon.svg
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation ribbon.svg Air Force Commendation Medal
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Joint Meritorious Unit Award-3d.svg
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster

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References

  1. "No. 2 general at Air Force Materiel Command leaving for new post". daytondailynews.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Lieutenant General Andrew E. Busch" . Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Lieutenant General Andrew E. Busch Director, Defense Logistics Agency" . Retrieved June 8, 2016.

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