AF Global Logistics Support Center installs new commander

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  • By JoAnne Rumple
  • Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  Air Force Materiel Command installed a new commander for the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center Nov. 13 in ceremonies at Scott AFB, Ill.

During those ceremonies Gen. Bruce Carlson, who leads AFMC, which is AFGLSC's parent unit, awarded command of the center to Maj. Gen. Gary T. McCoy. General McCoy replaces Col. H. Brent Baker, Sr., who had commanded the center since its inception as a provisional headquarters in May 2007.

AFGLSC is the Air Force hub for supply chain management -- networking logistics experts from around the Air Force to link wholesale and retail logistics and to integrate and oversee all logistic processes, technology and resources. The center commander -- whose goal is to deliver end-to-end warfighter support more rapidly and at reduced cost -- oversees an organization which includes two wings, a group, and other units located at Scott AFB; Tinker AFB, Okla.; Wright-Patterson AFB; Hill AFB, Utah; Robins AFB, Ga.; Gunter AFS, Ala.; and Langley AFB, Va.

General McCoy comes to the center from Headquarters Air Force, where he'd been Director of Logistics Readiness in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support. While there, he was responsible for organizing, training and equipping 33,000 people worldwide in the Air Force logistics readiness career field, including materiel and equipment management, fuels, vehicle management and operations, distribution, personal property and passenger traffic management. That included development of Air Force agile combat support concepts, doctrine, exercises and sustainment policies with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, defense agencies, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and combatant commanders and major command staffs.

A South Carolina native, General McCoy was commissioned through the Officer Training School in July 1976 and has served in a variety of command and staff assignments. A career logistics officer, he has commanded a supply squadron and a logistics group, served staff tours at both major command and Air Staff levels, served as a deputy program manager, a joint duty officer with the Defense Logistics Agency and an air logistics center product director. He was Director of Logistics and Sustainment at Headquarters AFMC from November 2003 to January 2006.

General McCoy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Culver-Stockton College, Mo., and a Master of Arts degree in human resources management from the University of Redlands, Calif. His awards include the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters, and Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster. His other awards include 1978 Supply Junior Officer of the Year, U.S. Air Force; 1992 Senior Supply Manager of the Year, USAFE; and 2001 Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Chapman Product Director of the Year.

Colonel Baker, who helped develop the center from concept to reality, is staying on as the vice commander.

"We've been working toward the day when our plans for a two-star general officer as commander could come to fruition," Colonel Baker said. "We're really excited that we're going to be led by the senior logistics readiness officer in the Air Force. He's been involved with the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center since the beginning and is the perfect individual to lead us as we move forward."

"I really want to thank my team for all their support during the last 18 months," Colonel Baker added. "Without that dedication and hard work, we'd never have finished melding this organization together."

About his new command, General McCoy said, "The last couple of years at the Pentagon have been challenging, exciting and productive. I leave behind a great team of Logistics Readiness Airmen who are leaning forward to support the greatest Air Force in the world. At the same time, I really look forward to leading the center. I'm extremely proud of all the hard work and progress made by Colonel Baker and his team and will continue to build on the progress they've made. I am truly honored to join the outstanding men and women of AFGLSC and feel especially privileged to command the Air Force's premier global supply chain management activity."