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For example, Lieutenant General Lee K. Levy II relinquished his three-star command in 2018, [324] but remained on active duty for over a year after his retirement ceremony in his permanent grade of major general [o] pending an investigation by the Air Force inspector general, [325] before being allowed to retire as a major general.
All 131 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Air Force. Lieutenant generals entered the Air Force via several paths: 61 were commissioned via the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), 44 via Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at a civilian university, 13 via Air Force Officer Training School (OTS), seven via AFROTC at a ...
Increased percentage of general officers in the Air Force that may be appointed above grade of major general from 16.3% to 16.4%. Revised cap on total number of authorized Air Force general officers to be reduced to 208, of which 43 may be appointed in grade of lieutenant general pending a congressional report by the secretary of defense.
United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps: Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force and Space Force and United States Air Force Deputy Judge Advocate General (DJAG) U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps: Major General Rebecca R. Vernon [71] Acting [72] U.S. Air Force: U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps
It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general). There have been 66 lieutenant generals in the U.S. Air Force since 1 January 2020, four of whom were elevated to four-star general. All 66 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Air Force.
During the Korean War the Far East Air Forces (FEAF) vice commander for operations, Major General Otto P. Weyland, was slated for a three-star job in the United States but Air Force Chief of Staff Hoyt S. Vandenberg wanted Weyland to be promoted to lieutenant general while still in the war zone, so Vandenberg created the new three-star position ...
List of lieutenant generals in the United States Air Force before 1960; List of United States Air Force four-star generals; List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals from 2000 to 2009; List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019; List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals since 2020
List of active duty United States three-star officers; List of lieutenant generals in the United States Air Force before 1960; List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals from 2000 to 2009; List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019; List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals since 2020