COLONEL TODD A. WYDRA Colonel Todd A. Wydra is the Director of Logistics and Logistics Services, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Col Wydra serves as the Director for the Center Senior Functional for Logistics, overseeing all activities for life cycle logistics and product support management. He provides program and resource support to 10 Program Executive Officers and approximately 400 programs and is responsible for more than 3,800 life cycle logisticians Colonel Wydra began his career in 1991 by enlisting in the New Mexico Air National Guard as a Fuel System Mechanic. In 1996, he entered the active duty Air Force as a distinguished graduate from the University of New Mexico’s AFROTC. He has served in 6 major commands, performing aircraft maintenance management for F-16C/CJ, KC-135, F-15C/E, C-130J aircraft, and HH-60 helicopters. He has completed a staff tour at Headquarters Air Combat Command as the Chief of Sustainment for the F-117 Stealth Fighter. He has commanded two squadrons, served twice as a deputy group commander, and commanded three consecutive maintenance groups. His previous duties were Chief, Lightning Operation Division, Fleet Readiness and Sustainment Directorate, F-35 Joint Program Office. EDUCATION: 1996 Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 1997 Aircraft Maintenance Officers Course, Sheppard AFB, TX. 1999 Masters of Business Administration Degree, Western International University, Phoenix, AZ 2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 2006 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence) 2009 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL 2009 Master’s Degree in Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL 2014 Air War College (correspondence) ASSIGNMENTS: 1. Jul 1996 – Feb 1997, Aerospace Ground Equipment Flt Commander, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ 2. Jun 1997 – Jan 1998, Accessories Flt Commander, 56th Component Repair Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ 3. Feb 1998 – Jul 1999, Sortie Support Flt Commander then Sortie Generation Flt Commander, 62nd Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ 4. Sep 1999 – May 2001, Sortie Support Flt Commander then Sortie Generation Flt Commander, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena AB, Okinawa Japan 5. Jul 2001 – Jul 2002, Sortie Generation Flt Commander, 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea 6. Jul 2002 – May 2004, T-38 Functional Manager, Program Management Squadron, HQ Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, VA 7. May 2004 – June 2005, F-117A Chief of Sustainment, ACC Maintenance & Logistics Directorate, HQ Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, VA 8. Jul 2005 – Jul 2008, Maintenance Operations Officer, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, then Maintenance Operations Officer, 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Royal AF Lakenheath, UK 9. Aug 2008 – Jun 2009, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL 10. Jun 2009 – Jun 2011, Commander, 35th Maintenance Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan 11. Jun 2011 – Jul 2012, Commander, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea 12. Jul 2012 – Feb 2013, Director, Maintenance Course for Operational Commanders, 82d Training Group, Sheppard AFB, TX 13. Mar 2013 – Jul 2016, Deputy Group Commander, 982nd Training Group, Sheppard AFB, TX 14. Jul 2016 – May 2018, Deputy Group Commander, 515th Air Mobility Operations Group, Yokota AB, Japan 15. May 2018 – May 2021, Commander, 374th Maintenance Group, Yokota AB, Japan 16. June 2021 – June 2022, Commander, 8th Maintenance Group, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea 17. June 2022 – June 2024, Commander, 51st Maintenance Group, Osan AB, Republic of Korea 18. July 2024 -- April 2025, Chief, Lightning Operations Division, F-35 Joint Program Office, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 19. May 2025 -- Present, Director of Logistics and Logistics Services (Acting), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Legion of Merit Medal with two oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal National Defense Service Medal with one device Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters (Current as of May 2025)