Brig. Gen. Lindsay C. Droz is the Commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. She leads a team of more than 9,000 military and civilian professionals delivering combat power for America. The complex performs programmed depot maintenance and modifications on KC-46, KC-135, B-1B, B-52, E-3 and Navy E-6 aircraft, as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul for F100, F101, F108, F110, F117, F118, F119, F135 and TF33 engines, and a wide variety of commodities for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and foreign military sales partners. She is responsible for the development and sustainment of a diverse portfolio of worldwide mission critical aircraft battle damage repair capability for multiple weapon systems.

Droz commissioned in 1998 after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy as a distinguished graduate. She has led operational maintenance on the F-16, F-117, F-15E, C-130, EC-13H, and MQ-9 aircraft weapons systems. She deployed worldwide in support of Operations Northern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Droz has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing levels, as well as served in key staff positions on two Air Force major command staffs and the Joint Staff.

Prior to her current assignment, she was Director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1999 Aircraft Maintenance Officer’s Course, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2004 U.S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2004 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Master of Science in Aviation and Aerospace Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2009 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Master of Science in National Security Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
2013 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2015 Master of Science in National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2020 Aviation Industrial Readiness Program, Institute for Defense and Business
2021 Leading Strategically, Center for Creative Leadership

ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1998–April 1999, Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight Commander, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
2. April 1999–January 2000, Propulsion Flight Commander, 20th Component Repair Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
3. January 2000–March 2001, Sortie Support Flight Commander, 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
4. March 2001–October 2002, Sortie Support and Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 8th Fighter Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M.
5. October 2002–January 2004, Officer in Charge, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M.
6. January 2004–April 2004, Student, Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. April 2004–January 2006, Officer in Charge, 421st Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
8. January 2006–January 2007, Maintenance Operations Flight Commander, 388th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
9. January 2007–August 2009, Deputy Chief and Chief, Propulsion Branch, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
10. August 2009–December 2010, Special Action Officer to the Commander and Deputy Director, Commander’s Action Group, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
11. December 2010–July 2012, Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
12. July 2012–August 2014, Commander, 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
13. August 2014–June 2015, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
14. June 2015–May 2018, Politico-Military Affairs Officer, Joint Staff/J5, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. May 2018–June 2019, Commander, 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
16. June 2019–June 2021, Commander, 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group, Robins AFB, Ga.
17. June 2021–July 2023, Commander, 78th Air Base Wing, Robins AFB, Ga.
18. July 2023–July 2024, Director of Staff, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
19. July 2024–June 2025, Director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
20. July 2025 – Present, Commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker AFB, Okla.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2015–May 2018, Politico–Military Affairs Officer, Joint Staff/J5, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a lieutenant colonel

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 27, 1998
First Lieutenant May 27, 2000
Captain May 27, 2002
Major Sept. 1, 2007
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2011
Colonel April 1, 2018
Brigadier General May 2, 2025

(Current as of July 2025)