OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Clad in his camouflage uniform with three stars on each collar, Lee Levy II walks the shop floor in the sprawling Building 3001 on Tinker Air Force Base. The lieutenant general is in his element as he exchanges hellos or salutes with virtually everyone he passes.

Most of them are addressed as "airman," even if they're wearing Levis and T-shirts and have never served a day in the military.

"Whether you're a career civil servant, even our commercial partners, if you're a contractor working the building, I call you airman and I expect you to behave like an airman," Levy said....