Sheppard Air Force Base dignitaries unveiled the Lt. General Leo Marquez Maintenance Man statue Friday morning during a dedication ceremony held near the base's main gate.

The statue was placed to represent the aircraft maintenance personnel of the Air Force with most having trained at Sheppard.

Named after Lt. Gen. Marquez, who retired in 1987, was deputy chief of staff for logistics and engineering for the U.S. Air Force in Washington, D.C.

Marquez, according the Air Force, was chief of the F-111 System Management Division in the Directorate of Materiel Management at the Sacramento Air Logistics Center, McClellan Air Force Base, Calif., from June 1973 to July 1975. He then was assigned as director of materiel management at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., from July 1975 to August 1977.

His military decorations and awards include: Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster.