Judd H. Lyons | |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Integration) | |
Assumed office June 26, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Matthew P. Dubois |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Paul,Minnesota | May 29,1962
Spouse | Colonel Amy S. Lyons |
Children | 3 |
Education | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | Army National Guard |
Years of service | 1980–2017 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | Nebraska National Guard 209th Regional Security Assistance Command-Afghanistan 92nd Troop Command Nebraska Army National Guard Training Site |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
Judd Henry Lyons (born May 29, 1962) is a retired Army National Guard officer. After retiring from the military the rank of major general, he was appointed to the Senior Executive Service on August 7, 2017. Since 2018, he has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Integration). In this role, he is the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASD (M&RA)) in support of the ASD's role of providing overall supervision of manpower and reserve affairs for the Department of Defense. He is responsible for both the integration of reserve affairs across the United States Department of Defense and strategic engagement on all Reserve Component matters.
Lyons was born in Minnesota, on May 29, 1962. [1] In 1980 he graduated from the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri, and enlisted in the Nebraska Army National Guard. [2] He received a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree in Human Resources Management from Bellevue University in 1994. [3] In 2005, he graduated from the United States Army War College with a Master of Strategic Studies degree. [4] He is also a graduate of the George C. Marshall Center Senior Executive Seminar and the National and International Security Course of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. [5]
Lyons is a graduate of the following military courses: Infantry Officer Basic Course; Armor Officer Advanced Course; Combined Arms and Services Staff School; United States Army Command and General Staff College; Dual Status Joint Task Force Commander Course; Joint and Combined Warfighting School; National Defense University CAPSTONE Course; Army Strategic Leader Basic, Intermediate and Advanced courses; Joint Reserve Component Senior Officer Course; and the Defense Acquisition University's Senior Acquisition Management Course. [6] Lyons was a Level IV Joint Qualified General Officer. [7]
Lyons received his commission as a second lieutenant of Infantry after completing Officer Candidate School at the Nebraska Military Academy in 1983. [8] He served in various command and staff assignments in Nebraska, and his command positions include: Company D, 1st Battalion, 195th Armor (1989–1990); Nebraska Army National Guard Training Site (2003–2004); and 92nd Troop Command, (2008–2009). [7] He is a veteran of the War on Terrorism. [7] From November 2006 to June 2007, Lyons served as Commander of the 209th Regional Security Assistance Command in Afghanistan as part of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix V. [9]
In 2009, Governor Dave Heineman selected Lyons to serve as adjutant general, succeeding Timothy J. Kadavy, who had been selected to serve as deputy director of the Army National Guard. [10] In May, 2013, Lyons was selected for the position of deputy director of the Army National Guard, again succeeding Kadavy. Lyons was scheduled to assume the deputy director's position on July 13, 2013, and Brigadier General Walter E. Fountain acted as deputy director in the interim. [11] Governor Heineman announced in July, 2013 that he had chosen Brigadier General Daryl L. Bohac, Nebraska's Assistant Adjutant General for Air, to succeed Lyons as Adjutant General. [12]
Lyons began his new duties as deputy director of the Army National Guard on July 13, 2013 and Bohac took over as Adjutant General on July 15. [13] [14] In January, 2014, Lieutenant General William E. Ingram, Jr. retired as Director of the Army National Guard and Lyons was appointed Acting Director, pending the selection of a permanent successor. [15] Kadavy was nominated as Director of the Army National Guard in March 2015, and confirmed by the United States Senate later that month. He assumed his new duties on March 27, and Lyons resumed his duties as deputy director. [16] [17] Lyons received the Distinguished Service Medal for his service as Acting Director and deputy director. [18]
In June 2015, Lyons was assigned to the Joint Staff and detailed to the Department of State with assignment as Military Deputy to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. [7] In this post he provided guidance, advice, and leadership on U.S. security policy and activities throughout South Asia. [7] In May 2017, he was assigned to duty as a special assistant to the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. [7] Lyons retired from the Army National Guard in July 2017. [7]
After retiring from the Army National Guard, on August 7, 2017 Lyons was appointed to the Senior Executive Service as Director of the Defense Personnel and Family Support Center. [19] Lyons' responsibilities included liaising with the Reserve Forces Policy Board, the Reserve Component Chiefs, and state Governors as well as exercising primary responsibility for unique Reserve Component programs to include the DoD STARBASE program, National Guard Youth Challenge, international Reserve Component programs, and Innovative Readiness Training. He also provided policy oversight and guidance to the missions of the Defense Personnel and Family Support Center (DPFSC). [20]
On June 26, 2018 Lyons began an assignment as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Integration) in the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. [21] He was officially appointed to the position on February 17, 2019. As Deputy Assistant Secretary, Lyons is responsible to provide supervision of Department of Defense manpower policies and programs and integration of reserve affairs with active duty. [22]
Lyons currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia. His spouse, Amy, is a retired Army National Guard Judge Advocate General's Corps officer and attained the rank of colonel. [23] [24] The Lyons are the parents of three children; Alex Baldwin, Ben, and Sam. [25] As of 2013, Alex was a commissioned officer in the Wisconsin Army National Guard and Ben was a noncommissioned officer in the Nebraska Army National Guard. [26]
Army Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters | |
Legion of Merit | |
Bronze Star Medal | |
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters | |
Army Commendation Medal with silver oak leaf cluster | |
Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster | |
Joint Meritorious Unit Award | |
Army Superior Unit Award | |
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters | |
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star | |
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one campaign star | |
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |
Humanitarian Service Medal | |
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Gold Hourglass and "M" Device | |
Army Service Ribbon | |
Army Overseas Service Ribbon | |
NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia | |
Nebraska Legion of Merit | |
Nebraska National Guard Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters | |
Nebraska National Guard Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster | |
Nebraska National Guard Individual Achievement Medal | |
Nebraska National Guard Homeland Defense Service Ribbon with "M" Device | |
Nebraska National Guard Service Medal with 3 "X" Devices | |
Nebraska National Guard Emergency Service Medal with service star | |
Louisiana National Guard Emergency Service Medal |
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