Judd H. Lyons

Judd H. Lyons

Lyons in October 2012
Birth name Judd Henry Lyons
Born (1962-05-29) May 29, 1962
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1980–present
Rank Major General
Commands held Company D, 1st Battalion, 195th Armor;
Nebraska Army National Guard Training Site Command;
92nd Troop Command;
209th Regional Security Assistance Command in Afghanistan;
Adjutant General
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Website www.nationalguard.mil

Judd Henry Lyons (born May 29, 1962) is a United States Army officer who since 2015 has served as Military Deputy to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the United States Department of State. He previously served as Acting Director of the Army National Guard from Jan 2014 to Mar 2015, Deputy Director of the Army National Guard from 2013 to 2014, and Adjutant General of Nebraska from 2009 to 2013.

Early life and education

Lyons was born in St. Paul, 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]

Lyons received a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree in Human Resources Management from Bellevue University in 1994.[3] In 2005 Lyons 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]

He 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; and Joint and Combined Warfighting School; NDU 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.

Lyons is a Level IV Joint Qualified General Officer.

Military career

Lyons received his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry after completing Officer Candidate School at the Nebraska Military Academy in 1983.[6]

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).

Lyons is a veteran of the War in Afghanistan. From November 2006 through June 2007 he served as Commander of the 209th Regional Security Assistance Command, part of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix V.[7]

Adjutant General of Nebraska

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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Army National Guard

Bohac took over as Adjutant General on July 15, and Lyons began his new duties as Deputy Director on July 13, 2013.[11][12]

In January, 2014, Lieutenant General William E. Ingram, Jr. retired as Director of the Army National Guard. Lyons was appointed Acting Director, pending the selection of a permanent successor.[13]

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.[14][15] Lyons received the Distinguished Service Medal for his service as Deputy Director and Acting Director.[16]

State Department detail

In June 2015 Lyons was assigned to the Joint Staff and detailed to the State Department with assignment as the Military Deputy to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. In this post he provides guidance, advice, and leadership on U.S. security policy and activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan .[17]

Personal life

Lyons resides in Washington, D.C. His wife, Amy, is a colonel in the Army National Guard; she has served in Macedonia and is a veteran of the Iraq War. Judd and Amy Lyons are the parents of three children, Alex Baldwin, Ben and Sam.[18]

Alex is a captain in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and served in Iraq. Ben is an enlisted member of the Nebraska Army National Guard and served in Afghanistan. Sam is an enlisted member of the Utah Air National Guard.[19]

Awards and decorations

Army Staff Identification Badge
41st Infantry Division Combat Service Identification Badge
195th Armor Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia
1 Overseas Service Bar
 Army Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit
Width-44 scarlet ribbon with width-4 ultramarine blue stripe at center, surrounded by width-1 white stripes. Width-1 white stripes are at the edges. 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
Bronze star
 National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Bronze 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
Bronze star
 Nebraska National Guard Emergency Service Medal with service star
Louisiana National Guard Emergency Service Ribbon

Assignments

  1. May 1983 – October 1984, Battalion Assistant S3/Chemical Officer, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 134th Infantry, Omaha, Nebraska
  2. October 1984 – October 1985, Anti-Armor Platoon Leader, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 134th Infantry, Wahoo, Nebraska
  3. October 1985 – October 1987, Tank Platoon Leader, Company D, 1st Battalion, 195th Armor, Wahoo, Nebraska
  4. October 1987 – February 1988, Battalion Support Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry (Mechanized), Omaha, Nebraska
  5. February 1988 – March 1989, Company Executive Officer, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry (Mechanized), Omaha, Nebraska
  6. March 1989 – March 1990, Commander, Company D, 1st Battalion, 195th Armor, Wahoo, Nebraska
  7. March 1990 – August 1990, Communications and Electronics Officer, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry, Lincoln, Nebraska
  8. August 1990 – January 1991, Battalion S-2, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry, Lincoln, Nebraska
  9. January 1991 – September 1992, Operations and Training Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
  10. September 1992 – February 1995, Operations and Training Officer, 92nd Troop Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
  11. February 1995 – August 1998, Executive Officer, Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, Lincoln, Nebraska
  12. August 1998 – June 1999, Mobilization Planner, Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
  13. June 1999 – April 2002, Recruiting and Retention Manager, Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
  14. April 2002 – September 2003, Executive Officer, 92nd Troop Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
  15. September 2003 – December 2004, Commander, Training Site, Detachment 4, Headquarters, State Area Command, Ashland, Nebraska
  16. December 2004 – September 2005, J1/Human Resource Officer (HRO), Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
  17. September 2005 – October 2006, J3/Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS), Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
  18. November 2006 - June 2007, Commander, 209th Regional Security Assistance Command, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix V, Afghanistan
  19. June 2007 - April 2008, J3/Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Nebraska Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
  20. April 2008 – August 2009, Commander, 92nd Troop Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
  21. June 2009 – August 2009, Chief Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
  22. August 2009 – July 2013, Adjutant General, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
  23. August 2013 – June 2015, Deputy Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
  24. January 2014 - March 2015, Acting Director of the Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
  25. June 2015 – Present, Military Deputy to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, United States Department of State, Washington, District of Columbia

Dates of rank

References

  1. ↑ Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, entry for Judd Henry Lyons, accessed June 6, 2013
  2. ↑ Nebraska Military Department, Biography, Judd H. Lyons, 2009, page 1
  3. ↑ Nebraska Military Department, Biography, Judd H. Lyons, 2011, page 1
  4. ↑ Army War College Foundation, Foundation and Alumni News, Fall, 2011, page 9
  5. ↑ Office of Governor Dave Heineman, Press release, Gov. Heineman Announces Promotion of Nebraska Adjutant General to National Post, May 28, 2013
  6. ↑ Nebraska Army National Guard, Program, 47th Annual Greater Nebraska Military Ball, 2010, page 7
  7. ↑ Lincoln Rotary Club, The Propeller, May 27, 2013, page 1
  8. ↑ Kevin Hynes, Nebraska National Guard, The Prairie Soldier, Lyons Becomes 32nd Adjutant General, October, 2009, page 1
  9. ↑ Robby Korth, Omaha World-Herald, Nebraska's Lyons named second in command of Army National Guard, May 28, 2013
  10. ↑ Grant Schulte, Associated Press, Army Times, New Adjutant General Named for Nebraska National Guard, July 8, 2013
  11. ↑ Robby Korth, World-Herald News Service, Maj. Gen. Bohac Takes Over, Wants Guardsmen to Keep Same Goals, July 15, 2013
  12. ↑ Leadership Directories, Profile, Judd H. Lyons, accessed August 14, 2013
  13. ↑ Michelle Tan, Army Times, Director of Army National Guard Retires, January 14, 2014
  14. ↑ Tan, Michelle (March 27, 2015). "Senate Confirms New Army Guard Director". Army Times.
  15. ↑ "Gen. Odierno: New Army Guard director brings "unparalleled" experience to role". http://www.nationalguard.mil/. April 15, 2015. External link in |newspaper= (help)
  16. ↑ "Biography, Major General Judd H. Lyons". National Guard Bureau General Officer Management Office. National Guard Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Biography, Major General Judd H. Lyons". National Guard Bureau General Officer Management Office. National Guard Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ Nebraska Army National Guard, Program, 47th Annual Greater Nebraska Military Ball, 2010, page 7
  19. ↑ Nebraska Military Department, Biography, Judd H. Lyons, 2009, page 1

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