Judd H. Lyons
| Judd H. Lyons | |
|---|---|
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Lyons in October 2012 | |
| Birth name | Judd Henry Lyons |
| Born |
May 29, 1962 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army |
| Years of service | 1980–present |
| Rank |
 Major general |
| Unit |
Nebraska National Guard Army National Guard |
| Commands held |
Company D, 1st Battalion, 195th Armor Nebraska Army National Guard Training Site 92nd Troop Command 209th Regional Security Assistance Command Nebraska National Guard |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards |
Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal |
| Website |
www |
Judd Henry Lyons (born May 29, 1962) is a United States Army officer who serves as Deputy Director of the Army National Guard, and was Acting Director from 2014 to 2015. From 2009 to 2013 he served as Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard.
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.
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]
Nebraska Adjutant General
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 August 1, 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 of the Army National Guard
Bohac took over as Adjutant General on July 15, and Lyons began his new duties as Deputy Director on August 1.[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]
Personal life
Lyons resides in Washington, D.C. His wife, Amy, is a lieutenant colonel in the Army National Guard and a veteran of the Iraq War. Judd and Amy Lyons are the parents of three children, Alex Baldwin, Ben and Sam.[16]
The oldest of their three sons, Alex, is a member of the South Dakota Army National Guard, and served in Iraq, and Ben is a member of the Nebraska Army National Guard.[17]
Awards and decorations
- Legion of Merit
- Bronze Star Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
- Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Army Achievement Medal
- Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
- National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Humanitarian Service Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and “M” Device)
- Army Service Ribbon
- Overseas Service Ribbon
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
- Nebraska National Guard Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
- Nebraska National Guard Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Nebraska National Guard Individual Achievement Medal
- Nebraska National Guard Homeland Defense Service Ribbon (with M Device)
- Nebraska National Guard Emergency Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
- Nebraska National Guard Service Medal (with 25 Year Device)
- Louisiana National Guard Emergency Service Medal
Assignments
- May 1983 – October 1984, Battalion Assistant S3/Chemical Officer, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 134th Infantry, Omaha, Nebraska
- October 1984 – October 1985, Anti-Armor Platoon Leader, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 134th Infantry, Wahoo, Nebraska
- October 1985 – October 1987, Tank Platoon Leader, Company D, 1st Battalion, 195th Armor, Wahoo, Nebraska
- October 1987 – February 1988, Battalion Support Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry (Mechanized), Omaha, Nebraska
- February 1988 – March 1989, Company Executive Officer, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry (Mechanized), Omaha, Nebraska
- March 1989 – March 1990, Commander, Company D, 1st Battalion, 195th Armor, Wahoo, Nebraska
- March 1990 – August 1990, Communications and Electronics Officer, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry, Lincoln, Nebraska
- August 1990 – January 1991, Battalion S-2, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry, Lincoln, Nebraska
- January 1991 – September 1992, Operations and Training Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
- September 1992 – February 1995, Operations and Training Officer, 92nd Troop Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
- February 1995 – August 1998, Executive Officer, Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, Lincoln, Nebraska
- August 1998 – June 1999, Mobilization Planner, Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
- June 1999 – April 2002, Recruiting and Retention Manager, Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
- April 2002 – September 2003, Executive Officer, 92nd Troop Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
- September 2003 – December 2004, Commander, Training Site, Detachment 4, Headquarters, State Area Command, Ashland, Nebraska
- December 2004 – September 2005, J1/Human Resource Officer (HRO), Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
- September 2005 – October 2006, J3/Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS), Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
- November 2006 - June 2007, Commander, 209th Regional Security Assistance Command, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix V, Afghanistan
- June 2007 - April 2008, J3/Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Nebraska Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
- April 2008 – August 2009, Commander, 92nd Troop Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
- June 2009 – August 2009, Chief Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
- August 2009 – July 2013, Adjutant General, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
- August 2013 – present, Deputy Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
- January 2014 - March 2015, Acting Director of the Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
Dates of rank
- Major general – September 22, 2012
Brigadier general – December 22, 2010 
Colonel – December 10, 2004 
Lieutenant colonel – August 30, 1999 
Major – April 28, 1993 
Captain – April 28, 1989 
First lieutenant – May 21, 1986 
Second lieutenant – May 22, 1983
References
- ↑ Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002, entry for Judd Henry Lyons, accessed June 6, 2013
- ↑ Nebraska Military Department, Biography, Judd H. Lyons, 2009, page 1
- ↑ Nebraska Military Department, Biography, Judd H. Lyons, 2011, page 1
- ↑ Army War College Foundation, Foundation and Alumni News, Fall, 2011, page 9
- ↑ Office of Governor Dave Heineman, Press release, Gov. Heineman Announces Promotion of Nebraska Adjutant General to National Post, May 28, 2013
- ↑ Nebraska Army National Guard, Program, 47th Annual Greater Nebraska Military Ball, 2010, page 7
- ↑ Lincoln Rotary Club, The Propeller, May 27, 2013, page 1
- ↑ Kevin Hynes, Nebraska National Guard, The Prairie Soldier, Lyons Becomes 32nd Adjutant General, October, 2009, page 1
- ↑ Robby Korth, Omaha World-Herald, Nebraska's Lyons named second in command of Army National Guard, May 28, 2013
- ↑ Grant Schulte, Associated Press, Army Times, New Adjutant General Named for Nebraska National Guard, July 8, 2013
- ↑ Robby Korth, World-Herald News Service, Maj. Gen. Bohac Takes Over, Wants Guardsmen to Keep Same Goals, July 15, 2013
- ↑ Leadership Directories, Profile, Judd H. Lyons, accessed August 14, 2013
- ↑ Michelle Tan, Army Times, Director of Army National Guard Retires, January 14, 2014
- ↑ Tan, Michelle (March 27, 2015). "Senate Confirms New Army Guard Director". Army Times.
- ↑ "Gen. Odierno: New Army Guard director brings “unparalleled” experience to role". http://www.nationalguard.mil/''. April 15, 2015.
- ↑ Nebraska Army National Guard, Program, 47th Annual Greater Nebraska Military Ball, 2010, page 7
- ↑ Nebraska Military Department, Biography, Judd H. Lyons, 2009, page 1
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William E. Ingram, Jr. |
Director of the Army National Guard (Acting) 2014 – Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Walter E. Fountain (Acting) |
Deputy Director of the Army National Guard 2013 – Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Timothy J. Kadavy |
Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard 2009 – 2013 |
Succeeded by Daryl L. Bohac |