BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT LYONS III Brig. Gen Robert Lyons III serves as the Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Director of the Armament Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. General Lyons is responsible for the planning and execution of all life cycle activities for air-delivered munitions, including the Advance Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, Joint Direct Attack Munition, Air Dominance Advanced Programs, Hypersonic Weapons, Massive Ordinance Penetrator, and Small Diameter Bomb. The portfolio includes ammunition, combat training systems, threat emitters for test and training purposes, and aerial targets. The Armament Directorate’s $93 billion portfolio delivers weapons capabilities to the US services, allies, and partners. General Lyons was commissioned as a distinguished graduate from University of Cincinnati’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program. During his career, General Lyons served in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Office of the Secretary of Defense Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics, Air Force Special Operations Command, the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, and system program offices that field space, aircraft, and other capabilities. Prior to serving as the Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Director of the Armament Directorate, General Lyons served as the F-35 Air Vehicle Program Manager in the F-35 Joint Program Office, responsible for F-35 development, production, post-production modifications, and operations and sustainment of the F-35 Air Vehicle. EDUCATION: 1992 Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, OH 1997 Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, OH 2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 2009 Strategic Policy Intern, Washington D.C. 2009 Air Command & Staff College, by correspondence 2010 Master of Airpower Arts & Science, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 2010 School of Advanced Air & Space Studies (SAASS), Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 2010 Counterinsurgency Leaders Course, Counterinsurgency Training Center, Afghanistan 2016 Air War College Distance Learning, Outstanding Graduate, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 2016 National Defense Fellowship, Center for a New American Security, Washington D.C. 2017 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA ASSIGNMENTS: 1. August 1998 - August 1999, program manager, Ground Stations, Space-Based Infrared Systems Program Office, Los Angeles AFB CA 2. August 1999 - April 2001, program manager, Mission Operations & Integration, Space Based Infrared Systems Program Office, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. 3. April 2001 - July 2001, program manager, Satellite Ground Stations, Space Based Infrared Systems Program Office, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. 4. July 2001 - June 2002, program manager, Reconnaissance System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 5. June 2002 - August 2004, Chief Special Projects, Reconnaissance System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 6. August 2004 - August 2005, Strategic Policy Intern, Pentagon, VA 7. August 2005 - August 2007, Chief of Intelligence Reconnaissance, & Surveillance (ISR) projects in Requirements, Plans and Programs Directorate, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida 8. August 2007 - May 2008, Deputy Chief Strike Technology, Plans and Programs Directorate, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida 9. May 2008 - July 2009, Aide-de-camp to Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command 10. July 2009 - July 2010, student, School of Advanced Air & Space Studies, Maxwell AFB Ala. 11. July 2010 - September 2010, Chief, Training Requirements, J7 Training, United States Forces-Afghanistan, Kabul 12. September 2010 - July 2011, Strategic Planner, J5 Strategic Plans & Programs, United States Forces-Afghanistan, Kabul 13. September 2011 - June 2013, Chief, Operations Support Branch, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C. 14. June 2013 - July 2015, Materiel Leader, Tactical Combat Systems, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C. 15. July 2015 - July 2016, National Defense Fellow, Center for a New American Security, Washington D.C. 16. July 2016 - July 2017, Defense Program Analyst, Office of the Secretary of Defense Acquisition Technology & Logistics, Washington D.C. 17. July 2017 - July 2018, Chief, Space, Cyber, Command & Control, Communications & Computers (C4), Joint Staff J8, Washington D.C. 18. July 2018 - June 2022, Senior Materiel Leader, Advanced Combat Systems, Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C. 19. June 2022 - August 2024, Senior Materiel Leader Upper Echelon, F-35 Air Vehicle, F-35 Joint Program Office, Arlington VA 20. August 2024 - present, Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Director of the Armament Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS: 1. July 2010 - July 2011, Strategic Planner, United States Force-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan as a Major 2. July 2016 - July 2017, Defense Program Analyst, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), Washington D.C, as a Lt Colonel 3. July 2017 - July 2018, Chief, Space, Cyber, Command & Control, Communications & Computers (C4), Joint Chiefs of Staff J8, Washington D.C. as a Colonel MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Legion of Merit Bronze Star Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Achievement Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant July 1998 First Lieutenant July 2000 Captain July 2002 Major May 2008 Lieutenant Colonel December 2011 Colonel April 2018 Brigadier General Frocked (Current as of February 2025)