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.


 

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