Judd H. Lyons

Judd H. Lyons (born May 29, 1962) is a United States Army Major General who serves as Deputy Director of the Army National Guard. From 2009 to 2013 he served as Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard.

Early life
Judd Henry Lyons was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on May 29, 1962. In 1980 he graduated from Mexico Military Academy in Mexico, Missouri and enlisted in the Nebraska Army National Guard.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bohac took over as Adjutant General on July 15, and Lyons began his new duties as Deputy Director on August 1.

Family
Lyons’s wife Amy and he reside in Lincoln. She is a Lieutenant Colonel in the National Guard and a veteran of the Iraq War. Judd and Amy Lyons are the parents of three children, Alex Baldwin, Ben and Sam.

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.

Education
Lyons received a Bachelor of Professional Studies degree in Human Resources Management from Bellevue University in 1994. In 2005 Lyons graduated from the United States Army War College with a Master of Strategic Studies degree.

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.

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.

Awards

 * 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
 * 1) October, 1984 – October, 1985, Anti-Armor Platoon Leader, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 134th Infantry, Wahoo, Nebraska
 * 2) October, 1985 – October, 1987, Tank Platoon Leader, Company D, 1st Battalion, 195th Armor, Wahoo, Nebraska
 * 3) October, 1987 – February, 1988, Battalion Support Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry (Mechanized), Omaha, Nebraska
 * 4) February, 1988 – March, 1989, Company Executive Officer, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry (Mechanized), Omaha, Nebraska
 * 5) March, 1989 – March, 1990, Commander, Company D, 1st Battalion, 195th Armor, Wahoo, Nebraska
 * 6) March, 1990 – August, 1990, Communications and Electronics Officer, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 7) August, 1990 – January, 1991, Battalion S-2, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 8) January, 1991 – September, 1992, Operations and Training Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 9) September, 1992 – February, 1995, Operations and Training Officer, 92nd Troop Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 10) February, 1995 – August, 1998, Executive Officer, Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 11) August, 1998 – June, 1999, Mobilization Planner, Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 12) June, 1999 – April, 2002, Recruiting and Retention Manager, Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 13) April, 2002 – September, 2003, Executive Officer, 92nd Troop Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 14) September, 2003 – December, 2004, Commander, Training Site, Detachment 4, Headquarters, State Area Command, Ashland, Nebraska
 * 15) December, 2004 – September, 2005, J1/Human Resource Officer (HRO), Headquarters, State Area Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 16) September, 2005 – June, 2009, J3/Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (DCSOPS), Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 17) April, 2008 – August, 2009, Commander, 92nd Troop Command, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 18) June, 2009 – August, 2009, Chief Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 19) August, 2009 - July, 2013, Adjutant General, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
 * 20) August, 2013 - present, Deputy Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia

Effective dates of promotions

 * 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

External resources
Judd H. Lyons at National Guard Bureau, General Officer Management Office