Brigadier General Lynn M. Lee

Brigadier General Lynn M. Lee serves as the Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania Air National Guard. She is responsible for the coordination and direction of JFHQ Air Staff activities in support of over 4,000 Airmen of the PAANG and leads the execution of TAG priorities to enhance mission readiness and operational effectiveness. She oversees strategic initiatives and advises on key policies, programs and plans impacting the PAANG. After receiving undergraduate degrees from Dartmouth College and a graduate degree from the University of Maryland College Park, she entered the U.S. Air Force Reserve as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee attached to the Air Staff. In 2003, she transferred to the D.C. Air National Guard to attend Undergraduate Pilot Training. She served as a VIP airlift pilot on the C-38A and C-40C, flying the First Lady of the United States on multiple occasions. She has over 900 combat hours as an RC-26 pilot for U.S. Special Operations Command, having deployed in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and OPERATION NEW DAWN. She maintained watch on the no-fail Homeland Defense mission as Command Center Director, NORAD & USNORTHCOM, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Prior to this assignment, she served as the Commander, 111th Attack Wing, Horsham, Pennsylvania.

1994 Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.
1996 Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Md.
2001 Academy of Military Science (commissioning source)
2006 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
2007 Chief of Safety & Aircraft Mishap Investigation Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2012 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2013 Mission Commander’s Course, Hurlburt Field, Fl.
2016 Air War College (outstanding graduate), by correspondence 
2016 Combat Aviation Advisor Mission Qualification Course, Hurlburt Field, Fl.
2017 Contingency/Wartime Planning Course, Maxwell AFB, Al.
2020 Army War College, Master of Strategic Studies, Carlisle, Pa.
2022 Regional Seminar, Latin America, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2022 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2023 Air National Guard Commanders’ Leadership Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2024 Safety and Accident Investigation Board President Course, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 2001 – January 2003, Titan & Medium Launch Vehicles Assistant Program Element Monitor (IMA), Pentagon, 
Washington, D.C.
2. January 2003 – October 2004, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Survival & C-38 Training, Columbus AFB & various locations
3. October 2004 – January 2008, C-38A Pilot & Stan/Eval Liaison Officer, 201st Airlift Squadron, Joint Base, Andrews, Md.
4. January 2008 – October 2008, C-38A Instructor Pilot & Chief of Safety, 201st Airlift Squadron, Joint Base, Andrews, Md.
5. October 2008 – October 2009, ANG Flight Safety Officer, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
6. October 2009 – August 2012, Special Operations Pilot / Aircraft Commander, RC-26, Hurlburt Field, Fla. & Forward Operating 
Locations
7. August 2012 – September 2013, Flight Commander & C-40C Pilot, 201st Airlift Squadron, Joint Base, Andrews, Md.
8. September 2013 – August 2014, RC-26 Functional Area Manager, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
9. August 2014 – April 2015, Executive Officer & RC-26 Functional Area Manager, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base 
Andrews, Md.
10. April 2015 – October 2016, ANG Advisor to Air Force Special Operations Command, A58, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
11. October 2016 – January 2019, Commander, Detachment 12, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. January 2019 – July 2020, ANG Advisor to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio –
Randolph, Tex.
13. July 2020 – June 2021, Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
14. June 2021 – February 2023, Director, NORAD & USNORTHCOM Command Center, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, 
Colo.
15. March 2023 – August 2023, Commander, 111th Operations Group, Biddle Air National Guard Base, Horsham, Pa.
16. August 2023 – August 2025, Commander, 111th Attack Wing, Biddle Air National Guard Base, Horsham, Pa.
17. September 2025 – present, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.