Command Sgt. Maj. Sheryl D. Lyon accepts the colors of U.S. Army Cyber Command from Lt. Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, commanding general, Army Cyber Command, in an assumption of responsibility ceremony, signifying her acceptance of her new duties as ARCYBER...

U.S. Army Cyber Command welcomed a new command sergeant major during an assumption of responsibility ceremony at Fort Belvoir, Va., March 12.

Lt. Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, commanding general, ARCYBER, passed the command's colors to incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Sheryl D. Lyon, signifying her acceptance of the senior enlisted position in the organization.

Lyon, who will serve as ARCYBER's senior enlisted advisor, joined the Army in 1991 and completed training as an Arabic linguist and Signals Intelligence Analyst. She has since served tours of duty in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including service in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn and with the Kosovo Force.

She has served in every enlisted leadership position, from team sergeant to first sergeant, to command sergeant major at the brigade level and senior enlisted leader at the nominative level.

She comes to Fort Belvoir following duty as the U.S. Army Europe command sergeant major.

During her brief remarks at the assumption of responsibility ceremony, Lyon said she is already impressed by the professionalism of the Army Cyber team.

"I'm ready to face the challenges that are going to come about," Lyon said. "One of the things that never ceases to amaze me everywhere I go is the level of professionalism across our force and it has been no different here with Army Cyber.

"You have built this Army Service Component Command up from the ground. All you can do is go higher and higher.

"To our civilians, Soldiers - it means a great deal, the work that you do, the accomplishments that you have achieved. You should never ever take that for granted."

Nakasone called Lyon a leader of character whose wealth of experience as a command sergeant major makes her "singularly prepared for the challenges and the opportunities [at ARCYBER]... I am confident she will continue leading, mentoring and developing Soldiers and officers."

Lyon's professional biography is available at https://www.arcyber.army.mil/Leaders/Command-Sergeant-Major.