Gen. Stephen R. Lyons

By Sarah WindmuellerOctober 15, 2021

General Stephen R. Lyons, U.S. Transportation Command commander prepares to board a C-37 Gulfstream Mar. 4, 2021 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Lyons visited Team McConnell to be briefed on current tanker operations with the KC-135 Stratotanker and the KC-46 Pegasus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis)
1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – General Stephen R. Lyons, U.S. Transportation Command commander prepares to board a C-37 Gulfstream Mar. 4, 2021 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Lyons visited Team McConnell to be briefed on current tanker operations with the KC-135 Stratotanker and the KC-46 Pegasus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Willis) (Photo Credit: Airman 1st Class zachary willis) VIEW ORIGINAL
General Stephen R. Lyons, U.S. Transportation Command commander, congratulates Captain Brian Hansen, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, chief of protocol, March 23, 2021 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.  Hansen was one of eight members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing coined by Lyons and recognized as an outstanding Airman. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Taryn Butler)
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Gen. Stephen R. Lyons received a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology and commissioned through Army ROTC in 1983 as a 2nd Lt.in the Ordnance Corps.

In his more than 30 years of service, Lyons has held many positions of progressive leadership responsibility. He began his career in Germany during the Cold War and has held a wide range of assignments. Lyons served as battalion executive officer for the Division Support Command and also as the executive officer and Division Material Management Center Chief in the 1st Armored Division in Germany. Lyons was the Plans Officer for the J-4 United States Central Command. His battalion command was with the 703rd Main Support Battalion and he later served as the G-4 of the 3rd Infantry Division. He commanded the 82nd Airborne Division Support Command and later commanded the 82nd Sustainment Brigade. He served as the executive officer to the Commander, United States Army Material Command. He has served with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) as C/J-4. He was the Director, Logistics Operations, Readiness, Force Integration and Strategy at Headquarters, Department of the Army G-4.

Lyons is currently serving as Commander of the United States Transportation Command. He is the first ever non-Air Force officer to lead Transportation Command.

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