Growing up and working on the family farm in Illinois, Rep. Don Bacon learned first-hand how the value of hard work and commitment contributes to the success of a small business. He left the farm to attend Northern Illinois University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1984. That same year, he married Angie, the love of his life. Together they share three sons, one daughter, and eight grandchildren.

In 1985, Don began his military career when he joined the U. S. Air Force and served nearly thirty years on active duty, culminating his military career at the rank of Brigadier General. During his career in the Air Force, Don specialized in electronic warfare and intelligence.

His military career highlights include two tours as a Wing Commander, at Ramstein Airbase in Germany and Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska; squadron and group command at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona; and expeditionary squadron command, flying combat missions over Iraq. Don served 16 assignments with fur deployments to the Middle East, including one to Iraq from 2007 to 2008 during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Don is a National War College graduate, Distinguished Graduate of Intelligence School, Navigator School, and Air Command and Staff College. He earned two master’s degrees while serving in the Air Force.

In 2016, Don was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Nebraska’s Second Congressional District. He was named to the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) in 2017, where he currently serves on the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces and the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. In the 118th Congress, Don was named chairman of the bi-partisan HASC Military Quality-of-Life Panel and led a year-long inquiry into military pay, housing, childcare, support for military spouses, and healthcare access. His efforts yielded more than thirty legislative recommendations to improve the lives of military servicemembers and families, which were included in the House National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2025.

After completing his work on the Military Quality of Life Panel, Don was named chairman of the HASC Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation. Since 2017, he has been named by the Speaker of the House to every NDAA Conference Committee responsible for reconciling differences between the House and the Senate defense bills before final passage and enactment.

Serving on the House Committee on Agriculture since 2017, he led the effort on the 2017 Farm Bill to include language for a Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine and has four bills included in the House’s version of the 2024 Farm Bill: a bill to monitor and prohibit foreign ownership of farmland; language allowing temporary contractor hiring for efficient SNAP administration during crises, funding for youth organizations, expanding programs in rural areas to nurture leadership and community engagement; and language to protect roosters and dogs, prohibit trafficking, enabling citizen suits, and enhance enforcement.

During his tenure in Congress, Don co-founded and twice chaired the For Country Caucus, a group of principled military veteran congressional members working together across party lines to pass thoughtful legislation related to national security, veterans’ affairs, and national service issues. In addition, he served as Chair of the Republican Main Street Caucus, a group he resurrected in the 117th Congress. He is currently a co-chair for the largest bipartisan caucus, the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth. A member of the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors since 2017, Boards for the Holocaust Museum, Don also co-chairs the House Baltic Caucus, the Congressional Office for International Leadership, the Electromagnetic Warfare Working Group, and the Congressional Soccer Caucus.

Following the 2019 Midwest floods, which devasted Offutt Air Force Base and Camp Ashland, Don quickly organized the effort in the House to secure more than $1.6 billion in emergency federal funding to clean up, rebuild, and modernize both installations, which are critical to our national defense and Nebraska’s economy. Following his support for the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Eppley Airfield has received more than $70 million to modernize this significant regional transportation hub, making it more accessible for international flights. Most recently, this legislation has provided more than $25 million to the cities of Omaha and Wahoo for sewer and gas pipeline replacement projects.

Together with his staff, Don has received the following key awards and recognition:

These honors include the Outstanding Constituent Services Award by the Congressional Management Foundation (2021); Ranked #1 Most Effective Republican Legislator in the House by the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University’s Center for Effective Lawmaking (2022); Ranked #2 for Highest Number of Bills Signed into Law in the House by Govtrack.us (2022); the Defender of Children Award by the First Focus Campaign for Children (2022 & 2023); Top 10 Most Bi-Partisan Member of the House by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy Georgetown University (2022 & 2023); the Outstanding Workplace Environment Award by the Congressional Management Foundation (2024); and the Top Elected Official in America for Bipartisan Cooperation by the Common Ground Committee (2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024)

Mrs. Eroica D. Boone is serving as the Chief ISR Information Security Officer (CIIO) to the Air Force Intelligence Community Information Environment (AF IC IE) with delegated authority from, and directly supporting, the Chief ISR Information Office (CIIO) and Authorizing Official (AO) out of Headquarters Air Force A2/6, ISR & Cyber Operations under Title 50 U.S. Code. She is also the Security Division Chief within the 16 AF/A6 Directorate. Her principal goal is to protect the AF Intelligence Element’s Information Environment at all classifications and AF ISR ability to perform its mission. This includes leading the cyber defense of SIGINT activities under the AF IC element for the National Security Agency.

She continues to serve in the Air National Guard (ANG) as the Arkansas ANG Headquarters Director of Communication (A6).

ASSIGNMENTS
2000-2002 USAF Active Duty, Chief of Information Operations, Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), Hurlburt Field, FL
2002-2004 USAF Active Duty, Enterprise Network Operations Security Center OIC, Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA), Scott AFB, IL
2004-2006 USAF Civilian, Help Desk Supervisor, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, GA
2007-2008 Director of Information Technology, Kauffman and Associates Inc., Spokane, WA
2008-2009 Founder, DigiSkillz, Adjunct Professor, Jefferson Davis Community College, Brewton, AL
2009-2010 US Navy Common Access Card Program Manager, SAIC, NAS Pensacola, FL
2009-2011 USAF Reserves, 605 Test and Evaluation Squadron PM, Hurlburt Field, FL
2010-2013 US Navy Civilian, Enterprise Application Development Branch Head, Data Center Operations Director, SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic, Joint Base Charleston, SC
2013-2015 US Navy Civilian, Deputy Chief Engineer, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific, Naval Base Point Loma, CA
2013-2016 USAF Reserves, Cyber Operations, USAFRICOM J65, Kelley Barracks Stuttgart, DE
2015-2018 Dept Veterans Affairs Civilian, Deputy Facility Chief Information Officer, Little Rock Area, AR
2016-2017 ANG, Stan/Eval Chief, 223 Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Little Rock AFB, AR
2017-2018 Active ANG, Commander, 223 Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Little Rock AFB, AR
2018-Pres ANG, Director of Communications, Joint Force HQ, Arkansas ANG, Camp Robinson, AR
2019-2020 DHS CISA National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS) Network Operations Center (NOC) Manager, Raytheon, Corry Station, Pensacola, FL
2020-2023 DHS CISA Civilian, NCPS NOC Virginia Director, Arlington, VA
2022-2023 Active ANG, AF IC ISR Cybersecurity Branch Chief, HQ Air Force A2/6OI, Pentagon, DC
2023-Pres USAF Civilian, AF IC IE Chief ISR Information Security Officer (CIISO), 16 AF, JB San Antonio, TX

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION
1999 – Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, Minor, Aerospace Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
2005 – Squadron Officer School
2006 – Master of Science in Management, Project Management, Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO
2007 – Master of Science in Management, Information Systems Security, Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO
2012 – ITILv4, ITSM; CMMI for Services
2014 – ENG Level 2, PM Level 1, Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
2018 – Certified Information Systems Professional (CISSP), (ISC)2 exp: 2027
2022 – Air War College

Brigadier General Maurizio D. Calabrese is the Director of Intelligence and Information for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), both headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. In this capacity, he serves as the Senior Intelligence Advisor to the Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM and directs all intelligence operations for both commands.

Brig. Gen. Calabrese entered the Air Force as a 1996 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. A career intelligence officer, he has commanded ISR operations at the squadron, group, and wing levels supporting U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, U.S Central Command, and U.S. Space Command missions.

He was an analyst and theater collection manager for U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Southern Command with deployments to the Middle East supporting operations Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Inherent Resolve, and Enduring Sentinel.

Brig. Gen. Calabrese holds a Bachelor of Science in History from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a Master of Arts in National Security Affairs from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the National Defense Intelligence College, and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from Eisenhower School.

His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, and the Air Force Achievement Medal.

Prior to his current assignment, Brigadier General Calabrese served as the Deputy Commanding General (DCG), Special Operations Joint Task Force-Central Headquarters, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

Mr. Michael Castelli is the Acting Deputy Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer (IC CIO). In this capacity, Mr. Castelli supports the IC CIO’s leadership of the IC’s information technology modernization, and strategic implementation of the IC’s information environment.

Since joining the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in 2005, Mr. Castelli has served in a variety of roles. Most recently, he was the National Counterproliferation Center’s Deputy Director for National Intelligence Management-Counterproliferation (CP), and was responsible for integrating the IC’s CP collection and analysis programs, and coordinating efforts within the IC/Department of Defense Joint Hard Target Strategies. Mr. Castelli was a member of the ODNI’s Office of General Counsel where he was the lead counsel for the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, and the National Intelligence Management Council, and was the first Associate Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Records Management. Mr. Castelli also served as a special assistant to the Deputy DNI for Collection, and, when detailed to the Department of Human Services, Office of Security and Strategic Intelligence, Mr. Castelli was dual-hatted as the Deputy Director for Counterintelligence and Chief of the Cyberthreat Intelligence Program. Prior to joining the ODNI, Mr. Castelli was an attorney with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Security Law Branch.

Mr. Castelli came to the IC from private practice, where he was a senior associate with Nicoletti Hornig and Sweeney, in New York City. Mr. Castelli also served in the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps as a staff attorney for Commander, Naval Base Norfolk, the staff judge advocate for Commander, Amphibious Squadron Two, and as a prosecutor and appellate defense counsel.

Mr. Castelli attended Cornell University and the New England School of Law.

Mr. Chancellor ensures timely intelligence support to the Commander, USSTRATCOM and the Command’s Director of Intelligence in order to enable the Command’s primary mission: deter strategic attacks on the US and its allies and should deterrence fail, employ forces decisively to achieve national security objectives. Mr. Chancellor’s team ensures 24-hour/day global situational awareness and warning to enable strategic deterrence, identify and characterize strategic mobile forces, and provide intelligence needed for the planning and implementation of operational and
contingency plans.

Mr. Chancellor previously led DIA’s Defense Counterproliferation Office in the planning and conduct of all aspects of all-source intelligence and production on weapons of mass destruction (WMD)/counterproliferation subjects, with an emphasis on global proliferation threats, foreign nuclear, biological and chemical warfare programs, WMD-related arms and technology transfer, proliferation and procurement networks, and technical exploitation of foreign weapon systems. He also served as the Defense Intelligence Integration Officer for Counterproliferation.

Mr. Chancellor’s background includes serving as DIA’s Senior Defense Intelligence Analyst for Northeast Asia, the Deputy Director for Intelligence, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), and the Senior
Expert for North Korea, USFK. He served at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as the Senior Defense Specialist to the Director, National Counterproliferation Center
where he represented Defense Intelligence Enterprise and Combatant Command equities in support of ODNI and IC priorities in countering the threats caused by the proliferation of WMD.

Mr. Chancellor graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and received a Master of Nuclear Science degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of the Air
War College and the Joint Forces Staff College.

Mr. Chancellor is retired from the U.S. Air Force; he served as Chief, Nuclear Systems Readiness on the Air Staff; Commander, Space Tactics Flight in Air Force Space Command’s Top Hand
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Force Development Evaluation Program; and Chief, ICBM Operations Training for the Twentieth Air Force. His operational time includes missile crew experience and leadership with ground-launched cruise missiles in Sicily and ICBMs in Wyoming.

(Current as of June 2024)

Mark Chatelain is NGA’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director, Chief Information Officer & IT Services (CIO-T) Component. He oversees all development, governance, management and innovation related to NGA’s information technology infrastructure, systems and services, data libraries and cybersecurity.

Prior to being named Chief Information Officer in February 2023, Mr. Chatelain led specific issues and programs within NGA as Associate CIO, while collaborating across the intelligence community (IC) with top-level experts and consultants in other Department of Defense organizations, IC agencies and industry. Previously he served as deputy director and acting director of CIO-T’s Adopt and Deliver Group, where he was responsible for definition, development and maintenance of all application and infrastructure services within the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence.

Before leading the Adopt & Deliver Group, Mr. Chatelain served as the deputy program director for the Next NGA West Headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. His primary responsibility was leading the development of the Information Technology component of the new facility and managing the requirements, risk, schedule and configuration management aspects of the Program Management Office.

From 2012-2016, Mr. Chatelain served as the chief of the NGA Support Team, US Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, NE. He was also selected to serve as the Director of National Intelligence representative to the command, and was responsible for the integration of all Intelligence Community activities at United States Strategic Command.

Previous assignments include deployment to Afghanistan for two tours as the NGA lead for Regional Command South, West and Southwest in 2012 and the Regional Command East in 2010.
Mr. Chatelain also served as the chief, International Programs Division, where he managed the GEOINT acquisition relationships across the broad range of NGAs international partner community. He has served as a Program Manager and Contract Officer Representative for several of NGAs acquisition efforts over the years.

Mr. Chatelain began working with an NGA predecessor agency in 1986, providing electrical and systems engineer support; developing image processing algorithms, imagery collection and management systems; and finding GEOINT software/hardware solutions. He officially joined NGA in 2005, leading the development of user access services, foundation GEOINT data systems, and the commercial imagery tasking, archive and dissemination systems.

Mr. Chatelain was selected as an inaugural member of the NGA Supervisory Council and was elected to serve as the 2012-2013 Chairperson. He served as the Analysis Directorate Equality Executive in 2015 and 2016, and continued his commitment to diversity and inclusion by having served as the Senior Champion for the NGA Deaf and Hard of Hearing Council.

Educational accomplishments include a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington and a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from The George Washington University. He is DAWIA level III certified in Program Management and a member of the Department of Defense Acquisition Corp.

Mr. Douglas Cossa was appointed as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in July 2021. As the CIO, Mr. Cossa leads a global organization of more than 4,000 staff and $1 billion in resources, providing the complete spectrum of Information Technology (IT) services to the Agency and broader Intelligence Community (IC). He is also charged with overseeing the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System—the federal government’s Top Secret intelligence network.

Prior to this position, Mr. Cossa served for three years as DIA’s Deputy CIO after previously serving as the Deputy Director of the Mission Integration Division (MID) in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Mr. Cossa was promoted to the Senior Executive Service in 2015.

As the Deputy Director of MID, Mr. Cossa led the integration of collection, analysis, and IT capabilities to satisfy intelligence priorities. He served as the Senior Executive charged with overseeing the development of analytic tradecraft for data science, developing an interagency strategy to establish a new National Vetting Center and providing technical and programmatic oversight of mission-critical capabilities under the IC’s Information Technology Enterprise. He also co-chaired the IT modernization board for the President’s Daily Brief overseeing the integration of new capabilities for joint analytic production.

Prior to serving as the Deputy Director of MID, Mr. Cossa served as the Chief of the Priorities and Assessments Group (PAG) in the ODNI where he led the President’s Intelligence Priorities, the National Intelligence Priorities Framework, and reforms to sensitive intelligence collection defined by Presidential Policy Directive-28 following unauthorized disclosures. Mr. Cossa also served as Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Library of National Intelligence to enhance intelligence discoverability and sharing. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Cossa managed the Planning phase of the Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Evaluation process within ODNI’s Policy & Strategy directorate. He also led the needs analysis function for major system acquisitions within the Systems and Resource Analysis directorate.

Before joining the ODNI, Mr. Cossa worked at the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) where he was the senior program manager for the National Media Exploitation Center’s overseas operations. He led staff deployed to support document and media exploitation operations in Qatar, Iraq, and Afghanistan, primarily involving cellular exploitation, computer forensics, document exploitation, and linguistics. While at SAIC, he also served as the program manager for systems engineering and technical assistance contracts at the ODNI. Mr. Cossa started at SAIC as a database administrator, software developer, and systems architect supporting the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Mr. Cossa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from James Madison University and a Master’s degree in Systems Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University. He and his wife have two daughters and reside in Leesburg, Virginia.

Gen. Anthony J. Cotton is the Commander, United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

He is responsible for one of 11 Unified Commands under the Department of Defense. USSTRATCOM is responsible for strategic deterrence, nuclear operations, global strike, missile defense, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, analysis and targeting, and missile threat assessment. USSTRATCOM is comprised of 41,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Guardians, and civilians who operate globally performing the command’s missions. The command also provides the Secretary of Defense and President a range of options to deter adversaries and assure allies.

General Cotton entered the Air Force through the ROTC program in 1986 where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He has commanded at the squadron, group, wing, and major command levels. He has served as the Vice Commander and Commander of the 341st Missile Wing, Commander of the 45th Space Wing, Director of the Eastern Range, Patrick AFB, Florida,  Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Commander 20th Air Force, Commander and President of Air University, as well as, Deputy Commander Air Force Global Strike Command.

Prior to his current assignment, General Cotton served as the Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command and Commander, Air Forces Strategic – Air, USSTRATCOM, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science, Political Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
1991 Master of Science, Administration, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant
1992 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2001 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
2006 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2007 Phase II PME, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2009 Senior Managers Course on National Security, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2014 AFSO 21 Executive Leadership Course, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2017 Leadership Decision Making, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2018 Pinnacle Course, National Defense University, Ft McNair, Washington, D.C.
2018 The Harvard Seminar for New Presidents, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Mass.
2018 Leadership at the Peak, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2020 Combined Forces Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1986 – July 1991, Missile Combat Crew Commander; Standardization/Evaluation Missile Combat Crew Commander; Chief, Standardization/Evaluation Operations/Procedures Branch and Wing Executive Officer, 91st Missile Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D.
2. July 1991 – April 1994, Command Operations Evaluator 3901st Missile Evaluation Squadron and Chief of Protocol, 20th Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
3. April 1994 – April 1997, Space Surveillance Crew Commander, Flight Commander, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo.
4. April 1997 – January 1999, Chief, Space Surveillance Optical Section; Space Surveillance Program Element Monitor; and Executive Officer to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
5. January 1999 – June 2000, Executive Officer to the Commander, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
6. June 2000 – June 2001, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. June 2001 – March 2004, Operations Officer, 45th Range Squadron; Commander, 3rd Space Launch Squadron; and Deputy Commander, 45th Operations Group, Patrick AFB, Fla.
8. March 2004 – June 2005, Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
9. June 2005 – March 2008, Deputy Director, Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group; Director, Preparation and Planning; and Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
10. April 2008 – July 2009, Commander, Space Operations Group, Aerospace Data Facility-East, Fort Belvoir, Va.
11. July 2009 – May 2010, Vice Commander, 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
12. May 2010 – August 2011, Commander, 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
13. August 2011 – June 2013, Commander, 45th Space Wing, and Director, Eastern Range, Patrick AFB, Fla.
14. June 2013 – November 2015, Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Va.
15. November 2015 – January 2018, Commander, 20th Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, Francis E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
16. February 2018 – October 2019, Commander and President, Air University, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
17. October 2019 – August 2021, Deputy Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Deputy Commander, Air Forces Strategic – Air, U.S. Strategic Command, Barksdale AFB, La.
18. August 2021 – December 2022, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Commander, Air Forces Strategic – Air, U.S. Strategic Command, Barksdale AFB, La.
19. December 2022 – present, Commander, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, Neb.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 2006 – June 2007, Director, Preparation and Planning; and Senior Military Assistant to the Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
2. June 2007 – April 2008, Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, the
Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
3. April 2008 – July 2009, Commander, Space Operations Group, Aerospace Data Facility-East, Fort Belvoir,
Va. (National Reconnaissance Office), as a colonel
4. December 2022 – present, Commander, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a general

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with device
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
National Reconnaissance Office Medal of Distinguished Performance

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 7, 1986
First Lieutenant June 7, 1988
Captain June 7, 1990
Major March 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2002
Colonel Dec. 1, 2006
Brigadier General Nov. 10, 2011
Major General July 6, 2015
Lieutenant General Feb. 15, 2018
General Aug. 27, 2021

Mr. Benjamin Davis was appointed as the Chief lnformation Officer, Office of lntelligence and Analysis, in May 2024. As the CIO, Mr. Davis leads the Office of lnformation Technology’s delivery of intelligence information systems in support of the Department of Treasury’s national security mission.

Before joining OIA, Mr. Davis served as the Director, Intelligence Community Security Coordination Center (IC SCC), from January 2023 to May 2024 within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence/Office of the Intelligence Community Chief Information Office. In this capacity he led the IC SCC’s mission to provide cyber situational awareness, vulnerability management, and coordinated incident response activities for events impacting the IC’s Information Environment.

Before joining ODNI, Mr. Davis served on a joint duty rotation as a Senior Program Analyst in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security (OUSD(I&S)). Specifically, he focused on cybersecurity of Enterprise Capabilities, strategic oversight, and planning and programming of the Depa1tment’s Battlespace Awareness portfolio and the Defense Intelligence Enterprise. He was also responsible for providing technical assessments and recommendations on a wide range of topics including architecture alignment and partner information sharing.

Previously, Mr. Davis was the Deputy Director of the IC SCC where he led cyber operations and oversaw the day-to-day activities of the IC’s federal cyber network defense center. Other prior assignments include serving as the Senior Technology Advisor to DIA’s Deputy Director for Commonwealth Integration (DDCI), where he led initiatives within DIA and the IC to enable greater integration and collaboration with FVEY partners; the Deputy Chief of DIA’s International Systems Office where managed all of DIA’s IT services with bilateral and multilateral coalition partners; and the Deputy Chief of DIA CIO’s Strategic Communications Office, where he led CIO’s messaging to congressional and executive branch overseers, mission partners, and internal stakeholders.

Additionally, Mr. Davis served as a Legislative Fellow with the Brookings Institute in the Office of former Congressman John Ratcliffe, TX-04. In this capacity, he served as the Congressman’s advisor on national security, defense, cybersecurity, and foreign affairs issues, while diligently working to serve the constituents of east Texas.

Mr. Davis is the recipient of a National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation, a Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award, the Global War on Terrorism Secretary of Defense Medal, and the Non-Article 5 NATO Civilian Combat Support Medal.

Mr. Davis holds a Master’s in Strategic Intelligence (MSSI) from the National Intelligence University, and both a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) and a Bachelor’s in Political Science from East Carolina University. Mr. Davis is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Lean Six Sigma certified. He resides in Alexandria, VA with his wife Elizabeth and three children, Oliver, Smith, and Charlotte.

Current Position: Ms. Dhanraj is the NSA/CSS Deputy Authorizing Official (D/AO) and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (D/CISO) within the Capabilities Directorate at the National Security Agency, Department of Defense, Fort George G. Meade, MD. As D/AO and D/CISO, she holds the responsibility of operating the NSA/CSS networks at an acceptable level of risk on behalf of the NSA CIO.

Education: BS, Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; MS, Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering, Baltimore, MD; Executive Education, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business and Washington University, Brookings Institute.

Prior Positions: Ms. Dhanraj started at NSA as a Computer Scientist in 1985 and has served in a variety of line management, Technical Director (TD), and Subject Matter Expert (SME) positions. She began in the National Computer Security Center evaluating National Security Systems using the Common Criteria. Ms. Dhanraj moved to the Operations Directorate working in a variety of areas (field exploitation, vocoder analysis, and cryptanalytic engineering solutions).  She joined the Senior Technical Development Program completing external tours at Arca Systems, Inc. (a subsidiary of Exodus Communications and Cable and Wireless), developing intrusion detection and content integrity technologies used to protect the US Critical Infrastructure and at the DoD-DCI Information Operations Technology Center as TD of the Advanced Technology Group.  She has held TD and SME positions in the Signals Intelligence and Capabilities Directorates (Office of Overhead, Telecommunications Network Technologies/Tailored Access Operations (TAO), Remote Operations Center/TAO, Senior Strategist for TAO, NSA Threat Operations Center Infrastructure and Capabilities Group, Orchestration Solutions Network Security SME, and Chief of the Cyber Capabilities Division).

Prior to joining NSA, Ms. Dhanraj worked as a Mechanical Engineer at the Naval Surface Weapons Center, White Oak, MD and Computer Lab Manager, University of Maryland, Mathematics Department, College Park, MD.

Professional Background: Ms. Dhanraj achieved the rank of Master in NSA Computer Science technical track, holds NSA certifications in Software Engineering Practice and Process Programs, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). She completed Intelligence Community Officer and Joint Duty Program certifications. Ms. Dhanraj is a graduate of the NSA Senior Technical Development Program, Director’s Leadership Program, National Intelligence University’s Leading the Intelligence Community I and II Programs, and WashU@Brookings Certificate in Public Leadership participant. Ms. Dhanraj received the Presidential Meritorious Rank Award in 2022.

Personal: Ms. Dhanraj, a native of Maryland, lives with her husband Stephen, also an NSA employee, in Laurel, Maryland. They have one son, Dylan; graduated from UMBC BA in Political Science. She is a member of the Johns Hopkins University Engineering for Professionals Computer Science and Cyber Security Program Committee and the Amateur Astronomy Societies (Howard Astronomical League and Astronomical League).

Dr. Stacey A. Dixon was sworn in as the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI) on Aug. 4, 2021. She currently serves as the sixth Senate-confirmed PDDNI.

Possessing over 20 years of intelligence experience, Dr. Dixon has led the Intelligence Community at the highest ranks. Dr. Dixon joined ODNI after serving as the eighth Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from 2019-2021, where she assisted the Director both in leading the agency and managing the National System for Geospatial Intelligence.

From 2018 to 2019, she was the fourth Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), after serving as its Deputy Director from 2016 to 2018. Before joining IARPA, Dr. Dixon served as the Deputy Director of NGA’s research directorate, where she oversaw geospatial intelligence research and development. She held additional leadership roles at NGA as the Chief of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs and Deputy Director of the Corporate Communications Office.

Prior to serving at NGA, Dr. Dixon was a staff member for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. She first started her intelligence career at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2003, where she was assigned to the National Reconnaissance Office’s advanced systems and technology directorate.

An accomplished leader, Dr. Dixon holds both a doctorate and master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. She was also a chemical engineer postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Dixon serves as a presidentially nominated member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and is ODNI’s liaison to Spelman College’s Center for Excellence for Minority Women in STEM. Dr. Dixon is a native of the District of Columbia, where she currently resides.

Ms. Susan Dorr is a member of the Senior National Intelligence Service within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).  She is currently the ODNI Chief Information Officer, responsible for overseeing, delivering, and securing the ODNl’s information and information technology.  Her direct reports include the ODNI Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and Chief Data Officer.  She collaborates with the CIOs of the other 16 Intelligence Community (IC) elements and the Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer (IC CIO) to deliver information technology (IT) in support of the intelligence mission.

Previously, Ms. Dorr held the titles of Intelligence Community Chief Information Security Officer (IC CISO) and Director of the Cybersecurity Division within the Office of the IC CIO—positions in which she served since 2014.  She was responsible for overseeing the implementation of the IC information security program and advising the IC CIO and DNI on matters pertaining to safeguarding the IC Information Environment.  Ms. Dorr chaired the IC Information Security Risk Management Committee; sponsored the development of and monitored IC compliance with IC information systems security policies, standards, and procedures; and provided management and oversight of the ICs Integrated Technical Assessment Team.  She was also an IC CIO technical representative to the U.S. Federal CIO Council and was the U.S. Representative to the Five-Eyes Enterprise CIO Steering Group.

From 2009 to 2014, she served as the IC Chief Architect within the Office of the IC CIO.  She also served in various managerial roles tasked with fostering enterprise architecture, systems engineering, technical standards, and integration practices that support the successful delivery of IT services of common concern.  She oversaw the development of the IC Enterprise Architecture and segment architectures for the National Open Source Enterprise and IC Analytic Transformation initiatives.  She was also instrumental in standing up the IC IT Enterprise “IC IT E” initiative; an IC-wide transformational effort to “do in common” based on a shared risk, datacentric, service-oriented IC enterprise.

Before joining the ODNI, Ms. Dorr served in various roles from 1991 to 2007 at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).  She managed DIA’s email system operations; provided IT support to the National Military Joint Intelligence Center; and directed 24×7 IT operations for DIA’s worldwide counterintelligence, measures and signals intelligence, and human intelligence collection directorates.  She also led the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System Engineering Team and optimized DIA and Department of Defense general intelligence telecommunications capabilities. As the DIA Chief Architect, she established and maintained the General Defense Intelligence Program IT Enterprise Architecture and re-engineered the Intelligence Campaign Planning processes to include supporting portfolio and funding analyses for business and mission capabilities. Her distinguished DIA career provided significant exposure to all facets of intelligence missions and the design, operations, and safeguarding of the entire defense intelligence IT enterprise.

Ms. Dorr began her intelligence career in 1988 supporting the National Security Agency as a mathematician and digital signals processing engineer.  She possesses Bachelors of Science degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin.

Ms. Elizabeth Durham-Ruiz is the Director of Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems (C4) and Chief Information Officer (CIO), United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

As the Director of C4 Systems, data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), Ms. Durham-Ruiz is responsible for providing and assuring global-integrated C4 capabilities for U.S. Strategic Command execution in support of full spectrum operations for global strike, nuclear deterrence, missile defense, and cyberspace operations. She translates DoD and Joint Chiefs of Staff communications and information policies and applies them across the command.

As the CIO, Ms. Durham-Ruiz has sole responsibility for developing, coordinating, and implementing U.S. Strategic Command enterprise information environment support for DoD Chief Information Officer initiatives, policy, and guidance. This includes Clinger-Cohen Act compliance, information resource management, and information technology governance processes
such as capital planning, business process improvements, and portfolio management.

Ms. Durham-Ruiz was commissioned into the United States Air Force in 1982 following her graduation from the United States Air Force Academy and served on active duty until 2007. She has extensive experience in command, control, communications and cyber systems supporting Presidential, strategic, tactical, satellite commanding and integrated tactical warning/attack assessment missions; satellite communications; enterprise information technology systems; cloud computing; and data and AI.

After retiring from active duty as a Colonel, Ms. Durham-Ruiz held a variety of senior civilian positions at United States Strategic Command and United States Transportation Command. She led many cross-functional teams to analyze and develop pioneering solutions to complex technical problems, focusing on Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication (NC3), C4, cyber, cloud
computing, and big data analytics.

EDUCATION
2013 Master of Business Administration, University of Nebraska-Omaha, NE
2003 Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, United States Naval War College, Newport, RI
2000 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL
1995 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
1995 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
1987 Master of Science, Systems Management, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
1987 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
1982 Bachelor of Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO

CIVILIAN CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. December 2018 – Present, Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computer System and Chief Information Officer,
United States Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE
2. December 2018 – April 2020, Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems; Chief Information Officer, and
Director, Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Enterprise Center, United States Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE
3.December 2016 – December 2018, Executive Director and Deputy Chief Information Officer, Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber Systems, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, IL
4.March 2011 – November 2016, Senior Analytic Advisor to the Director, C4 Systems, United States Strategic Command, Offutt AFB,NE
5.February 2007 – February 2011, Chief, Mission Analysis and Outreach/Innovation Division, Global Innovation and StrategyCenter, United States Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE

MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS 1.July 2003 – January 2007, Deputy Director, Global Innovation and Strategy Center; Vice Director, Capability and ResourceIntegration Directorate; Chief, Space and Global Strike Mission Capability Team; Chief, Global Command, Control, Communications,and Computer Division, United States Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE
2.July 2002 – June 2003, Student, United States Naval War College, Newport, RI
3.July 2000 – July 2002, Chief, Policy, Plans, Architecture, Requirements, and Military Satellite Communications, United StatesStrategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE
4.June 1998 – June 2000, Commander, 755th Communications Squadron, Offutt AFB, NE
5.June 1995 – June 1998, Extremely High Frequency Satellite Communications Action Officer, Joint Staff, Pentagon
6.June 1994 – June 1995, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
7.April 1992 – June 1994, Chief, Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment and Aerospace Defense Requirements, HeadquartersUnited States Air Force, Pentagon
8.February 1990 – April 1992, Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment Integration and Engineering Officer; DirectorateExecutive Officer, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO9.January 1986 – February 1990, Chief of Systems, Chief of Maintenance, and Chief of Technical Control, 1879th CommunicationsSquadron, Falcon (Schriever) AFB, CO
10.February 1983 – February 1986, Chief of Deployment Planning; Chief of Technical Control; Chief of Plans, 2d CombatCommunications Group, Patrick AFB, FL11.July 1982 – January 1983, Student, Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, MS

MAJOR CIVILIAN AWARDS Presidential Rank Award Joint Civilian Service Achievement Award Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award Distinguished Alumnus, College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE MAJOR MILITARY AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal

(Current as of July 2024)

A lifelong Nebraskan, Deb Fischer is the senior senator from Nebraska. Senator Fischer was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2012, becoming the first Nebraska woman elected to a full term and the first Nebraska state senator elected directly after service in the state legislature. Six years later, in November 2018, Nebraskans voted overwhelmingly to send her back to the U.S. Senate for a second term.

Senator Fischer is committed to working with Republicans and Democrats alike to advance sensible policies that will promote strong Nebraska families and communities.

Senator Fischer believes the first duty of Congress is to defend the nation. As a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, she is committed to defending against growing threats to our homeland and our allies. In her capacity as the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, she is focused on critical issues including our nuclear triad and associated delivery systems, the emergence of space as a warfighting domain, and defending the nation against increasingly sophisticated missile threats. The subcommittee directly oversees two unified combatant commands: U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Space Command.

Senator Fischer recently joined the Appropriations Committee, which helps shape the federal government’s spending policies. This position will ensure Nebraskans have greater input into the programs and agencies that directly affect their lives. Senator Fischer is committed to leveraging this role to rein in irresponsible spending and fight the Biden administration’s radical agenda.

As a member of the Commerce Committee, Senator Fischer continues to lead on issues related to our nation’s infrastructure. Senator Fischer is particularly committed to improving roads, bridges, and broadband access, priorities dating back to her time in the Nebraska Legislature.

Senator Fischer also sits on the Agriculture Committee. Her service on this committee is vital for Nebraska, and she knows agriculture is the economic engine of the state. Senator Fischer is a Nebraska cattle rancher with over 40 years of real-life experience working with agriculture producers and rural and economic development groups across the state. As Nebraska’s voice on this committee, she works to cut regulations negatively affecting agriculture and open up new trade opportunities for farmers and ranchers.

Senator Fischer is a member of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s leadership team, serving as counsel to the Republican Leader. Using this position, which she has held since 2015, she presents the concerns of Nebraskans directly to the Republican Senate leadership. She also serves on the Senate Republican Whip Team for the 118^th Congress.

Before her election to the U.S. Senate, Fischer served in the Nebraska Unicameral, representing the 43^rd Legislative District from 2005 to 2013. During her time in the state legislature, she chaired the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee. She was also a member of the Revenue Committee, the Natural Resources Committee, and the Executive Board.

Born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, Senator Fischer attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and graduated with a degree in education. She and her husband, Bruce, have a ranching business in the Nebraska Sandhills. They have three sons and six grandchildren.

Major-General Dominic J.A. Goulet commenced his career with the Canadian Armed Forces by joining the Governor General’s Foot Guards in 1993. Upon completion of infantry officer training through the Reserve Entry Scheme – Officers program, he transferred to the Regular Force in 1997 and was posted to the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment where he served as Platoon Commander and the Battalion Intelligence Officer.

He transferred to the Canadian Armed Forces Intelligence Branch in 2002. He has held multiple tactical and operational level intelligence staff positions, including G2 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade-Group, G2 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade-Group, J2 Ops Canada Command, G2 Plans Canadian Army HQ, J3 Canadian Forces Intelligence Group, and Deputy J2 Canadian Joint Operations Command. He has also served as an instructor at the Canadian Forces School of Military Intelligence, and commanded Joint Task Force X, the Canadian Armed Forces Human Intelligence unit.

As part of Canada’s contribution to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, he deployed in 2004 as the Battalion Intelligence Officer with the 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment Battle-Group in Kabul, and in 2006-07 as the Commanding Officer All-Source Intelligence Centre in Kandahar. He deployed in 2019-20 with Combined Joint Task Force – Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, as a member of the Directorate of Strategic Communications. He served as Special Advisor to the Commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command from 2020-2021. He has commanded at the formation level, serving as Commander of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Group from 2021-2022.

Prior to his appointment as the Deputy Director for Commonwealth Integration, he served as Chief of Staff, Canadian Forces Intelligence Command. He is a graduate of the Canadian Forces College National Security Program and holds a Master of Arts in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada.

In his free time, Major-General Goulet enjoys sports, travel, and spending time with his family. He and his wife Chantal have four children, Brennan, Devin, Mallory, and Chelsea-Cyndel.

Roger S. Greenwell is the Director of the Enterprise Integration and Innovation Center and the DISA Chief Information Officer.  He is responsible for horizontal integration and support across the agency; focusing on effective use of information technology, security and risk management across the DISA enterprise, adopting innovative approaches/solutions in using technology, instituting actions to improve automation and user experience, and driving change in the way DISA uses data.  His portfolio includes the Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Risk Management, Chief Data Officer, Chief Experience Officer, and Director of Operations Engineering, Modeling, and Automation.

Mr. Greenwell previously served as the agency Risk Management Executive and Authorizing Official.  He was responsible for addressing all facets of cyber security and making authorization decisions that balance mission with the security in place; the scope of which encompassed hundreds of systems, applications, networks, and satellite communications provided by DISA. He led DISA’s efforts in developing DOD-wide security guidance and products including Security Requirements Guides (SRGs), Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and content used by standards-based tools for automating compliance assessment against DOD standards.  He also was the Department of Defense (DOD) authority for issuing cloud computing provisional authorizations (PAs).

Prior assignments include the Director and Technical Director of DISA’s Field Security Operations (FSO), directing the activities of 300+ personnel supporting Information Assurance activities around the world. He provided oversight to numerous initiatives including a comprehensive vulnerability/risk assessment numerous complex systems and networks. He served as the DOD certification authority for the general services component of the Computer Network Defense Service Provider (CNDSP) program; validating processes and procedures used by CNDSPs in providing Protect, Detect, Respond, Sustain services across the DOD. Greenwell also served previously as the FSO Chief of the Capabilities Implementation Division and Chief of the IA Standards and Training Division. In these roles, he led efforts to develop operational procedures that supported the deployment of Enterprise capabilities using tools such as the Host Based Security System (HBSS) and the Vulnerability Management System (VMS); and enabled the transformation of the STIGs/SRGs in adopting the use of Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP).

Before joining the Government in 2009, Mr. Greenwell worked for Hewlett Packard (HP) / Electronic Data Systems (EDS) where he provided security consulting and contract management for multiple military customers including DISA, Army, Air National Guard, and Army National Guard. His diverse background and experience includes vulnerability management, computer network defense, standards and policy development, tool development/integration, training, disaster recovery, and emerging technology capabilities. He co-authored the first DOD technical security guide in 1994 supporting the mainframe environment which led to the creation of the SRG and STIG program that exists today.

Mr. Greenwell has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Internetworking and is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute. He holds multiple industry security certifications to include CISSP, CISA, and CISM.

In January 2023, Jimmy L. Hall, Jr. took on the roles of Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director of the Technology and Innovation Office (TIO) for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and assumed the position of Intelligence CIO for the Department of State.

He oversees communication and IT functions, with a specific focus on ensuring the operations and security of the Department of State’s Top Secret IT network and associated systems while playing a significant role within the Intelligence Community (IC). Having previously served as the Acting CIO of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), where he gained valuable insights into leveraging IT to support large agency operations.

His collaboration with prominent organizations such as the Defense Information Systems Agency and the National Security Agency demonstrates his ability to navigate and engage with key stakeholders in the cybersecurity and IT policy arena. With a distinguished 30-year career in the U.S. Army, Jimmy held various command and staff positions and earned advanced degrees in Information Resource Management and Strategic Studies.

Lieutenant General Dimitri Henry assumed duties as Director for Intelligence, Joint Staff (J2), June 1^st 2022. LtGen Henry enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1981 and attained the rank of SSgt. After completion of the Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selection Training (BOOST), he was selected for the Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) and graduated from Texas A&M University in 1988, and was commissioned a 2ndLt. From May 1990-May 1993, 2ndLt Henry served at 2d Radio Bn and deployed with 8th Marines (DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM), 26th MEU SOC (PROVIDE PROMISE), and was OIC of the II MEF Communications Center. In June 1993, 1stLt Henry attended Naval Postgraduate School, graduating with a Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering.

In 1995, Captain Henry was subsequently assigned to the Navy Information Warfare Activity at the National Security Agency. In December 1997, he reported to 15th MEU SOC serving as S2A and then S2. After two MEU SOC deployments, Major Henry reported to Marine Corps Command and Staff College in August 2000.

From 2001-2004, Maj Henry served as the Commanding Officer, Co H, Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion, San Antonio, TX. After command, Major Henry reported to I MEF G2 where he participated in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM as the Deputy G2 and Intelligence Planner from August 2004-August 2006.

From August 2006-September 2008, Lieutenant Colonel Henry commanded 1st Radio Bn and executed two deployments to Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. After command, he reported to the Naval War College (NWC) Newport, RI. After NWC, he was assigned to Intelligence Department, HQMC, promoted to Colonel and took command of Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) Quantico, VA in 2010.

From 2012-2015, Col Henry served at United States Central Command, Tampa, FL, as the J2 Operations Division Chief. From 2015-2016, Col Henry served as the Executive Officer to the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). From 2016-2017, Col Henry served as the Chief of Staff, Intelligence Department, HQMC. Remaining at HQMC and upon promotion to Brigadier General on 20 July 2017, he served as the Director of Intelligence, United States Marine Corps until 2019.

BGen Henry assumed the role of the Director of Intelligence at United States Central Command, Tampa, FL, on 1 March 2019 and was promoted to the rank of Major General on 9 July 2021.

LtGen Henry was promoted to his current rank on 19 May 2022.

LtGen Henry’s personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon.

Lt. Gen. Thomas K. Hensley is the Commander, Sixteenth Air Force; Commander, Air Forces Cyber, and Commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Lt. Gen. Hensley is responsible for more than49,000 personnel conducting worldwide operations. Sixteenth Air Force Airmen deliver multisource intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance products, applications, capabilities and resources. In addition, they build, extend, operate, secure and defend the Air Force portion of the Department of Defense global network. Furthermore, Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force) personnel perform operational planning as part of coordinated efforts to support Air Force component and combatant commanders and, upon approval of the President and/or Secretary of Defense, the execution of offensive cyberspace operations. In his position as Sixteenth Air Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Hensley also serves as the Commander of the Service Cryptologic Component. In this capacity, he is responsible to the Director, National Security Agency, and Chief, Central Security Service, as the Air Force’s sole authority for matters involving the conduct of cryptologic activities, including the spectrum of missions related to tactical warfighting and national-level operations. The general leads the global information warfare activities spanning cyberspace and information operations, electronic warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, targeting, public affairs and weather for nine wings, one technical center and an operations center.

Lt. Gen. Hensley earned his commission as a graduate of Texas A&M University in1992. After completing his Intelligence Officer Training, he was assigned as a Chief Intelligence Systems Element at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Lt. Gen. Hensley served in various operational intelligence assignments including tours at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada; and Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Joint Military Intelligence College, the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. He has served as a Squadron, Group, and Wing Commander as well as a Joint Task Force and Combatant Command Director of Intelligence. Lt. Gen. Hensley supported contingency operations during operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, and Inherent Resolve. Prior to his current assignment, the general was the Deputy Commander, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Business Administration, Management, Texas A&M University, College Station
1993 Fundamentals of Intelligence and Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
1995 Electronic Warfare Support Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
1997 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Va.
2000 Master of Public Administration, University of Oklahoma, Norman
2003 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2005 Master of Science, Strategic Intelligence, National Intelligence University,Washington, D.C.
2006 Master of Arts, Airpower Art & Science, School of Advanced Air & Space Studies, Maxwell, AFB Ala.
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 National Defense Fellow, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1993–November 1993, Student, Intelligence Officer School, 315th Technical Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
2. November 1993–April 1995, Chief, Intelligence Systems Element, 31st Operation Support Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy
3. April 1995–January 1997, Chief, Squadron Intelligence, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy
4. January 1997–June 1997, Student, U.S. Air Force Intelligence Weapons Instructor Course, U.S. Air Force Weapons School,Nellis AFB, Nev.
5. June 1997–June 1999, Chief, Operations Intelligence, 366th Operation Support Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
6. June 1999–June 2000, Instructor, Intelligence Division, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. June 2000–August 2001, Support Flight Commander, Intelligence Division, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. August 2001–June 2003, Chief, Intelligence Inspections, Inspector General, Headquarters Pacifi c Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl-Hickam, Hawaii
9. June 2003–July 2004, Speechwriter, Commander’s Action Group, Headquarters Pacifi c Air Forces, JB Pearl-Hickam, Hawaii
10. July 2004–July 2005, Intermediate Developmental Education, Joint Military Intelligence College, Defense IntelligenceAgency, National Intelligence University, Washington D.C.
11. July 2005–June 2006, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 2006–June 2007, Chief, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations Branch, Air Force IntelligenceAnalysis Agency, Checkmate, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. June 2007–June 2009, Commander, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
14. June 2009–July 2010, Senior Developmental Education, National Defense Fellow, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy,Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
15. July 2010–June 2012, Commander, 544th ISR Group, Peterson AFB, Colo.
16. June 2012–June 2013, Director, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, Joint Command ISR Division, NorthKabul International Airport, Afghanistan
17. June 2013–July 2015, Deputy Director of Intelligence, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. NorthernCommand, Peterson AFB, Colo.
18. July 2015–May 2017, Commander, 70th ISR Wing, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
19. May 2017–June 2018, Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Offi ce of Secretary ofDefense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
20. June 2018–June 2019, Director of Intelligence for the Combined Joint Task Force, Operation Inherent Resolve, SouthwestAsia
21. August 2019–May 2021, Director of Intelligence, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany
22. May 2021–June 2023, Deputy Director of Operations for Combat Support, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade,Md.
23. June 2023–August 2024, Deputy Commander, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,Texas
24. August 2024 –present, Commander, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2012–June 2013, Director, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, Joint Command ISR Division, North Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, as a colonel
2. June 2013–July 2015, Deputy Director of Intelligence, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. NorthernCommand, Peterson AFB, Colo., as a colonel
3. May 2017–June 2018, Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Offi ce of Secretary ofDefense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
4. June 2018–June 2019, Director of Intelligence for the Combined Joint Task Force, Operation Inherent Resolve, SouthwestAsia, as a brigadier general
5. August 2019–May 2021, Director of Intelligence, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, as a brigadier general
6. May 2021–June 2023, Deputy Director of Operations for Combat Support, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a major general

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1992 Distinguished Graduate, Texas A&M University ROTC Corp of Cadets
2010 Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Oct. 9, 1992
First Lieutenant Oct. 9, 1994
Captain Oct. 9, 1996
Major April 1, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2006
Colonel Oct. 1, 2010
Brigadier General June 2, 2018
Major General May 7, 2021
Lieutenant General Aug. 2, 2024

(Current as of August 2024)

Mr. John Kirchhofer became the Chief of Staff for the Defense Intelligence Agency in June 2021. As DIA’s third ranking officer, he exercises an exceptionally wide and complex range of responsibilities to guide and direct strategies, operations, policy, and communications for the enterprise.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Kirchhofer was DIA’s Director for Mission Services. In this capacity, he led Agency efforts in providing critical support for the Agency’s intelligence operations, specifically in the areas of logistics, facilities, deployments, security, human resources, and medical services. He simultaneously served as the Office Management and Infrastructure Career Field Manager within DIA’s talent management system. Before this assignment, Mr. Kirchhofer was the Director, Academy for Defense Intelligence, responsible for the professional development of the DIA workforce.

Mr. Kirchhofer began his career as a Department of the Army civilian with assignments at the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, 902d Military Intelligence Group, and Army G2. He served as a planner, programmer, reports officer, information security specialist, and collection manager.

In 2003, he joined the Counterintelligence Field Activity, which merged with DIA in 2008. In April 2010, Mr. Kirchhofer was appointed to the Defense Intelligence Senior Level as the Chief of Enterprise Strategies, Office of Counterintelligence and HUMINT Enterprise Management. In that capacity, he oversaw strategic planning, performance, lessons learned, and functional management.

Mr. Kirchhofer was assigned as Deputy of the Information Review Task Force in 2010, which was established by the Secretary of Defense in response to one of the largest compromises of military intelligence in history. He received a National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal for his efforts.

He was appointed to the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service in 2012 with duty as Deputy Chief, DIA Office of Counterintelligence, overseeing analysis, operations, and strategies focused on detection and neutralization of foreign intelligence threats.

From 2013 to 2016, Mr. Kirchhofer served as the Deputy, then Chief Financial Officer for DIA, charged with managing the General Defense Intelligence Program and the DIA Military Intelligence Program, and overseeing all Agency and Combatant Command J2 acquisition and financial matters. During this period, he led the Agency through the first independent audit of its financial statement.

Mr. Kirchhofer earned a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and European studies from George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia; and a Master of Arts in international affairs from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia. A native of Hermann, Missouri, Mr. Kirchhofer is the son of Robert C. and Nancy A. Kirchhofer.

Ms. Kathryn Knerler is the Intelligence Community Chief Information Security Officer (IC CISO). In this role, she is responsible for leading, ensuring, and facilitating integration of security of intelligence IT systems among the 17 agencies in the Intelligence Community.

Ms. Knerler brings deep cybersecurity experience to the CISO role. She is a co-author of the top downloaded book at MITRE, 11 Strategies of a World-Class Cybersecurity Center. Along with podcasts, interviews, and speaking engagements at international industry security conferences, she brings her decades of experience to the book and articles, sharing insights from hunting adversaries and leading security operations centers.

Prior to joining the ODNI, Ms. Knerler served in several non-profit leadership positions in cybersecurity at MITRE and as the Program Director of the Department of Energy’s incident and analysis capability at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Through her interest in giving back to the public, she has delivered impactful contributions including successfully orchestrating cybersecurity strategies that realigned budgets and personnel to better address threats and realize efficiencies. Her accomplishments include creating a pipeline by hiring and placing over 160 talented cybersecurity professionals into the non-profit and government support workforce in three years. She designed cybersecurity intelligence sensors for defensive operations to illuminate previously undetected advanced threat activity.

Her leadership and designs are informed by her experience building teams and serving on the front lines of incident detection and response. In addition, Ms. Knerler identified original vulnerabilities and developed and published mitigations for government and public consumers and served as an expert witness in court cases. She began her career in the Department of Energy as a Defense Programs intern, advancing to serve as Authorizing Official for security risk acceptance of national laboratory and defense contractor systems.

Ms. Knerler received her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. She holds a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Master of Business Administration, both from University of Maryland.

Ms. Knerler enjoys research, organizing, true crime, and organizing and resides in the Washington, D.C. area with her family.

Jennifer S. Kron, Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service (DISES)

CURRENT POSITION: Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Deputy Chief of Capabilities Integration and Planning

EDUCATION: Ms. Kron graduated Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude from Princeton University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in public policy. She then earned a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government.

PRIOR POSITIONS:  Ms. Jennifer Kron was named Deputy CIO of NSA/CSS and Chief of CIO’s Office in April 2022 and is dual-hatted as the Deputy Chief of Capabilities Integration and Planning. She also serves as Senior Champion for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing IC Affinity Network.

Prior to joining NSA, Ms. Kron served for 16 years at ODNI in senior roles spanning budget and resources, IT, and mission. She was promoted to ODNI Senior National Intelligence Service in 2007.

From 2021-2022, Ms. Kron was the Deputy Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the IC.

She served on a Joint Duty Assignment in Canberra from 2017-2020. She developed and implemented intelligence integration initiatives for the Australian IC. Concurrently, she led efforts to improve information-sharing and interoperability among the Five Eyes as the CIO of the Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence.

From 2015 to 2017 Ms. Kron was the Deputy IC CIO and Deputy Assistant DNI. She was also Acting IC CIO and Assistant DNI from May to September 2017.

Ms. Kron served as Director of the Mission Integration Division at ODNI from 2014-2015. She was the National Intelligence Manager (NIM) for South Asia from 2012 to 2014. She had earlier served as Deputy NIM for South Asia and Director of Community Affairs for the NIM office.

From 2007 to 2009, Ms. Kron was a Group Chief for the IC CFO, leading teams of program and budget analysts conducting studies to shape major IC resource decisions.

Ms. Kron’s experience includes eight years in the Office of Management and Budget, overseeing policies and programs of the FBI, US Coast Guard, and Department of Education. She began her career as a Presidential Management Intern and completed a Senate fellowship.

Ms. Kron has received the Presidential Rank Award (Meritorious) and the National Intelligence Superior Service Medal. She has completed the Capstone General and Flag Officer Course, CSIS Women’s Global Leadership Program, Leading the IC, and the Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executives in National and International Security Executive Education class.

PERSONAL: Jennifer is an avid (obsessive) triathlete and the president of the nonprofit organization Friends of Tanzania. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two cats.

Ms. Lisa Lee joined the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) on 31 Oct 2016 as the S6 and SCI Enterprise Office (SEO) Director and was reassigned 18 Aug 2018 as the Intelligence Division Enterprise Management Office Lead. She is also appointed as the Authorizing Official (AO) for Marine Corps SCI Network (SCINet), and Intel Command Information Officer (Command IO). She is responsible for managing $20M annually Title 10 and Title 50 funds to support the Marines Intel Mission and connectivity worldwide.

Previous to her employment with the Marine Corps, Ms. Lee supported the Army starting in July 1998. Some of Ms. Lee’s many accomplishments at Army, Program Executive Office Enterpise Information Systems (PEO EIS) include: the execution of more than $50M in procurement funds on various cyber projects, obtaining authorization approvals for and maintaining the security posture of approximately 100 systems and over 200 applications, conducting annual IA/cyber training for hundreds of PEO EIS personnel, leading several successful security inspections for the Command and, most importantly, she ensured that the PEO AO and senior leadership had an accurate, ongoing summary of the risk analysis and the security posture for the entire PEO EIS portfolio of IT systems.

Ms. Lee is a graduate of California University of Pennsylvania, Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and holds Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) professional certifications.

Mr. Edacheril “E.P.” Mathew was selected as the Deputy CIO of the Defense Intelligence Agency in July 2021, after previously serving as the Chief of Operations for CIO. Mr. Mathew was promoted to the Senior National Intelligence Service in 2019.

As Chief of Operations, Mr. Mathew led a vast geographically-dispersed team of over 1,000 civilians, joint military, and contractors to operate and sustain Information Technology (IT) services on behalf of DIA and its mission partners—providing network capabilities and IT services of various classifications to over 250,000 users at over 600 global sites.

Prior to serving as Chief of Operations, Mr. Mathew served as the Chief of Corporate Engagement for CIO, where he functioned as the CIO representative to Agency directorates, combatant command J2s, operational commanders, and Intelligence Community (IC) senior leaders—enabling mission success through the provision of IT capabilities for over 50,000 users.

Mr. Mathew’s previous leadership assignments within the Defense Intelligence Agency include serving as the Chief of Applications and Infrastructure, where he led software engineers responsible for supporting over 200 mission and business applications. He oversaw cloud migration efforts, resulting in the Agency being the first in the IC to put a system in production on the IC cloud. Mr. Mathew also worked for the Chief of Staff on process improvement efforts within multiple directorates, leading an effort to increase female retention in DIA under the auspices of the Deputy Director. Additionally, Mr. Mathew completed his Joint Duty Assignment at the National Security Agency, where he oversaw the production of over 180 analytic products for the Enterprise Analytics division, one of which enabled POTUS to make a data-driven decision with national security ramifications.

Mr. Mathew currently resides in Gambrills, Maryland with his wife, Reena and their children Andrew, Hannah, Micah, and Kayla.

July 2021

Jack Maxton is the Chief Information Officer for Defence Intelligence. In this role he leads the Digital Strategy across a multi intelligence environment including All Source Analysis, Geospatial intelligence, Cyber and Electromagnetic Effects, Training and other specialist intelligence disciplines.

He is responsible for the day to day delivery of Defence Intelligence’s specialist IT services and for delivering an ambitious programme to transform DI through the adoption new cloud and advanced analytics technologies at pace.

Jack serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for Defence Intelligence, managing information security risk and managing increasingly complex threats.

Jack is a career technologist working to deliver digital transformation in complex, asset industries including leading the digital transformation for Thames Water, Europe’s largest utility company.

He joined the Ministry of Defence after serving as a Managing Director at a global technology consultancy, working with Public Sector, Aerospace, Defence and Policing clients on their most challenging technology problems.

Jack has a Masters Degree in Chemistry from Oxford University. He is a lifelong member of the Scout movement and served as a National Commissioner from 2015-2019. Outside of work Jack spends time restoring his 1993 British Racing Green Fiat Coupe.

Brigadier Andrew McBaron entered the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1994 and graduated from the Royal Military College – Duntroon in 1997. He completed infantry regimental duties in the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) before embarking on a career as an Intelligence Corps officer, predominantly in human intelligence and specialist intelligence fields.

Since 2000, he has undertaken a range of appointments spanning tactical, operational and strategic domains. He enjoyed command in the 1st Intelligence Battalion at section, platoon, company, and unit levels. As Commanding Officer, he led a tri-service unit comprising numerous sensitive force elements, and derived a great deal of professional satisfaction from developing unique capabilities and overseeing significant operational activities in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In the broader joint and inter-agency domains, Brigadier McBaron was seconded to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and as a Senior Advisor at the National Security College (Australian National University). Posted to the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), Brigadier McBaron was the first Military Liaison Officer to the National Security Agency (NSA) in Washington, D.C, which included additional liaison duties to Joint Force Component Command – Network Warfare and other US Government agencies. He has served twice in Headquarters Joint Operations Command, firstly as an analytical team leader and later as Director of Operational Intelligence Support. Brigadier McBaron’s Army staff experience includes duty as a Military Assistant in the Office of the Chief of Army; as a lead planner for Army force structure design; and as Director of Officer Career Management – Army. More recently, Brigadier McBaron led Australian Special Access Program reform work in Defence Headquarters, and was National Special Technical Operations Chief. He served as Director General Geospatial-intelligence Capability Integration before assuming his current role in 2024.

Brigadier McBaron has undertaken numerous operational deployments including to Timor Leste; the Solomon Islands; Afghanistan; and, Iraq – alongside Australian and US national intelligence agencies to undertake hostage recovery operations. In 2016, Brigadier McBaron deployed to Afghanistan as the first Commander of the Kabul Garrison Command – Adviser Team, for which he was awarded a Chief of Joint Operations Gold Commendation. He is the recipient of an Australia Day award for specialist missions in the Middle East, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2020, for leadership and service to Army. Brigadier McBaron became a Life Benefactor of the Australian Intelligence Corps Trust in 2020.

Academically, Brigadier McBaron holds a Bachelor of Arts (History and Politics) (UNSW 1996). He is a graduate of the ADF School of Languages (2001), obtaining an Advanced Diploma in Indonesian Language. In addition to numerous other post-graduate qualifications, in 2008 he earned a Master of Business Administration degree (International Business and Human Resource Management) (UNE). A graduate of the Australian Command and Staff College, Brigadier McBaron was the 2009 winner of the Secretary of Defence Prize for the highest achievement in the field of Strategic Studies. He is an alumnus of the Cranlana Executive Leadership and Executive Ethics programmes, and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Outside his military career, Brigadier McBaron is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has successfully established and run private sector businesses, including his own family truffle farm near Canberra. A fitness enthusiast, he is a keen rugby union coach and triathlon is his personal sport of choice these days. He is married to Jane, an Army Officer, and has two children, Charles (15) and Hannah (13). As a family, they love to travel and share new experiences together

Colonel Michael S. Medgyessy is the Chief Information Officer & Chief Data Officer for the Air Force Intelligence Community. In this role, he is responsible for the architecture, cybersecurity, governance and modernization of the Air Force Intelligence Information Enterprise and ISR mission systems valued at $55B.

Col Medgyessy has previously served the President in the White House Communications Agency as the Director of Acquisition and Modernization. He also served as the commander of the 89th Communications Squadron, and the 691st Cyber Operations Squadron. He served in the Joint Special Operations Command, combat communications, Air Operations Center, Network Operations Support Center, MAJCOM and Air Staff positions. He has served duties as Commander, Chief Technology Officer, Director of Operations, communications engineer, and program manager. His career includes deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan.

EDUCATION
2000 B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Ohio University, OH
2000 Communications & Info Electrical Engineering Officer Course, Keesler AFB, MS
2002 Joint Aerospace Command and Control Course, Hurlburt Field, FL
2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2009 Masters in Business Administration in IT Systems Management, American Military University, VA
2009 Advanced Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, MS
2010 Air Command and Staff College
2012 Joint Professional Military Education Phase II, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
2012 Certified Information System Security Professional
2015 Air War College
2020 Project Management Professional

ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 2000 – June 2002, Engineer, 53rd Combat Communications Squadron, Robins AFB, GA
2. June 2002 – June 2005, Engineer, 608 Air Communications Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA
3. June 2005 – June 2006, ANG Liaison, 201st Combat Communications Group, Hickam AFB, HI
4. June 2006 – June 2007, Flight Commander, Communications Support Squadron, Hickam AFB, HI
5. September 2006 – January 2007, Help Desk OIC, MNCI, Camp Victory, Iraq
6. June 2007 – June 2009, Chief of Network Transformation, Pacific Air Forces A6, Hickam AFB, HI
7. June 2009 – June 2011, OIC of Current Operations, Joint Communications Unit, Fort Bragg, NC
8. July 2011 – January 2012, Director of Operations, Joint Special Operations TF, Bagram AB, AFG
9. June 2011 – June 2012, Chief of Acquisition/Maintenance, Joint Communications Unit, Fort Bragg, NC
10. July 2012 – March 2013, Staff Officer, Enterprise Architecture Air Staff A6, Pentagon, Washington DC
11. March 2013 – June 2014, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Pentagon, Washington DC
12. June 2014 – March 2016, Commander, 83 NOS Det 4 & 690 NSS Det 1, Ramstein AB, Germany
13. March 2016-June 2016, Commander, 691 Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
14. July 2016-July 2018, Commander, 89 Communications Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, MD
16. July 2018-July 2021, Director J5, Strategy & Modernization, White House Comm Agency, DC

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
AF Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device with two oak leaf clusters
AF Organizational Excellence Award with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with oak leaf cluster
Iraq Campaign Medal with oak leaf cluster
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Ethical Hacker
ITIL Foundations
SEC+
CISSP
PMP

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
2nd Lieutenant, 5 July, 2000
1st Lieutenant, July 5, 2002
Captain, July 5, 2004
Major, June 1, 2010
Lieutenant Colonel, October 1, 2015
Colonel, October 1, 2021

(Current as of October 2021)

Dr. Adele Merritt assumed her duties as the Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer (IC CIO) on 24 January 2022. In this capacity, she is responsible for leading the IC’s ongoing modernization efforts to transform the IC Information Technology Enterprise (IC ITE) and other areas of the IC Information Environment, working to ensure the security of the IC’s information technology (IT) systems, and enhancing IT cooperation within the IC.

Dr. Merritt has over 20 years of demonstrated technical, analytic, and policy expertise in support of cyber and national security operations. Dr. Merritt began her career at the National Security Agency as an applied research mathematician. In addition to holding various positions within the Intelligence Community, she completed a joint duty assignment at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was the Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cyber at the Department of Energy, and served as a Director and Acting Senior Director for Intelligence Programs on the National Security Council Staff at the White House during the Obama Administration.

Dr. Merritt led a public-private partnership focused on addressing cyber threats to U.S. national security systems and critical infrastructure. Most recently, she was the Program Director at MISI, a non-profit focused on advancing cybersecurity innovation and collaboration through partnerships with industry, academia, and government.

Dr. Merritt was a National Security Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School. She earned a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Pace University in New York, and a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Merritt and her husband are proud parents of grown twins.

Captain Brendon Oakley commenced his current role as the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence (DCDI) in August 2022. This posting followed three years as the NZDF Director of Strategic Joint Communications.

Captain Oakley joined the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) from his hometown of Nelson in 1993. As a Weapon Engineer his first roles were engineering and technology focused, following initial tertiary study and sea postings.

In 2001 Captain Oakley deployed to the Multi-National Force and Observers (MFO) peacekeeping operation in the Sinai. He returned to the Middle East for 12-months in 2010 with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO). On return to New Zealand Captain Oakley was the Military Assistant to the Vice Chief of Defence Force, before acting as the Commanding Officer HMNZS Wakefield.

Posting to Singapore in 2013 Captain Oakley was the Commanding Officer of the New Zealand Defence Support Unit (NZDSU) South East Asia (SEA), and he also acted as the Assistant Defence Adviser. Returning to Headquarters NZDF in 2016, Captain Oakley was the Director of Navy Strategy and he led the Office of Strategy Management (OSM). Following these postings he was awarded the Defence Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM).

RNZN engineering roles have included Director of Naval Engineering and various deputy director positions. In an earlier engineering post Captain Oakley was awarded a Chief of Navy commendation for advancing NZDF science and technology.

Captain Oakley is a graduate of the Singapore Command and Staff College (2007) and the United States Naval War College (2019). He holds a Master of Science (Engineering and Management) and a Master of Business Administration. Accredited as a chartered engineer he holds further university qualifications in information systems, education and business studies.

Captain Oakley is married to Lisa, and they have three teenage children. He enjoys spending time with family and keeping fit, and as a former rugby player he continues to coach and mentor junior and senior teams.

Mr. Christopher Page began his present assignment, his fourth as a Senior Executive, as the Deputy Director of OPNAV’s Intelligence Division (N2N6Q) and Navy’s Intelligence Chief Information Officer (CIO) in October 2020. In that position, he is primarily responsible for the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) of the intelligence capabilities and systems required to satisfy Navy’s mission requirements and for ensuring Navy’s intelligence systems integrate and interoperate effectively and securely with the Intelligence Community Information Environment (ICIE).

Prior to becoming a Defense Intelligence Senior Level (DISL) in 2014, Mr. Page served for more than twenty-six years as an active duty Navy officer. Commissioned in 1988 at University of Virginia’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit, he began his service as a Surface Warfare Officer and then became an Intelligence Officer. Sea tours included duties as a Midshipman on USS JAMES MADISON (SSBN-627) and TRUXTUN (CGN-35), Combat Information Center Officer on USS REID (FFG-30), and Intelligence Officer on USS PELELIU (LHA-5) and RONALD REAGAN (CVN-76). Shore tours involved duties as a Systems Requirements and Plans Officer for European Command’s Joint Analysis Center, Project Manager within the Joint Deployable
Intelligence Support Systems (JDISS) Program Office, Collection Manager for Central Command, Program Manager of JDISS, Commanding Officer of Hopper Information Services Center, and Navy’s Deputy Director of Assured Command and Control.

After becoming a DISL, Mr. Page served first as Navy’s Director of Assured Command and Control on the OPNAV staff and then as the Office of Naval Intelligence’s (ONI) Assistant Chief of Staff for Command, Control, and Communications (N6) before becoming the Naval Intelligence Activity’s (NIA) Command Information Officer (IO).

Mr. Page earned a bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Virginia in 1988 and a master’s degree (with honors) in IT Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1996. He is the recipient of numerous personal, professional, and unit awards and the holder of a professional certificate in Data Science. He is a member of the Naval Intelligence Professionals and Association for Computing Machinery.

Major General Phillips, a native of York, Pennsylvania, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps following his graduation from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1990. Additionally, he holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.

During his initial 10-1/2 years on active duty, Major General Phillips served in various roles, including Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in the 51st Signal Battalion (Airborne), Platoon Leader for F/51st Infantry Regiment (Long Range Surveillance), as S-6 for 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division during his first assignment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Subsequently, he served as S-6 and HHC Commander for 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Hanau, Germany, and as Executive Officer at the Georgia Institute of Technology Reserve Officer Training Corps in Atlanta.

In 2001, Major General Phillips transitioned to the Army Reserve, performing his first reserve duty just three weeks before the events of 9/11. Notable staff assignments in his career include G-3 Operations for the 108th Training Command, G-3 ARFORGEN for United States Forces Command, G-6 for United States Army Central, G-6 for United States Army Europe, and deputy G6, HQ, US Army.

He has deployed in support of various operations, including JOINT FORGE as S-6 for 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division (1997-1998); IRAQI FREEDOM as S-6 for 172nd Corps Support Group (2004) and Commander of the 324th Signal Battalion (2006-2007); ENDURING FREEDOM as S3 for the 359th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade and Director of the Joint NETOPS Control Center-Afghanistan (2010-2011); FREEDOM’S SENTINEL as Deputy Commander for the 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) (2015-2016); and INHERENT RESOLVE & SPARTAN SHIELD as the Commanding General for the 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) (2017-2018).

His command experience includes serving as Commander for the 2nd Brigade, 100th Division (Sacramento, California), and as Rear-Detachment Commander for the 451st Expeditionary Sustainment Command (Wichita, Kansas), and Commanding General of 335th Signal Command (Atlanta, Georgia).

Major General Phillips’ military education includes the Signal Officer Basic Course, U.S. Marine Corps’ Command and Control Systems Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Command and General Staff College, and Advanced Joint Professional Military Education.

He has received numerous accolades, including the Distinguished Service Medal (2nd award), Legion of Merit (2nd award), Bronze Star (4th award), and various other individual, service, and campaign medals. Major General Phillips has also earned the Combat Action Badge, Ranger Tab, Senior Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the Royal Australian Parachutist Badge.

Major General Phillips has been married to his wife Sherrie, a doctor of physical therapy, for 30 years. They have two sons, Stone (26), an Electrical Engineer with Honeywell Aerospace, and Ryan (23), a Systems Engineer with Textron Systems in Cockeysville, Maryland. Both are Eagle Scouts.

In September 2022, Mr. David J. Pierce was appointed as the Senior Intelligence Advisor Data Science, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, and serves as the Army Intelligence Chief Data Officer (CDO).

Mr. Pierce is a leader and visionary in data and digital transformation with an extensive background in data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) supporting Multi-Domain Intelligence (MDI) that increase the speed, precision, and accuracy of the intelligence cycle. He provides strategic oversight of Army Intelligence data, including its governance, processes, and architectures. He is a strategic analytic and AI integrator with over a decade of experience orchestrating teams, processes, and technologies that improve sensemaking and decision-advantage.

Before joining the Army G-2, Mr. Pierce served as a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services supporting the Intelligence Community. In 2021, he served as the Data Operations Lead with the DoD Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO), managing a global team across 11 DoD Combatant Commands, tackling data integration efforts for a breadth of functional areas.

From 2017-2021, Mr. Pierce served as the Mission Data Lead at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) where he led a data integration and data science program, forged data partnerships with stakeholders across the DoD and IC, established a common data model managing 1000+ data sources, and oversaw software, data, and AI development practices.

In previous work, Mr. Pierce supported the Joint Enterprise Modeling and Analytics (JEMA) program at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). He led a team producing investigative leads at FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, and served as a Special Operations targeting analyst at the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC). Mr. Pierce proudly began his career as an enlisted All-Source Intelligence Analyst, 35F, and served for a decade on active duty.

Mr. Pierce graduated with an undergraduate degree in information systems management from the University of Maryland Global Campus in 2021 and a master’s degree in technology management from Georgetown University in 2023. He maintains certifications in AI, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. Mr. Pierce is married to Leslie, who is also serving the nation and her community. He enjoys running and has a passion for coffee roasting.

Col. Christopher J. Robinson is the Military Deputy Director of Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber (C4) Systems, Headquarters U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Illinois. Col. Robinson leads planning, integration, operations, and maintenance of USTRANSCOM’s C4 systems, cyberspace operations, and effects. He also assists the director and executive director in their role as chief information officers responsible for the investment strategy for all information technology resources.

Col. Robinson earned his commission in 2000 as a graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. A career cyberspace warfare officer, he has served at diverse tactical assignments, numbered air force and combatant command staffs, and Headquarters Air Force. Col. Robinson has led combat support and operations for command, control, and communications, close air support, cyber effects operations, information operations, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and strategic deterrence. He previously commanded the 17th Communications Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas; the 91st Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas; and the 39th Mission Support Group, Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye. He is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and the National Defense University College of Information and Cyberspace. Col. Robinson has deployed in support of Operations ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. He has led cyber effects and intelligence operations in support to Operations RESOLUTE SUPPORT and INHERENT RESOLVE, U.S. Cyber Command, and U.S. Special Operations Command.

EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Auburn University, Ala.
2005 Master of Arts, Computer Resources and Information Management, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2009 Air Command and Staff College, correspondence
2014 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Master of Science, Government Information Leadership, College of Information and Cyberspace, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.
2023 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Opportunity and Risk in the New Era of AI, Gladstone AI
2024 Leading Strategically, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2024 Executive Leadership Program in Managing for Inclusion, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 2000 – June 2000, Student, Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2. July 2000 – May 2002, Officer-in-Charge, Tactical Digital Information Link Systems Support, 82d Computer Systems Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
3. June 2002 – June 2004, Multimedia Producer-Director, 37th Communications Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
4. June 2004 – May 2005, Executive Officer, 37th Mission Support Group, Lackland AFB, Texas
5. June 2005 – August 2007, Deputy Flight Commander, Contingency, Exercise and War Plans, 609th Air Communications Squadron, Ninth Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces, Shaw AFB, S.C.
6. August 2007 – January 2009, Flight Commander, Maintenance and Logistics, 682d Air Support Operations Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
7. January 2009 – May 2009, Director of Logistics, 682d Air Support Operations Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
8. June 2009 – December 2010, Chief, C4 Operations, Current Operations Division (J33), Global Operations Directorate, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
9. January 2011 – June 2011, Executive Officer to the Director, Global Operations (J3), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
10. July 2011 – July 2013, Commander, 17th Communications Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
11. July 2013 – June 2014, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 2014 – February 2016, Director, Cyberspace Integration, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
13. February 2016 – June 2016, Student, Cyber Warfare Formal Training Unit, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
14. July 2016 – July 2018, Commander, 91st Cyberspace Operations Squadron, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
15. July 2018 – June 2019, Student, College of Information and Cyberspace, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
16. June 2019 – June 2021, Deputy Division Chief, Cyber Effects Operations and Information Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
17. June 2021 – May 2022, Director of Communications (A6), Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
18. June 2022 – June 2023, Commander, 39th Mission Support Group, Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye
19. July 2023 – Present, Military Deputy Director of Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber Systems (J6), U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2009 – June 2011, Chief, C4 Operations, later Executive Officer to the Director, Global Operations (J3), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a major

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor and silver oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Remote Combat Effects Campaign Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant March 23, 2000
First Lieutenant March 23, 2002
Captain March 23, 2004
Major November 1, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2015
Colonel May 1, 2021

(Current as of March 2024)

Brig Gen Sidari is the Director of Intelligence, United States Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. In this capacity, he serves as the senior intelligence advisor to the Commander of USSPACECOM and directs all intelligence operations.

Brig. Gen. Sidari commissioned in 1995 from the Kent State University’s Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He has held numerous operational and staff tours, featuring joint and combined service in three theaters.

Prior to this assignment, he served as the Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance at Headquarters, Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.

He has served in or deployed to U.S. European Command, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Indo- Pacific Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and the Joint Staff.

EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Kent State University, Ohio
2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala (Correspondence)
2016 Joint Advanced Warfighting School, National Defense University, Norfolk, Va.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1995 – May 1996, Assistant Regional Director of Admissions, The Pennsylvania University, Pa.
2. May 1996 – Dec 1997, Student, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
3. Dec 1997 – July 1999, Squadron Support Flight Commander & Chief of Intelligence, 22d Training Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
4. Aug 1999 – July 2002, Airborne Intelligence Officer, Wing Executive Officer, Flight Commander, 93d Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, Ga.
5. July 2002 – May 2005, Chief, ISR Strategy & Doctrine, RQ-4 Functional Manager & Chief Predator Operations & Programs, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
6. May 2005 – July 2006, National Airborne Operations Center, Chief of Intelligence, OPS Team 1, Offutt AFB, Neb.
7. July 2006 – June 2007, Student, Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. Sept 2007 – July 2009, Director of Operations, 390th Intelligence Squadron, Okinawa AB, Japan.
9. July 2009 – July 2011, Counter-Terrorism Operations Officer, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
10. July 2011 – July 2013, Commander, 6th Intelligence Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea.
11. July 2013 – July 2015, Chief, Special Programs Integration Division, Directorate of Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance, Executive Officer to the Vice Commander, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
12. July 2015 – June 2016, Student, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, National Defense University, Naval Support Activity, Norfolk Va.
13. June 2016 – June 2018, Chief, Assessments and Plans Division, Assistant Deputy Director for ISR Operations (J-32), Operations Directorate (J-3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington D.C.
14. June 2018 – June 2020, Vice Commander, 480th ISR Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
15. June 2020 – June 2022, Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance and Senior Intelligence Officer, Headquarters Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
16. June 2022 – Present, Director of Intelligence, United States Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colo.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
May 2005 – July 2006, National Airborne Operations Center, Chief of Intelligence, OPS Team 1, Offutt AFB, Neb, as a major
July 2009 – July 2011, Counter-Terrorism Operations Officer, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
June 2016 – June 2018, Chief, Assessments and Plans Division, Assistant Deputy Director for ISR Operations (J- 32), Operations Directorate (J-3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington D.C., as a colonel
June 2022 – Present, Director of Intelligence, United States Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colo, as brigadier general

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit, 1 Device
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal, 4 Devices
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal, 1 Device
Air Force Commendation Medal, 2 Devices
Air Force Achievement Medal, 1 Device

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant 31 May 1995
First Lieutenant 31 May 1997
Captain 31 May 1999
Major 1 Oct 2005
Lieutenant Colonel 1 Aug 2010
Colonel 1 Nov 2016
Brigadier General 2 Oct 2022

(Current as of October 2022)

Brig. Gen. Melissa Stone is the Director of Intelligence (J-2) for U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George Meade, Maryland. The United States Cyber Command plans, coordinates, integrates, and conducts activities to: direct the operations and defense of specified Department of Defense Information networks and prepare to, when directed, conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all domains, ensure U.S./Allied freedom of action in cyberspace and deny the same to our adversaries. As Director of Intelligence Brig Gen Stone ensures full synchronization of cyber intelligence actions in support of this mission.

Brig. Gen. Stone received her commission through the United States Air Force Academy in May of 1998. A career Intelligence officer, she has held operational assignments in signals intelligence, cyber intelligence, information operations and analysis in addition to assignments in education and training. She has also served in various congressional affairs roles and deployments, as well as the White House Situation Room within the National Security Council.

Brig. Gen. Stone was previously the Deputy Commander, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, where she was responsible for the operations of more than 44,000 personnel in support of multiple Combatant Commands.

EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor of Science, Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., Distinguished Graduate
1999 Master of Science, Engineering Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., Distinguished Graduate
2007 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2008 Doctor of Management, Organizational Leadership, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Az.
2010 Air Force Legislative Fellowship, Washington, D.C.
2010 Certificate, Legislative Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
2011 Air War College, by correspondence
2016 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., Highest Academic Distinction
2018 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2021 Air Force Leading Strategically Program, Center for Creative Leadership, virtual
2022 Fellow, Seminar XXI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Washington, D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1998–May 1999, Graduate Student, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Il.
2. June 1999–June 2000, Student, Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas, Distinguished Graduate
3. June 2000–June 2002, Flight Commander/Chief, Joint Section, 301st Intelligence Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
4. June 2002–December 2003, Chief, Exercise Element, 39th Information Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fl.
5. December 2003–June 2005, Chief, Adversary Air Element, 547th Intelligence Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nv.
6. June 2005–June 2007, Flight Commander, Distributed Common Ground System FTU, 17th Training
Support Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Tx.
7. June 2007–June 2009, Senior Duty Officer/Assistant Director of Operations, White House Situation Room, National Security Council, The White House, Washington, D.C.
8. June 2009–December 2010, Defense Legislative Fellow, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington D.C.
9. December 2010–June 2011, Congressional Affairs Officer, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Washington D.C.
10. June 2011–September 2012, Legislative Liaison, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Co.
11. September 2012–May 2013, Chief, Analysis and Applications Division and Special Programs Integration Division, Directorate of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Co.
12. May 2013–June 2015, Commander, 35th Intelligence Squadron, Lackland AFB, Tx.
13. June 2015–May 2016, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Al., Highest Academic Distinction
14. May 2016–May 2017, Director of Staff, LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, Maxwell AFB, Al.
15. May 2017–May 2019, Vice Commander, 42d Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, Al.
16. May 2019–June 2021, Commander, 363d ISR Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
17. June 2021–June 2022, Chief, Senate Liaison Office, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
18. June 2022–July 2023, Deputy Commander, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) and Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber (Air Force), Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Tx.
19. July 2023–Present, Director of Intelligence, US Cyber Command, Ft. Meade, Md.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 27, 1998
First Lieutenant May 27, 2000
Captain May 27, 2002
Major October 1, 2007
Lieutenant Colonel December 1, 2011
Colonel May 1, 2017
Brigadier General July 2, 2023

(Current as of Sept 2024)

Mr. Sydnor is currently assigned as the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Chief Information Office (CIO) Chief, Cyber and Security Division, and the agency Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

In 2011 Mr. Sydnor was assigned as the ONI CIO, leading efforts to establish Enterprise Architecture, Functional IT Requirements Management, Data Governance and Cyber Security across the ONI enterprise.

Mr. Sydnor began federal civilian service in 1999 with the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) Corporate and Security Services, where he was assigned as the head of the Special Security Office Navy Information Assurance program. He was responsible for managing the Navy Sensitive Compartmented information (SCI), Information Assurance (IA) program, to include fleet support and SCI system certification and accreditations under the cognizance of the Defense Intelligence Agency, throughout the Department, to include the Marine Corps Intelligence, Coast Guard Intelligence and Allied Navy SCI systems.

In 1998 Mr. Sydnor joined Northrop Grumman PRB Associates as a systems integrator for the tactical support center (TSC) program located at SPAWAR Systems Center Patuxent River detachment. He was responsible for supporting systems integration and site installation at TSC’s worldwide.

Mr. Sydnor’s first assignment outside active duty was in December 1989 with ManTech Services corporation as a systems analyst supporting the Ocean Surveillance Information System (OSIS) Baseline Upgrade (OBU) program, and was responsible for the independent test and evaluation of all systems components and the certification of the system at the Navy Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Center (FOSIC)/Facilities (FOSIF) field sites as well as allied commands.

Mr. Sydnor is a native of southern Maryland and former Marine, having served in the Marine Corps as an Intelligence Specialist, graduating in 1986 as part of the first Navy/Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center class.

Mr. Sydnor is married to Darla Sydnor of Silver Spring, Maryland, and they have two children: Raymond(1993) and Shane (1995).

Brigadier-General Eric Vandenberg joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989 as an Army Engineer Officer, graduating from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1993. As a junior officer, he completed postings at the CFB Toronto Construction Engineering Office, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment, the Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE) and on exchange with the British Army with 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic).

BGen Vandenberg deployed on NATO missions to Bosnia in 2000 and Macedonia in 2001. In 2010, he deployed to Afghanistan on a Technical Assistance Visit to provide senior Geospatial Intelligence advice to Canada’s Joint Task Force – Afghanistan.

BGen Vandenberg has completed various command and staff positions throughout his career, including Commanding Officer of the Mapping and Charting Establishment, the Commander of Small Enduring Missions within the Canadian Joint Operations Command, the Deputy Director General Intelligence Policy and Partnerships within the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, and most recently as the Special Advisor to the Commander Canadian Army.

BGen Vandenberg is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. National War College, where he received a Master of Science in National Strategic Studies. He also holds a Master of Defence Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada, and a Master of Science in Defence Geographic Information from Cranfield University.

BGen Vandenberg is currently the Director General Intelligence Enterprise (DGIE) within the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command.

BGen Vandenberg is married and lives with his wife and 15 year old son in Ottawa, Ontario.

Ms. Lori Wade was appointed as the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer in May 2022. In this role, Ms. Wade is responsible for leading the Intelligence Community’s strategic initiative to re-imagine the future of the IC’s data landscape in the digital era.

Ms. Wade has a wealth of executive leadership experience, expertise, and passion for solving digital, data, and organizational challenges, driving inclusive change, and delivering results with impact. She has more than 20 years of experience working in and leading diverse technology, data, and AI/ML teams across the IC in both a private and public capacity.

Previously, Ms. Wade served as the CIA’s Deputy Chief Data Officer and Deputy Director of the Agency’s Data Office where she exceled at integrating and negotiating across agency and IC organizational lines to drive inclusive change. She integrated efforts and collaborated across the CIA directorates and mission centers, engaged CDOs, technology and thought leaders across the IC, and with key foreign partners to devise strategic and tactical options to increase the speed of data sharing for mission use. She has embedded data expertise directly with mission to drive end-to-end data management, significantly increasing the speed of data in the intelligence cycle.

Ms. Wade also served as CIA Directorate of Digital Innovation’s Chief for the Global Issues Mission Center and the East Asia and Pacific Mission Center and Korea Mission Center.

In prior roles at ODNI, Ms. Wade served as Chief of the Mission Capabilities Group in the Office of the Deputy DNI for Intelligence Integration. She also served as Chief Operating Officer for the National Counterterrorism Center, as well as Chief of Staff for NCTC’s Directorate of Intelligence.

Prior to joining ODNI in 2008, Ms. Wade worked in private industry for Booz Allen Hamilton where she completed assignments with NRO, FBI, and DHS/CBP.

Ms. Wade earned a M.S. in Organizational Learning/Knowledge Management from George Mason University and a B.S. in Business Administration/Marketing from Western Carolina University.

Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth is the eighth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. He leads and directs NGA under the authorities of the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence. He became NGA’s director on June 3, 2022.

Whitworth is a 1989 graduate of Duke University Durham, North Carolina, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He holds a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, as well as a diploma from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

Whitworth’s command tours included commander, Joint Intelligence Center Central; commanding officer, Navy Element of U.S. Central Command; and commanding officer, Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center.

Whitworth’s operational tours included director of Intelligence for The Joint Staff, director of Intelligence for U.S. Africa Command, director of Intelligence for Joint Special Operations Command, director of Intelligence and deputy director of Maritime Operations Center for Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Fifth Fleet; director of Intelligence for a Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan during three deployments supporting Operation Enduring Freedom; director of Intelligence for Naval Special Warfare Development Group; special assistant for Political-Military Affairs at U.S. Sixth Fleet during Operation Allied Force; indications and warning officer at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Fifth Fleet, in support of Operation Desert Storm; and intelligence officer for Fighter squadron 31 during USS Forrestal’s deployment in support of Operation Provide Comfort.

Whitworth’s shore-based tours included the National Security Agency, chief of targets for the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility; Navy federal executive fellow to American Enterprise Institute; senior duty officer at the White House Situation Room; intelligence briefer for the Chief of Naval Operations and Secretary of the Navy; and intelligence watch analyst at the Office of Naval Intelligence and the National Military Joint Intelligence Center.

Whitworth is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. His decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal (three awards), Legion of Merit, Bronze Star (four awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), as well as the Edwin T. Layton Leadership Award, Vice Admiral Rufus L. Taylor Leadership Award, the Army’s Knowlton Award for excellence in intelligence, the Republic of France’s Médaille de la Défense nationale (Gold), and the Defense Intelligence Agency Director’s Award.

Colonel Anne-Marie Wiersgalla was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and was commissioned in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. She later earned a Master of Arts in Diplomacy from Norwich University, a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Army War College. Colonel Wiersgalla reported to U. S. Southern Command in July 2023 and currently serves as the Director of Communication Systems (J6).

COL Wiersgalla is the SOUTHCOM Director of Communication Systems (J6), and has held a variety of Army positions, including Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, Brigade Signal Officer, Company Commander, Telecommunications Systems Engineer, Stryker Brigade Combat Team Communications Officer, Battalion Commander, Director, Strategic Initiatives Group/Strategic Communications, Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), Chief Information Office (CIO)/G-6, Commander of 1st Signal Brigade and most recently Eight U.S. Army Chief of Staff.

COL Wiersgalla’s assignments include Joint Plans, Exercise, and Readiness Branch Chief, Defense Information Systems Agency, Washington, DC; Deputy Director for Current Operations, Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Networks, United States Cyber Command, Fort Meade, MD; and Chief of Data Strategy and Policy, HQDA, CIO/G-6, Washington, DC.

COL Wiersgalla’s Operational Deployments include Operation IRAQI FREEDOM II, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM 05-07, and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM 09-11.

COL Wiersgalla’s military education includes the Signal Officer Basic Course; the Basic Airborne Course; the Jumpmaster Course; the United States Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School; the Combined Arms Services and Staff School; the Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Planners Course; the Joint Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Staff and Operations Course; the Naval Command and Staff College; the Defense Strategy Course; the Advanced Strategic Art Program; and the Army War College.

COL Wiersgalla‘s awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, The Meritorious Service Medal, The Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, and the NATO Medal. She is qualified and authorized to wear the Senior Parachutist Badge, and her foreign decorations include the Venezuelan Parachutist Badge.