Lester Lyles

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Lester L. Lyles

General Lester Lyles
Born (1946-04-20) April 20, 1946
Washington, D.C.
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service 1968-2003
Rank General
Commands held

Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force,

Air Force Materiel Command, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
Awards Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Other work Chairman of USAA, Director, General Dynamics, DPL Inc., KBR Incorporated, Precision Castparts Corp.

General Lester L. Lyles (born April 20, 1946)[1] is a former United States Air Force general, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, and Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. After retirement from the Air Force in 2003, he became a company director for General Dynamics, DPL Inc., KBR Incorporated, Precision Castparts Corp., MTC Technologies, Battelle Memorial Institute and USAA.[2] Lyles is also a Trustee of Analytic Services and a Managing Partner of Four Seasons Ventures, LLC.

Biography

Lyles entered the Air Force in 1968 as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program. He served in various assignments, including Program Element Monitor of the Short-Range Attack Missile at Headquarters U.S. Air Force in 1974, and as Special Assistant and Aide-De-Camp to the Commander of Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) in 1978. In 1981 he was assigned to Wright-Patterson AFB as Avionics Division Chief in the F-16 Systems Program Office. He has served as Director of Tactical Aircraft Systems at AFSC headquarters and as Director of the Medium-Launch Vehicles Program and Space-Launch Systems offices.

Lyles became AFSC headquarters' Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Requirements in 1989, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Requirements in 1990. In 1992 he became Vice Commander of Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah. He served as Commander of the center from 1993 until 1994, then was assigned to command the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., until 1996. Lyles became the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization in 1996. In May 1999, he was assigned as Vice Chief of Staff at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He assumed command of Air Force Materiel Command in April 2000. Lyles retired from the Air Force on October 1, 2003.

Lyles was a member of The President's Commission on U.S. Space Policy.[2] He chairs the "Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program" committee of the United States National Academies.[3] In May 2009 he was named a member Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee, an independent review requested by the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The same year he was appointed to the Defense Science Board, a committee of civilian experts appointed to advise the U.S. Department of Defense on scientific and technical matters.[4] As of December 2013, he continues to serve as its Vice Chairman. In December 2009, General Lyles was appointed to the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board by the White House.

On January 22, 2013, General Lyles was named Chairman of the Board of Directors for USAA having been a USAA member since 1968 and a member of the board of directors since 2004. [5][6]

Education

Assignments

Awards and decorations

Command Space and Missile Operations Badge
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal

Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges

Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster

Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.

Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster

Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze star

Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes

National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star

Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon

Other achievements

Effective dates of promotion

References

Notes

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Military offices
Preceded by
Garry A. Schnelzer
Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center
1994 - 1996
Succeeded by
Ronald T. Kadish
Preceded by
Malcolm Ross O'Neill
Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
1996 - 1999
Succeeded by
Ronald T. Kadish
Preceded by
Ralph Eberhart
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
1999 - 2000
Succeeded by
John W. Handy
Preceded by
George T. Babbitt, Jr.
Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
2000 - 2003
Succeeded by
Gregory S. Martin
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