BRIGADIER GENERAL JILL ANN LANNAN
Brig. Gen. Jill A. Lannan is the Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard for Headquarters Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer (SAF/CN). As the Deputy Chief Information Officer, SAF/CN, she is responsible for enterprise information technology, including governance, standards, interoperability, and cybersecurity to meet Air Force mission requirements. SAF/CN provides oversight and management of Air Force unclassified and secret network infrastructure. SAF/CN also provides portfolio management and information technology investment review and enforces information compliance laws.
General Lannan was commissioned into the United States Army in May 1985 as a Distinguished Graduate of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps after earning her Bachelor's degree in both French and Spanish from Saint Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin. During her service with the Army she held a variety of operational assignments including Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, and Operations Officer. In 1993, she joined the Washington Air National Guard where she held numerous command and staff positions, to include Detachment Commander, Squadron Commander, Group Commander, Vice Wing Commander, Wing Commander, and Chief of Staff for the Washington Air National Guard. Prior to her current assignment, General Lannan was the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 24th Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
EDUCATION
1985 Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages, French/Spanish, Saint Norbert College, DePere, Wis.
1993 Washington State Teaching Certification, French/Spanish, Saint Martin’s College, Lacey
1996 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
2001 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
2015 National Defense University, CAPSTONE, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2016 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), Joint Base Andrews, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1985 - December 1985, Student, Military Intelligence Officer's Basic Course, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
2. January 1986 - September 1989, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, and Operations Officer, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
3. October 1989 - March 1990, Military Intelligence Officer's Advanced Course, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
4. March 1990 - March 1991, Division Artillery S2, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
5. March 1991 - August 1992, G2 Operations Officer, 1 Corps, Fort Lewis, Wash.
6. February 1993 - July 2002, Intelligence Officer and Detachment Commander, 111th Air Support Operations Squadron, Camp Murray, Wash.
7. July 2002 - December 2003, Commander, Detachment 1 Headquarters, Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Wash.
8. December 2003 - September 2007, Commander, 262nd Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.
9. September 2007 - May 2009, Commander, 194th Mission Support Group, Camp Murray, Wash.
10. May 2009 - May 2013, Vice Commander, 194th Regional Support Wing, Camp Murray, Wash.
11. June 2013 - May 2015, Commander, 194th Wing, Camp Murray, Wash.
12. May 2015 - August 2015, Chief of Staff, Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Wash.
13. September 2015 - August 2018, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 24th Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
14. September 2018 - Present, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard for Headquarters Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer (SAF/CIO A6), Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 19, 1985
First Lieutenant Nov. 22, 1987
Captain Sept. 1, 1989
Major Nov. 2, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel July 25, 2002
Colonel April 29, 2008
Brigadier General Sept. 1, 2015
(Current as of November 2019)
