BRIGADIER GENERAL REID J. NOVOTNY
Brig. Gen. Reid J. Novotny is the Director of Intelligence & Cyber Effects Operations, National Guard Bureau A2/6 JB Andrews, MD. As the Director, he oversees a portfolio to include intelligence, cyber forces, and systems architecture, to include fixed-base and expeditionary information networks and security supporting and enabling over 108,400 Air National Guard Airmen and civilians across 90 wings and 180 installations in 159 communities throughout the 54 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. Gen Novotny is also responsible for governance, policy implementation, and execution as the ANG Senior Intelligence Officer and Chief Information Officer (CIO).
General Novotny also served as the National Guard J6 on the State’s Joint Staff. He was responsible for coordinating the employment of Maryland National Guard service component forces and equipment providing communications, cyber, and information management capabilities in support of joint domestic operations and exercises. While on Active Duty, he was the Director of Staff for the Chief, Information Dominance and CIO for the United States Air Force. In his previous assignment, he commanded the 35th Communications Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan. There he oversaw 225 personnel and sustained Misawa’s 318-million-dollar communications infrastructure. He received his commission through Detachment 130 Howard University Reserve Officer Training Corps as a distinguished graduate. Prior to his current position, the general was the Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard for U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) J5 Matters, Maryland.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2001 Master of Science, Computer Security, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2002 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala.
2005 Squadron Officer School (SOS), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2006 SOS, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Master of Art, Strategic Communications, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
2017 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2023 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2024 Leading Data-Driven and Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Organizations, Stanford University, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
2024 National Security Studies Management Course, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Affairs, Syracuse University, N.Y.
2024 United States Air Force Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2001 - August 2003, Air Force Network Operations and Security Center Crew Commander, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
2. August 2003 - July 2004, Staff Officer, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Va.
3. July 2004 - August 2006, Aide-de-Camp, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Va.
4. August 2006 - August 2008, Flight Commander 15th Communications Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
5. August 2008 - August 2009, Staff Officer Pacific Air Force/A6, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
6. August 2009 - July 2010, Staff Officer, Secretary of the Air Force/Chief Information Officer-A6, Pentagon, Va.
7. July 2010 - July 2011, Chief Executive Communications Secretary of the Air Force & Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Pentagon, Va.
8. August 2011 - December 2012, Air Force Fellow, Strategic Communications, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
9. December 2012 - May 2013, Staff Officer, Secretary/PA, Pentagon, Va.
10. June 2013 - July 2015, Commander 35th Communications Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan
11. July 2015 - January 2017, Director of Staff, SAF/CIO-A6, Pentagon, Va.
12. January 2017 - December 2018, Staff Officer followed by Deputy Commander, 175th Cyberspace Operations Group, Warfield Air National Guard Base, Md.
13. December 2018 - August 2020, Maryland National Guard J6, Camp Fretterd Military Reservation, Md.
14. August 2020 - March 2023, Commander, 175th Cyberspace Operations Group, Warfield Air National Guard Base, Md.
15. June 2023 - April 2024, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard for CYBERCOM J5 Matters, Md.
16. May 2024 - Present, Director, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, (A2/6), Joint Base Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1998 Basic Parachute Wings, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 20, 2000
First Lieutenant May 20, 2002
Captain May 20, 2004
Major Dec. 1, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2015
Colonel Dec. 12, 2018
Brigadier General June 1, 2023
(Current as of December 2024)
