BRIGADIER GENERAL KENNETH LOZANO
Brig. Gen. Kenneth Lozano is Vice Director, Office of the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Comptroller at the NGB Joint Staff, Temple Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Va. He assists the Director, Office of the NGB Comptroller and Chief, NGB with the administration and obligation of the National Guard’s $32B annual budget allocated to the 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia. Additionally, Brig. Gen. Lozano is responsible, on behalf of the Vice Chief, NGB with the supervision of the U.S. Property and Fiscal program and management of the 54 U.S. Property and Fiscal Officers, pecuniary liable for all Federal property and funding in possession of the State National Guard.
Brig. Gen. Lozano attended the University of Puerto Rico and commissioned through Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1996. After serving on active duty for eight years, he joined the Puerto Rico National Guard in 2004. He earned a Defense Financial Management Level III certification and served in financial management disciplines at the squadron, wing, Numbered Air Force and NGB Staff. He has deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, serving as Deputy Disbursing Agent and Paying Agent. General Lozano has held squadron and group-level commands. Prior to assuming his current position, the general was the NGB Provost Marshal and Chief, Protection Division, NGB Joint Staff, Arlington, Va.
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, University of Puerto Rico
2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Master of Business Administration, Troy State University, Troy, Ala.
2009 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Reserve Components National Security Course, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
2017 Master of Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
2022 Dual-Status Commander Orientation Course, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
2022 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, Fort Carson, Colo.
2023 Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection Level IV Course, Tysons Corner, Va.
2023 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2024 Alan L. Freed Associates Area Studies Seminar – Latin America, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.
2024 Continuous Improvement and Innovation Executive Course, Duke Fuqua School of Business, Durham, N.C.
2024 Leading Data-Driven and Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Organizations, MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
2024 Senior Acquisition Management Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va.
2024 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
2025 Force Integration Course for Senior Leaders, Army Force Management School, Fort Belvoir, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1996 - September 1997, Cost Analyst, Standard Systems Group, Gunter Air Force Base, Ala.
2. October 1997 - July 1998, Financial Analysis Officer, Standard Systems Group, Gunter AFB, Ala.
3. July 1998 - June 1999, Deputy Budget Officer, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
4. June 1999 - August 2000, 7th Air Force Budget Officer, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
5. September 2000 - July 2002, Chief, Financial Services, Charleston AFB, S.C. (April 2001 – September 2001, Deputy Disbursing Agent, Joint Task Force - Southwest Asia, Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia)
6. August 2002 - July 2004, Chief, Financial Analysis, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
7. August 2004 - October 2008, Wing Budget Officer, 156th Airlift Wing, Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico
8. November 2008 - September 2010, Wing Executive Officer, 156th Airlift Wing, Muñiz ANGB, Puerto Rico
9. October 2010 - April 2014, Commander, 156th Security Forces Squadron, Muñiz ANGB, Puerto Rico
10. April 2014 - July 2016, Chief, Program Analysis, National Guard Bureau Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (February 2016 – July 2016, Executive Officer to the Director, Programs, Resources and Comptroller, NGB Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.)
11. August 2016 - June 2017, Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
12. June 2017 - May 2019, Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
13. May 2019 - February 2021, Commander, I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, McGhee-Tyson ANGB, Tenn.
14. March 2021 - June 2023, NGB Provost Marshal and Chief, Protection Division, NGB Joint Staff, Arlington, Va.
15. June 2023 - Present, Vice Director, Office of the NGB Comptroller, NGB Joint Staff, Arlington, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 2014 - July 2016, Chief, Program Analysis, National Guard Bureau Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
2. March 2021 - June 2023, NGB Provost Marshal and Chief, Protection Division, NGB Joint Staff, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
3. June 2023 - Present, Vice Director, Office of the NGB Comptroller, NGB Joint Staff, Arlington, Va., as a brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1993 Civil Air Patrol General Carl A. Spaatz Award
2015 Air Force Association National Guard Bureau Action Officer of the Year Award
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
National Guard Association of the United States
American Society of Military Comptrollers
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Sept. 4, 1996
First Lieutenant Sept. 4, 1998
Captain Sept. 4, 2000
Major Dec. 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 27, 2012
Colonel May 17, 2017
Brigadier General June 15, 2023
(Current as of February 2025)
