MAJOR GENERAL KAREN A. RIZZUTI

Maj. Gen. Karen A. Rizzuti is the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency; and Chief, Central Security Service. 

General Rizzuti was commissioned through Officer Training School in 1986, and has held a variety of space operations positions including command and control of four satellite constellations; space operations training, testing and evaluation; Space Warfare Center and Headquarters Air Force Space Command staff;  command at squadron and wing levels, as well as 10th Air Force Vice Commander. She also served as Mobilization Assistant to the Director of the National Security Space Office at the Pentagon. Prior to assuming her current position, General Rizzuti was the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 24th Air Force and Air Forces Cyber,  Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

EDUCATION
1985 Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
1986 Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
1992 Squadron Officer School, in residence, outstanding contributor, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1999 Master's degree in space systems management, with honors, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
2003 Air War College, by correspondence
2011 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2011 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2012 CAPSTONE General and Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2012 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Andrews AFB, Md., and Lackland AFB, Texas
2012 Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2015 Cyber Security, the Intersection of Policy and Technology, Harvard Kennedy School, Boston, Mass.


ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1986 - February 1988, Satellite Operations Officer, Consolidated Space Operations Center, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2. October 1986 - February 1988, Student, Satellite Ground Systems Controller, Colorado Springs, Colo.
3. February 1988 - August 1989, Satellite Ground Systems Officer, Consolidated Space Test Center, Falcon AFB, Colo.
4. August 1989 - August 1991, Ground Control Officer Simulation Course director, 1022nd Combat Crew Training Squadron, Falcon AFB, Colo.
5. August 1991 - March 1992, Ultra High Frequency Follow-On Simulation Course Director, 50th Crew Training Squadron, Falcon AFB, Colo.
6. March 1992 - March 1994, Chief, Space Operations Training Policy, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Directorate of Operations, Peterson AFB, Colo.
7. March 1994 - February 1995, MILSATCOM Mission Control Segment Evaluator, 50th Operations Support Squadron, Falcon AFB, Colo., duty at Detachment 4, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Peterson AFB, Colo.
8. February 1995 - April 1997, Milstar Operational Test and Evaluation Data Analyst (IMA), Det. 4, AFOTEC, Peterson AFB, Colo. (simultaneous with assignment to Headquarters U.S. Space Command J3 Directorate)
9. February 1995 - April 1997, Tactical Military Satellite Communications Operations Officer (IMA), Headquarters U.S. Space Command, J3 Directorate, Peterson AFB, Colo.
10. April 1997 - June 2000, Space Operations Training and Testing Officer (IMA), Headquarters AFSPC, Directorate of Operations, Peterson AFB, Colo.
11. June 2000 - November 2002, Commander, 19th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
12. November 2002 - September 2003, IMA to the Chief of War-Gaming and Simulations, Space Warfare Center, Schriever AFB, Colo.
13. September 2003 - August 2005, Director Of Staff, and subsequently, IMA to the Space Warfare Center Vice Commander, Schriever AFB, Colo.
14. August 2005 - February 2006, IMA to 50th Space Wing Commander, Schriever AFB, Colo.
15. February 2006 - August 2007, Mobilization Assistant to the Director, National Security Space Office, the Pentagon, Washington D.C.
16. August 2007 - October 2008, IMA to the AFSPC Inspector General, Peterson AFB, Colo.
17. October 2008 - January 2011, Commander, 310th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
18. January 2011 - May 2013, Vice Commander, 10th Air Force, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
19. May 2013 -  October 2015, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 24th Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
20. October 2015 - present, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency; and Chief, Central Security Service, Fort George G. Meade, Md.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 2015 - present, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency; and Chief, Central Security Service, Fort George G. Meade, Md.

OPERATIONS INFORMATION
Space Operations, Master
Space Systems operated: NATO III; Global Positioning System; Ultra High Frequency Follow-On; Milstar Cyber Operations, Basic
207 USSTRATCOM Airborne Command Post flying hours; 1680 alert hours

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with campaign star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant April 24, 1986
First Lieutenant April 24, 1988
Captain April 24, 1990
Major March 8, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 29, 2000
Colonel Feb. 6, 2004
Brigadier General Feb. 17, 2012
Major General March 26, 2015

(Current as of March 2018)