Maj. Gen. Lynnette J. Hebert Is the Special Assistant to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve at Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon. As Special Assistant and as the Senior Intelligence Officer for the Air Force Reserve, she provides guidance and counsel to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve on policy and planning related to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance matters.
Maj. Gen. Hebert entered the United States Air Force through Officer Training School in 1994. In 1998, she transitioned to the United States Air Force Reserve, to attend law school, where she also worked as a legal intern on Capitol Hill for the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee. She has served in a wide variety of ISR and cyber-focused assignments, including the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, and as the Chair of the Reserve Military Intelligence General Officer Steering Council whose mission is to advise the Office of the Undersecretary for Defense for Intelligence and Security on Reserve Military Intelligence matters relating to intelligence readiness and support to the Defense Intelligence Enterprise across the Department of Defense.
She has served in joint, operational, headquarters and staff positions across six major commands and seven combatant commands in Europe, the Middle East, the United States and the Pacific theaters. Prior to her current position, Maj. Gen. Hebert was the Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters Air Force, where she was responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff, ISR and CEO for policy formulation, planning, evaluation and oversight of Air Force ISR and CEO capabilities, supporting a 73,000-person intelligence and cyber operations enterprise with a portfolio valued at $72 billion across the Air Force.
EDUCATION
1991 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and History, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.
1994 Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2001 Juris Doctorate, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, Tempe, Ariz.
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2006 Master of Science, Strategic Intelligence, Joint Military Intelligence College, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
2010 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2019 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Washington, D.C.
2022 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense and Business, Durham, N.C.
2022 Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
2022 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Warrenton, Va.
2022 Artificial Intelligence for National Security Leaders, Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Mass.
2022 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
1991 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and History, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.
1994 Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2001 Juris Doctorate, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, Tempe, Ariz.
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2006 Master of Science, Strategic Intelligence, Joint Military Intelligence College, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
2010 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2019 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Washington, D.C.
2022 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense and Business, Durham, N.C.
2022 Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
2022 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Warrenton, Va.
2022 Artificial Intelligence for National Security Leaders, Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Mass.
2022 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1994–November 1996, Operations Plans Officer, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah
2. November 1994–December 1996, Section Commander, 421st Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB Utah (Deployed, December 1994–April 1995 and March 1996–June 1996, to 4404th Wing (Provisional), King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
3. December 1996–June 1998, Section Commander, 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M.
4. June 1998–October 1999, Adjutant Officer, 944th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
5. October 1999–October 2002, Intelligence Officer, 944th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
6. October 2002–July 2003, Senior Intelligence Officer, 944th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz., (November 2002–April 2003, worked as Chief, Targeting Flight, 8th Operations Support Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea)
7. July 2003–June 2005, Operations Officer, Intelligence Division, 16th Air Force, Aviano, Italy and served simultaneously as Chief, Wing Plans, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano AB, Aviano, Italy
8. July 2005–August 2006, Student, Joint Military Intelligence College, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
9. August 2006–March 2007, Operations Officer, Joint Reserve Training Unit, Defense Nuclear Weapons School, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, N.M.
10. August 2007–May 2008, Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Deputy Chief, Resources and Training Division, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
11. June 2008–September 2010, Dual-hatted as the Chief of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division, 926th Group, Nellis AFB, Nev., and Deputy A2 for ISR, United States Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.
12. May 2010–June 2013, Commander, 718th Intelligence Squadron, 940th Wing and operationally aligned and located with 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
13. August 2013–June 2016, Reserve Advisor to the Commander, 24th Air Force, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
14. June 2016–May 2018, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 25th Air Force, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
15. May 2018–December 2018, Deputy Chief to the Chief, Central Security Service, with duties at United States Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
16. December 2018–August 2020, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Intelligence, United States Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
17. August 2020–March 2023, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Cyber Command/Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
18. March 2023–December 2024, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters Air Force, Arlington, Va.
19. December 2024–present, Special Assistant to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Headquarters Air Force, Arlington, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2005–July 2006, Joint Military Intelligence College, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., as a major
2. May 2018–December 2018, Deputy Chief to the Chief, Central Security Service, Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a colonel
3. December 2018–August 2020, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Intelligence, United States Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a brigadier general
4. August 2020–March 2023, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Cyber Command/Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service at Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a brigadier and major general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit with Valor with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Medal
Southwest Asia Medal with oak leaf cluster
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon (short)
Air Force Overseas Ribbon (long)
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
(Current as of December 2024)