Brig. Gen. Sean K. Tyler is the Commander of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and Defense Supply Center, Richmond, Virginia. DLA Aviation is a major subordinate command of DLA and is the agency’s combat logistics and supply chain manager for aviation and nuclear assets across the Department of Defense. DLA Aviation is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and operates at 18 geographically separated sites across the U.S. Brig. Gen. Tyler’s team is comprised of more than 3,800 civilian and military personnel supporting more than 13,500 joint aircraft, 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles and a host of other weapons systems. His command is the U.S. military’s integrated material manager for more than 1.7 million weapons system items, managing an $8.5 billion supply chain enabling all aspects of the service’s operational and depot-level repair actions. Additionally, he serves as base commander for Defense Supply Center Richmond, providing installation support, services, and security to 20 tenants, which includes a two-star Virginia National Guard Joint Headquarters, and more than 8,000 personnel.
Brig. Gen. Tyler graduated from Florida State University in 1994 and commissioned in 1995 through Officer Training School. He has served in a variety of positions at the squadron, wing, major command, and Headquarters Air Force level, and deployed to Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. He has commanded a logistics readiness squadron, an expeditionary logistics readiness squadron, an expeditionary mission support group and an air base wing.
Prior to his current position, the general was the Director of Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Science, Finance and Real Estate, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.
1997 Masters of Business Administration, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2002 Master of Science, Organizational Management, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2006 Strategic Policy Intern
2008 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2015 Master of Science, National Security and Strategic Studies, Eisenhower School for National Security, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2018 Eurozone and Middle East Update Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1995–September 1997, Commander, Fuels Management Flight, 2nd Supply Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
2. September 1997–November 1998, Commander, Management and Systems Flight, and Materiel Management Flights, 374th Supply Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan
3. November 1998–October 1999, Executive Officer, 374th Logistics Group, Yokota AB, Japan
4. October 1999–July 2000, Deputy Chief of Supply, 374th Supply Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan
5. July 2000–June 2002, Air Force Intern Program, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
6. June 2002–June 2003, Commander, Vehicle Management Flight, 1st Logistics Readiness Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
7. June 2003–May 2005, Executive Officer, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va.
8. May 2005–May 2006, Chief, Command Readiness Spares, Materiel Management Division; Director of Maintenance and Logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
9. May 2006–July 2007, Senior Mentor to Afghan National Army 201st Corps Chief of Logistics, 201st Regional Security Advisory Command, Camp Blackhorse, Kabul, Afghanistan
10. August 2007–June 2009, Chief, Logistics Readiness Officers Education, Directorate of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. July 2009–July 2011, Commander, 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Dover AFB, Del. (March2010–August 2010 Commander, 387th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait)
12. July 2011–May 2013, Deputy Commander, 633rd Mission Support Group, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
13. June 2013–January 2014, Commander, 451st Expeditionary Mission Support Group, Kandahar, Afghanistan
14. February 2014–July 2014, Deputy, Logistics Readiness Division, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. August 2014–June 2015, Student, Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
16. June 2015–June 2016, Chief of Staff, Defense Logistics Agency Acquisition, Fort Belvoir, Va.
17. July 2016–June 2017, Executive Officer to the Director, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.
18. June 2017–June 2019, Commander, 633rd Air Base Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
19. July 2019–January 2021, Associate Director, Directorate of Resource Integration; Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
20. January 2021–June 2022, Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
21. June 2022–present, Commander, Defense Supply Center Richmond and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Richmond, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2015–June 2017, Chief of Staff, Defense Logistics Agency Acquisition; Executive Officer to the Director, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va., as a brigadier general
2. June 2022–present, Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and Defense Supply Center Richmond, Va., as a brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal NATO Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jan. 27, 1995
First Lieutenant Jan. 27, 1997
Captain Jan. 27, 1999
Major May 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2009
Colonel Oct. 1, 2013
Brigadier General Aug. 3, 2020
(Current as of July 2022)