Brig. Gen. Lori C. Jones is the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Sixteenth Air Force; Commander, Air Forces Cyber; and Commander, Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. In this role, she assists the Commander in delivering multisource intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance products, applications, capabilities and resources. Additionally, the organization builds, extends, operates, secures and defends the Air Force portion of the Department of Defense global network. Furthermore, Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force) personnel perform operational planning as part of coordinated efforts to support Air Force component and combatant commanders, and upon approval of the President and/or Secretary of Defense, the execution of offensive cyberspace operations.
Brig. Gen. Jones was commissioned through Officer Training School in November 1993 and was a member of the first class to be commissioned at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. She completed Information Management Officer Training in 1994 and Basic Communications Officer Training as a distinguished graduate in 1998, both at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. Brig. Gen. Jones served nearly 9 years on active duty before joining the Air Force Reserves in 2002. She has served in various assignments at the wing, higher headquarters and joint levels.
Prior to her current assignment Brig. Gen. Jones was the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland, where she served as an advisor on cyberspace operations and information warfare capabilities across the organization.
EDUCATION
1991 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology; Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas
1993 Master of Arts Degree in Kinesiology; University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colo.
1998 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
1999 Squadron Officers School, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2007 Master of Science Degree in IT Management; Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2013 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2017 Joint and Combined Warfighting School-Hybrid, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Va.
2021 Leading Strategically, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2022 United States Air Force Enterprise Leadership Program, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2022 Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course, Curtis E. LeMay Center, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2023 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense and Business, Durham, N.C.
2023 Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Executive Education
2024 Leading Data and AI Enabled Organizations, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
2024 Cyber Operations Executive Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2025 Capstone, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS or CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. November 1993–December 1994, Squadron Section Commander, 20th Component Repair Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
2. December 1994–October 1995, Executive Officer, 20th Transportation Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
3. October 1995–December 1996, Protocol Officer, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, South Korea
4. January 1997–May 1998, Executive Officer, 37th Training Wing and 37th Logistics Group, Lackland AFB, Texas
5. May 1998–August 2000, Chief, Outsourcing and Privatization, 37th Communications Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
6. August 2000–January 2002, Chief, Mission Systems Flight, 37th Communications Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
7. January 2002–January 2008, Executive Officer, 433rd Maintenance Squadron/Group, Lackland AFB, Texas
8. January 2008–July 2012, Chief, Cyber Ops/Logistics, 710th Information Operations Flight, Brooks City-Base, Texas
9. July 2012– July 2015, Commander, 860th Network Warfare Flight, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
10. July 2015–Jan 2017, Military Deputy to the Chief Technology Officer, Headquarters DISA, Fort Meade, Md.
11. January 2017–January 2018, IMA to the Chief, IT Enterprise Resources and Plans Division, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
12. February 2018–May 2018, Commander, Detachment 1, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group, JB San Antonio-Medina, Texas
13. June 2018–October 2018, Commander, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group, JB San Antonio-Medina, Texas
14. November 2018–July 2020, Commander, 960th Cyberspace Wing, JB San Antonio-Medina, Texas
15. August 2020–May 2021, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
16. May 2021–April 2023, Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Communications, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters Air Force, Washington, D.C.
17. April 2023–June 2024, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, Fort Meade, Md.
18. June 2024–February 2025, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Md.
19. March 2025–present, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Sixteenth Air Force; Commander, Air Forces Cyber; Commander, Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force); and Commander, Service Cryptologic Component, JB San Antonio–Lackland, Texas
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2017–January 2018, IMA to the Chief, IT Enterprise Resources and Plans Division, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., as a colonel
2. April 2023–June 2024, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service, Fort Meade, Md., as a brigadier general
3. June 2024–February 2025, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Md., as a brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with 6 oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
(Current as of April 2025)