Speaker Draws from Career Experience

The chapter kicked off January with guest speaker Col. Rob Lyman, USAF, commander of the 88th Communications Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He previously served as chief of strategy integration in the Air Force Office of Business Transformation. In addition, he was the commander of the 96th Communications Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base along with serving as a White House fellow in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation and participating in multiple combat zone deployments. He has extensive joint experience and is a fully qualified joint specialty officer. He has received several major awards and decorations, including the Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Joint Service Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster, and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal with two service stars.