Col. Lance Myerson is the Deputy Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (WR-ALC), Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The WR-ALC performs programmed depot maintenance production of all variants of F-15, C-5, C-130 and C-17 aircraft. Col. Myerson supports the Complex Commander to lead more than 6,500 military and civilian employees in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft, repair and calibration of advanced airborne electronics and production of aircraft components. He is also responsible for assigned software development and sustainment in support of operations flight programs, test program sets and sustaining engineering. The Complex is one of three Air Force Logistics Complexes and the largest single-site industrial complex in the state of Georgia.
Col. Myerson enlisted in the Air Force in 1990 and worked as an Avionics Sensors technician. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in business and was commissioned through Officer Training School in 2000. He deployed in support of several combat operations including INHERENT RESOLVE and FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and DESERT STORM. Col. Myerson has served in a variety of maintenance and acquisition leadership positions with experience on HC-130J, MC-130H/E/P/J, AC-130H/U/W/J, MH-53J/M, KC-135R, HH60G/W, CV-22, U-2 and RQ-4 aircraft. He commanded two aircraft maintenance squadrons, a maintenance group, and served on the Air Staff as well as the Joint Staff.
EDUCATION
1994 Associate of Applied Science, Avionics System Technology, Community College of the Air Force
1996 Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Mount Olive College, Mount Olive, N.C.
2001 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala.
2001 Master of Business Administration, Webster University, Saint Louis, Mo.
2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2014 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2018 Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
2021 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
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April 2000 – January 2001, Flight Commander, Fabrication Flight, 22nd Maintenance Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
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January 2001 – December 2001, Flight Commander, Accessories Flight, 22nd Maintenance Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
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January 2002 – April 2002, Officer in Charge, Sortie Flight Production, 22nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
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April 2002 – April 2003, Chief, Quality Assurance, 22nd Logistics Group, McConnell AFB, Kan.
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April 2003 – April 2004, Flight Commander, 16th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
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April 2004 – April 2006, Officer in Charge, 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 16th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
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April 2006 – June 2007, Deputy Program Manager, U.S. Air Force Component Improvement Program, Wright- Patterson AFB, Ohio
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June 2007 – July 2008, Action Officer, Program Element Office for Aircraft Systems, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
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July 2008 – March 2010, Program Manager, ROVER, 645th Aeronautical Systems Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
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March 2010 – June 2011, Maintenance Operations Officer, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif.
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June 2011 – June 2013, Commander, 9th Maintenance Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif.
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June 2013 – June 2014, Student, Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
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June 2014 – June 2016, Commander, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
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June 2016 – January 2017, Chief, Combat Air Forces Munitions Planning and Programming, Directorate of Strategic Plans, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
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January 2017 – August 2017, Senior Executive Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
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August 2017 – June 2018, Student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
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June 2018 – June 2020, Politico-Military Strategic Planner, J5 Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
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June 2020 – June 2021, Chief, Logistics Division 19th Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
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June 2021 –June 2023, Commander, 58th Maintenance Group, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
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July 2023 – Present, Deputy Commander, Warner-Robins Air Logistics Complex, Robins AFB, Ga.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
June 2018 – June 2020, Politico-Military Strategic Planner, J5 Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant April 7, 2000
First Lieutenant April 7, 2002
Captain April 7, 2004
Major November 1, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel January 1, 2015
Colonel December 1, 2020
(Current as of April 2024)