Lance Keith Landrum (born c. 1970) is an active duty

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who serves as the 23rd

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since October 11, 2021. He most recently served as a special assistant to the commander of the

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and prior to that served as the Director of Operations (J3) for

from July 2020 to July 2021. Landrum earned his commission in May 1992 from the

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. He has held a variety of positions in F-16 fighter operations at the squadron, group and wing levels. He is a graduate of the

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, commanded the

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, Italy, and the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group,

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, Iraq. Landrum also commanded the

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, Utah and the

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, Aviano AB, Italy. His duties have included assignments to the Pentagon as the Aide de Camp to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Director of the U.S. Air Force Colonels Management Office, and Joint Staff J8 Deputy Director for Requirements and Capability Development. Landrum is a command pilot with more than 2,800 flying hours, including 395 combat hours.

Education

*1992 Bachelor of Science, Engineering Mechanics,

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, Colorado Springs, Colo. *2001 Masters in Aeronautical Science, Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. *2001

Squadron Officer School Squadron Officer School (SOS), is a 5.5-week-long Professional Military Education (PME) course for U.S. Air Force and Space Force Captains, Department of the Air Force Civilian (DAFC) equivalents and International Officers. It fulfills the U.S ...

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, Ala. *2003

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, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence *2010 Master of Science, Strategic Studies,

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, Maxwell AFB, Ala. *2015 Leadership Decision Making Program,

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*2018 Global/Regional Course – Africa, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C. *2018 Combined Forces Air Component Commander's Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. *2019 Enterprise Leadership Program, Kenan-Flagler Business School,

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*2019 US-UK 1-Star Rising Leaders Forum

Military assignments

1. August 1992 – September 1993, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training,

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, Okla.
2. October 1993 – December 1993, Student, Fighter Lead-in Training, 49th Flying Training Squadron,

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, Miss.
3. January 1994 – December 1994, F-16 Student, Replacement Training Unit,

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, Ariz.
4. December 1994 – December 1995, F-16 Pilot, Assistant Weapons Officer, Scheduler,

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, South Korea
5. January 1996 – August 1998, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Assistant Weapons Officer, Scheduler,

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, Utah
6. January 1999 – June 1999, F-16 Student, U.S. Air Force Weapons School,

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, Nev.
7. June 1999 – March 2002, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Chief of Weapons,

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, Luke AFB, Ariz.
8. March 2002 – June 2003, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Flight Commander, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
9. July 2003 – September 2005, Aide to the Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,

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, Arlington, Va.
10. November 2005 – June 2009,

Chief of Plans,

555th Fighter Squadron The 555th Fighter Squadron is part of the 31st Operations Group at Aviano Air Base, Italy. It operates General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting multirole air and ground missions. The squadron was first activated during World W ...

Operations Officer,

Commander,

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, Italy
11. July 2009 – May 2010, Student,

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, Ala.
12. June 2010 – June 2011, Commander, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group, Joint Base Balad, Iraq
13. August 2011 – June 2013, Senior Military Advisor, U.S. Mission to NATO
14. June 2013 – June 2015, Commander,

, Hill AFB, Utah
15. July 2015 – June 2016, Director of the U.S. Air Force Colonels Management office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
16. June 2016 – June 2018, Commander,

, Aviano AB, Italy
17. July 2018 – July 2020, Deputy Director for Requirements and Capability Development (J8), the Joint Staff, Arlington, Va.
18. July 2020–July 2021, Director of Operations (J3),

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, Stuttgart, Germany.
19. July 2021–October 2021, Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
20. October 2021–present, Deputy Chair, NATO Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium

Effective dates of promotion

References

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