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New director takes helm of Air Force Armament Directorate at Eglin AFB

Niceville.comAugust 20, 20241 Min Read
Col. Robert Lyons III, speaks to the crowd during the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center’s, Armament Directorate assumption of leadership ceremony.
Col. Robert Lyons III, speaks to the crowd during the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center’s, Armament Directorate assumption of leadership ceremony Aug. 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matt Veasley)

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center’s Armament Directorate has a new leader following an assumption of leadership ceremony on August 7.

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Colonel Robert Lyons III has taken over as the new program executive officer for weapons and director of the unit, responsible for planning and executing all life cycle activities for various air-delivered munitions.

These include the advanced medium-range air-to-air missile, hard target void sensing fuze, joint air-to-surface standoff missile, joint direct attack munition, joint programmable fuze, miniature air-launched decoy, and small-diameter bombs.

Col. Robert Lyons III, USAF portrait, in uniform, US flag behind right shoulder,
Col. Robert Lyons III. (Contributed)
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