Stephen R. Lyons

Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, commander, U.S. Transportation Command virtually addresses the United Seamen’s Service (USS), to congratulate the recipients of the Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award (AOTOS).

U.S. Transportation Command is a unified, functional combatant command which provides support to the nine other U.S. combatant commands, the military services, defense agencies and other government organizations.conducts globally integrated mobility operations, leads the broader Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise, and provides enabling capabilities in order to project and sustain the Joint Force in support of national objectives. We conduct globally integrated mobility operations, leads the broader Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise, and provides enabling capabilities in order to project and sustain the Joint Force in support of national objectives.

Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, front, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, walks through the side boys with Vice Adm. Jim Malloy, back, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces, during Lyons’ visit to NAVCENT Nov. 15. U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The region is comprised of 20 countries and includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb at the southern tip of Yemen. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton/Released)

Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons gives his salute as the commander of U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.. During the change of command ceremony. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Watch Live: Gen. Stephen R. Lyons testifies at a hearing on state of the mobility enterprise today at 2 pm EST.

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons ( talks with U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Dixon Smith (right), deputy chief of naval operations for fleet readiness and logistics during the USTRANSCOM Joint Deployment and Distribution Executive Board. (Photo by Rob Wieland USTRANSCOM/PA)

Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons speaks to Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before his promotion ceremony at Scott Air Force Base. Lyons, who was promoted to the rank of general one hour prior to the ceremony, will relieve United States Air Force Gen. Darren W. McDew, who is scheduled to retire later in the day here. Lyons is the first Army officer to lead the command. (DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)

Gen. Stephen R. Lyons (left), commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), meets with United Parcel Service (UPS) executives at the UPS facility in Louisville, Ky.. While there, Lyons toured the UPS Air Operations Center, discussed cyber security, and built on the strong partnership between the company and USTRANSCOM. After his trip to UPS, Lyons visited the University of Louisville to speak with students, facility members, McConnell Scholars, and members of the U.S. Army’s Strategic Broadening Seminar about leadership. The McConnell Scholars Program is a leadership and scholarship program at the University of Louisville. The U.S. Army’s Strategic Broadening Seminar exposes Army leaders to new concepts that challenge their preconceived ideas about military, business, and economic problem-solving and conflict resolution. (U.S. Transportation Command photo by Adam Sanders)

U.S. Army General Stephen R. Lyons, U.S. Transportation Command commander, discusses the evolution of strategic logistics and the how the command enables the warfighter in a joint operating environment during the Annual National Defense Transportation Association and USTRANSCOM Fall Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. The conference brings together members of industry and government to address challenges facing the Nation's defense transportation logistics enterprise. (Photo by Stephenie Wade)

Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, left, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, talks with Capt. Charles “Buck” McDermott, Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping Officer in Charge, during Lyons’ visit to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. Operation Sentinel is a multinational maritime effort to promote maritime stability, ensure safe passage, and enhance freedom of navigation throughout key waterways in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Oman. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton/Released)

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, U.S. Transportation Command commander, speaks to Staff Sgt. Austin Barlow, 22nd Maintenance Squadron inspection section journeyman at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Lyons coined Airmen assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing and the 931st ARW during his visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Bernal Del Agua)

Gen. Stephen Lyons, left, commander, United States Transportation Command, speaks with Mark Estorga, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron director, about the KC-135's Programmed Depot Maintenance process, major structural repairs and the sustainabilit...

GEN Stephen Lyons, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) commander, presented three SDDC with coins today during the quarterly update. Congratulations Joe Repp, Marty Lambert, and Phyllis Bailey. Delivering Readiness and Lethality at SPEED!

Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, Commanding General of U.S. Transportation Command, signs the visitor log at America’s First Corps’ Headquarters at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kyle Larsen)

U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Lyons (left), commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) met with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley (center), director, Defense Intelligence Agency, and United States Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Higginbotham (right), DIA Command Senior Enlisted Leader, to discuss collaboration between our two organizations.

Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) recently met with U.S. and NATO leaders March 20 while visiting NSA Souda Bay, a strategic logistics hub located on the Greek island of Crete.

Watch U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, commander, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) March 31, 10:30 a.m. CST at https://www.defense.gov/Watch/Live-Events/...

GEN Stephen R. Lyons, Commander U.S. Transportation Command

GEN Stephen R. Lyons, Commander U.S. Transportation Command, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington. DoD photo by EJ Hersom.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III presents retiring Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons a flag that was flown in Lyons’ honor on the U.S. military’s last C-17 out of Afghanistan, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.,. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)