Lance K. Landrum Explained

Lance K. Landrum
Birth Place:Perrysburg, Ohio
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Air Force
Serviceyears:1992–2023
Rank:Lieutenant General
Commands:31st Fighter Wing
388th Fighter Wing
332nd Expeditionary Operations Group
510th Fighter Squadron
Battles:Iraq War
Awards:Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal
Alma Mater:United States Air Force Academy (BS)
Embry-Riddle (MS)
Air War College (MS)

Lance Keith Landrum[1] (born c. 1970) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as the 23rd Deputy Chair of the NATO Military Committee from 2021 to 2023.[2] He most recently served as a special assistant to the commander of the United States European Command and prior to that served as the Director of Operations (J3) for United States European Command from July 2020 to July 2021.

Landrum earned his commission in May 1992 from the United States Air Force Academy. 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 United States Air Force Weapons School, commanded the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, and the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group, Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Landrum also commanded the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah and the 31st Fighter Wing, 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

Military assignments

1. August 1992 – September 1993, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.
2. October 1993 – December 1993, Student, Fighter Lead-in Training, 49th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.
3. January 1994 – December 1994, F-16 Student, Replacement Training Unit, 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. December 1994 – December 1995, F-16 Pilot, Assistant Weapons Officer, Scheduler, 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea
5. January 1996 – August 1998, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Assistant Weapons Officer, Scheduler, 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
6. January 1999 – June 1999, F-16 Student, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. June 1999 – March 2002, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Chief of Weapons, 310th Fighter Squadron, 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, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
10. November 2005 – June 2009, 31st Fighter Wing Chief of Plans, 555th Fighter Squadron Operations Officer, 510th Fighter Squadron Commander, Aviano AB, Italy
11. July 2009 – May 2010, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, 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, 388th Fighter Wing, 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, 31st Fighter Wing, 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), U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
19. July 2021–October 2021, Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
20. October 2021–October 2023, Deputy Chair, NATO Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium

Effective dates of promotion

Insignia Rank Date of rank
May 27, 1992
May 27, 1994
May 27, 1996
November 1, 2002
December 1, 2006
October 1, 2010
August 12, 2016
November 2, 2019
October 11, 2021

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1992 Polaris : United States Air Force Academy. PDF. S3.amazonaws.com. 14 January 2022.
  2. Admiral Rob Bauer. CMC_NATO. 1447562109974466569. Today we welcomed LtGen Lance Landrum to our table as the new Deputy Chair of the #NATOMC.. October 11, 2021. October 14, 2021.