Robert J. Skinner | |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Air Force and United States Navy |
Serviceyears: | 1989–present |
Rank: | Lieutenant General |
Commands: | Twenty-Fourth Air Force 688th Information Operations Wing 50th Network Operations Group 27th Communications Squadron Info Systems Flight, 100th Air Refueling Wing |
Battles: | Gulf War Iraq War |
Awards: | Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal |
Robert J. Skinner is a United States Air Force lieutenant general currently serving as the Director of Defense Information Systems Agency.[1] Before, he directed Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.[2] Prior to that, he was the commander of the Twenty-Fourth Air Force. He was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed as the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency in 2021, replacing Vice Admiral Nancy A. Norton.[3]
Second Lieutenant | November 7, 1989 | |
First Lieutenant | November 7, 1991 | |
Captain | November 7, 1993 | |
Major | July 1, 1999 | |
Lieutenant Colonel | March 1, 2002 | |
Colonel | March 1, 2006 | |
Brigadier General | July 26, 2013 | |
Major General | May 2, 2017 | |
Lieutenant General | February 25, 2021 |