NCR PDI 2020

Loretta Reynolds
Deputy Commandant for information Headquarters, United States Marine Corps
USMC Forces Cyber Command


Lieutenant General Lori Reynolds Deputy Commandant for Information Headquarters, United States Marine Corps Lt. Gen Lori Reynolds was commissioned in May 1986 upon graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy and assigned as a Communications Officer. As a Company grade officer, she served in various billets at 1st Marine Division Communications Company, Marine Wing Communication Squadron 18 in Okinawa, Marine Corps Systems Command, and 9th Communication Battalion, I MEF. As a Field Grade officer, she was selected to command Recruiting Station Harrisburg PA and then served as an Action Officer and Division Head at HQMC C4. Lt. Gen Reynolds was selected to command 9th Communication Battalion in 2003 and deployed with the battalion to Fallujah, Iraq in support of I MEF during Operation Iraqi Freedom II. She was subsequently assigned to the Joint Staff J6 in Washington D.C. where she was an Action Officer and Division Head. Lt. Gen Reynolds assumed command of 1 MEF Headquarters Group in 2009 and deployed the Group to Helmand Province Afghanistan in support of I MEF and RC Southwest during Operation Enduring Freedom. As a General Officer, Lt. Gen Reynolds commanded Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island/Eastern Recruiting Region, was the Principal Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense South and Southeast Asia in OSD Policy, and commanded Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command. Lt. Gen Reynolds’ professional military education includes The Basic School, the Basic Communication Officer’s Course, Command and Control Systems Course, the Naval War College and the Army War College. She has earned master’s degrees from both the Naval War College and the Army War College. Lt. Gen Reynolds’ personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (with gold star), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with gold star).

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