Colonel Lynnette J. Hebert currently serves as the Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief, Central Security Service, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
Previously, Colonel Hebert was the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 25th Air Force which provides full-spectrum decision advantage to warfighters and national leaders through globally integrated ISR, electronic warfare, information operations, and strategic command and control.
Colonel Hebert is a 1991 graduate of Saint Olaf College. She entered the United States Air Force through Officer’s Training School in 1994 and served as a Section Commander. In 1998, she transitioned to the United States Air Force Reserve, so she could attend law school. She was one of only two law students selected to work as a legal intern for the Chairman of the United States Senate Commerce Committee. Upon graduation, she worked at Duane, Morris, LLP, in Washington, D.C., where she handled international trade, immigration, and energy law issues.
Colonel Hebert has held squadron, group, wing, numbered Air Force, and major command positions in Europe, the Middle East, United States and the Pacific theaters. Previously, Colonel Hebert was commander of the 718th Intelligence Squadron located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, where she was responsible for providing combat mission-ready ISR and network operations airman for the Distributed Common Ground System. Colonel Hebert was certified combat mission-ready in the ISR Mission Operations Commander and Mission Director positions. She was also certified as an MQ-1 Predator/MQ-9 Reaper Mission Intelligence Coordinator and worked at the 432d Air Expeditionary Wing, in support of real-world, war-time missions in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.
EDUCATION
1991 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.
2001 Juris Doctorate, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, Tempe, Ariz.
2002 Squadron Officer School (correspondence), Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence), Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2006 Master of Science Degree in Strategic Intelligence, Joint Military Intelligence College (in-residence), Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
2010 Air War College (#1 of 626, correspondence), Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1993 - January 1994, Officer's Training School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2. January 1994 - June 1995, Operations Plans Office, 388th Operations Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
3. June 1995 - December 1996, Section Commander, 421st Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah (Deployed, December 1994 - April 1995 and March 1996 - June 1996, to 4404th Wing (Provisional), King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
4. December 1996 - June 1998, Section Commander, 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M.
5. August 1998 - May 2001, Student, Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. (January 2000 – May 2000, legal intern for the chairman of the United States Senate Commerce Committee)
6. June 1998 - October 1999, Adjutant Officer, 302nd Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
7. October 1999 - October 2002, Intelligence Officer, 944th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
8. October 2002 - July 2003, Senior Intelligence Officer, 944th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz., (November 2002 – April 2003, chief, Targeting Flight, 8th Operations Support Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, Republic of South Korea)
9. July 2003 - June 2005, Operations Officer, Intelligence Division, 16th Air Force, Aviano, Italy and served simultaneously as Chief, Wing Plans, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano AB, Italy
10. July 2005 - August 2006, Student, Joint Military Intelligence College, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
11. August 2006 - June 2007, Operations Officer, Joint Reserve Training Unit, Defense Nuclear Weapons School, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
12. June 2007 - August 2008, Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Deputy Chief, Resources and Training Division, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
13. September 2008 - October 2010, Dual-hatted as the Chief of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division, 926th Group, Nellis AFB, Nev. and Deputy A2 for ISR, United States Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.
14. October 2010 - June 2013, Commander, 718th Intelligence Squadron, 940th Wing and operationally aligned and located with 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
15. June 2013 - June 2016, Reserve Advisor to the Commander, 24th Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas
16. June 2016 – May 2018, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 25th Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas
17. May 2018 – Present, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief, Central Security Service, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit with Valor with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Medal with oak leaf cluster
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon – Short Tour
Air Force Longevity Service with two oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jan. 21, 1994
First Lieutenant Jan. 21, 1996
Captain Jan. 21, 1998
Major May 6, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel Sep. 15, 2008
Colonel Jun. 17, 2013
(Current as of May 2018)