Brigadier General Joshlin Lewis

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Brig. Gen. Joshlin D. Lewis serves as the Special Assistant to The Adjutant General, Headquarters Texas Air National Guard, Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas. He is responsible for strategic development and synchronizing the efforts of over 3,000 Texas Airmen at three operational wings in support of the Deputy Adjutant General-Air of Texas.
General Lewis was commissioned in 1999 as a graduate of Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base after graduating from Lamar University. After serving eight years on active duty at multiple locations in the United States and overseas, he transferred to the Texas Air National Guard in 2007. He has held operational, support, and staff positions in both deployed and garrison locations at the squadron, group, wing, Numbered Air Force, and major command levels. A career cyber operations officer, he was part of the formation of the Air Force’s enterprise network defense efforts at both Barksdale AFB and Lackland AFB. Prior to his current assignment, General Lewis was the Deputy Commander of the 136th Airlift Wing during their transition from C-130H to C-130J airframes.

 

Brig Gen Joshlin D. Lewis. Title: Special Assistant to The Adjutant General Texas Military Department

EDUCATION

  • 1998 Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
  • 2000 Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
  • 2000 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  • 2002 Master of Business Administration, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
  • 2004 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  • 2005 Air Operations Center Initial Qualification Training – Communications, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
  • 2009 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
  • 2012 Cyber 300, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
  • 2013 Air War College, by correspondence
  • 2014 Cyber 400, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
  • 2014 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va.
  • 2016 Air National Guard Commander Development Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
  • 2023 Dual-Status Commander Course, United States Northern Command, Peterson SFB, Colo.

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. 1. October 1999 – January 2000, Student, Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
  2. 2. January 2000 – November 2000, Deputy Chief of Plans, 21st Communications Squadron, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
  3. 3. November 2000 – September 2001, Chief of Network Control Center, 21st Communications Squadron, Peterson SFB, Colo.
  4. 4. September 2001 – September 2002, Chief of Protocol, 65th Air Base Wing, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal
  5. 5. September 2002 – September 2003, Support Flight Commander, 65th Communications Squadron, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal
  6. 6. October 2003 – June 2004, Crew Commander, Air Force Network Operations and Security Center, 608th Air Communications Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
  7. 7. July 2004 – August 2005, Support Flight Commander, 608th Air Communications Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
  8. 8. August 2005 – July 2006, Executive Officer to the Vice Commander, Eighth Air Force, Barksdale AFB, La.
  9. 9. August 2006 – August 2007, Air National Guard Advisor, 608th Air Communications Squadron, Garland, Texas
  10. 10. August 2007 – September 2010, Chief of Operations Plans, 254th Combat Communications Group, Garland, Texas (October 2007 – November 2007, Planner, First Air Force, Operation NOBLE EAGLE, Tyndall AFB, Florida)
  11. 11. October 2010 – August 2011, Senior Duty Officer, 624th Operations Center, Lackland AFB, Texas.
  12. 12. September 2011 – December 2014, Commander, 221st Combat Communications Squadron, Hensley Field Air Guard Station, Dallas, Texas (December 2012 – June 2013, Commander, 445th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan)
  13. 13. December 2014 – June 2015, Director of Operations, 254th Combat Communications Group, Hensley Field AGS, Dallas, Texas
  14. 14. June 2015 – May 2020, Deputy Commander, 254th Combat Communications Group, Hensley Field AGS, Dallas, Texas (April 2018 – September 2018, Air Reserve Component Advisor to the Director of Communications, United States Air Force in Europe - Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany)
  15. 15. May 2020 – October 2022, Commander, 254th Combat Communications Group, Hensley Field AGS, Dallas, Texas
  16. 16. October 2022 – December 2023, Deputy Commander, 136th Airlift Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas
  17. 17. December 2023 – Present, Special Assistant to The Adjutant General, Headquarters Texas Air National Guard, Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

  • Bronze Star Medal
  • Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
  • Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
  • Air Force Achievement Medal

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

  • National Guard Association of the United States
  • National Guard Association of Texas

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

  • Second Lieutenant Sept. 30, 1999
  • First Lieutenant Sept. 30, 2001
  • Captain Sept. 30, 2003
  • Major June 6, 2008
  • Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2012
  • Colonel Dec. 10, 2015
  • Brigadier General Dec. 15, 2023
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  • (Current as of January 2024)
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