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Lance K. Landrum | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Born | c. 1970 (age 53–54) Perrysburg, Ohio |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1992–2023 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 31st Fighter Wing 388th Fighter Wing 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group 510th Fighter Squadron |
| Battles / wars | 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.
- ^ "1992 Polaris : United States Air Force Academy" (PDF). S3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Admiral Rob Bauer [@CMC_NATO] (October 11, 2021). "Today we welcomed 🇺🇸 LtGen Lance Landrum to our table as the new Deputy Chair of the #NATOMC" (Tweet). Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Twitter.