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COLONEL MICHAEL W. LEMONS
UNITED STATES ARMY
Colonel Lemons was born March 14, 1948, in Springfield, Missouri and graduated from Buffalo High School, Buffalo, Missouri in 1966. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Southwest Missouri State College in 1970. In 1978, Colonel Lemons received his Master of Science Degree in Computer Science from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne Florida. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College.
Colonel Lemons received his commission through the Reserve Officers Training Corps and entered the Army in 1970. He attended the Signal Officers Basic course and the Digital Telephone Communications Officers course prior to being assigned as the Battalion Communications Officer for the 2/27 Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany in February, 1971.
After serving in Germany for three years, Colonel Lemons was assigned to the Joint Communications Support Element, MacDill, AFB, Florida in 1974 where he served as the Detachment Commander for the Air Forces and Land Forces detachments. During this assignment, Colonel Lemons also served as the officer in Charge of the Joint Airborne Communications Center/Command Post (JACKPOT) and was on both non-crewmember flight status and jump status throughout this assignment.
Following graduation from the Signal Officers Advanced Course and civilian schooling, Colonel Lemons was assigned to the Staff and Faculty of the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY where he was Chief of the Systems Software Support Office, Directorate of Automation and Audiovisual Services. After completing this tour, he was assigned to the 93rd Signal Brigade, VII Corps, Ludwigsberg, Germany in 1982 as a systems engineering and plans officer.
In December 1982, Colonel Lemons was assigned to the 34th Signal Battalion, Ludwigsberg, Germany where he served in consecutive positions as the Battalion Operations Officer and Battalion Executive Officer.
Upon his return from overseas in 1985, Colonel Lemons was assigned as the Executive Officer for the Software Development Center-Huachuca, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. In 1986, he was transferred to the 11th Signal Brigade, Fort Huachuca where he was the Brigade Engineering officer and in June, 1987, Colonel Lemons took command of the 86th Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade. During his time in command, the 86th Signal Battalion was converted to the Army’s only Defense Communications Agency, Central Area signal battalion with the mission of extending the Defense Communications System into the USCENTCOM area of operations.
From 1989 through July, 1992, Colonel Lemons served as a Deputy Program Manager for the NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency, U.S. Delegation to NATO, Brussels, Belgium. Upon his return from Belgium, he was assigned as the Chief of the Command Information Systems Support Division, Command and Control Communications and Computer Systems Directorate, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida. He assumed his duties as Director, US Army Computer Science School in August 1996.
Colonel Lemons’ awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and the Senior Parachutist Badge. Colonel Lemons has served a total of 10 years in joint duty assignments.
He was promoted to colonel with a date of rank of May 1, 1993.
Colonel Lemons is married to the former Sherry Cooper of Charity, Missouri. They have three daughters, Suzanne, Kristine and Natalie, and two sons, Gregory and Jason.
RESUME OF SERVICE CAREER
MICHAEL WAYNE LEMONS, COL
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 14 March 1948, Springfield, MO
YEARS OF ACTIVE COMMISSIONED SERVICE: 30 years
LAST ASSIGNMENT: Director, U.S. Army Computer Science School, Fort Gordon, Georgia
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED:
United States Army Signal Officers’ Basic Course
United States Army Telephone Digital Communications Officer Course
United States Army Signal Officers’ Advanced Course
United States Army Airborne School
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
EDUCATIONAL DEGREE:
Southwest Missouri State University, BS in Education, Industrial Education (technical teaching degree in electronics)
Florida Institute of Technology, MS in Computer Science
DUTY ASSIGNMENTS:
FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
JUL 70 SEP 70 Student, Officers Basic Course, Fort Gordon, GA
SEP 70 FEB 71 Telephone Digital Communications Officer Course, Fort Monmouth, NJ
FEB 71 JUL 73 Battalion Communications Officer, 2/27 Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany
JUL 73 FEB 74 Artillery Liaison Officer, 2/27 Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany
FEB 74 JUL 75 Air Forces Detachment Commander, Joint Communications Support Element, MacDill AFB, FL
JUL 75 SEP 76 Army Forces Detachment Commander, Joint Communications Support Element, MacDill AFB, FL
SEP 76 JUL 77 Exercise Plans Officer, Joint Communications Support Element, MacDill AFB, FL
JUL 77 DEC 77 Student, Signal Officers Advanced Course, Fort Gordon, GA
JAN 78 APR 79 Student, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
APR 79 JUL 79 User Assistance officer, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
JUL 79 JUN 82 Chief, Systems Software Support Office, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
JUL 82 OCT 82 Plans Officer, 93rd Signal Brigade, VII Corps, Ludwigsburg, Germany
OCT 82 OCT 83 Operations Officer (S-3), 34th Signal Battalion, 93rd Signal Brigade, Ludwigsburg, GermanyOCT 83 DEC 84 Executive Officer (XO), 34th Signal Battalion, 93rd Signal Brigade, Ludwigsburg, Germany
JAN 85 JUN 85 Plans Officer, 93rd Signal Brigade, VII Corps, Ludwigsburg, Germany
JUL 85 NOV 86 Executive Officer, Software Development Center - Huachuca, Fort Huachuca, AZ
NOV 86 JUN 87 Plans Officer, 11th Signal Brigade, Fort Huachuca, AZ
JUN 87 JUN 89 Commander, 86th Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade, Fort Huachuca, AZ
JUL 89 JUL 92 Deputy Program Manager, Battlefield Intelligence Collection and Exploitation System, NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency (NACISA), US Delegation to NATO, Brussels, Belgium
AUG 92 AUG 96 Chief, Command Information Systems Support Division, USCENTCOM/CCJ6-D, MacDill AFB, FL
AUG 96 May 00 Director, U.S. Army Computer Science School, Fort Gordon, Georgia
PROMOTIONS DATES OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 6 JUN 70
1LT 19 JUL 71
CPT 19 JUL 74
MAJ 1 OCT 81
LTC 1 NOV 87
COL 1 MAY 93
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES:
Legion of Merit
Defense Superior Service Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Senior Parachutist Badge
SOURCE OF COMMISSION: Reserve Officers Training Corps
BRANCH OF SERVICE: United States Army Signal Corps, Regular Army
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Sherry E. Cooper of Charity, Missouri
CHILDREN: Five children, three grandchildren
Suzanne Rechelle (Lemons) Norling(31), Kristine Renea (Lemons) Nix(30), Gregory Michael Lemons(25), Jason Nathanial Lemons(20), Natalie Lenea Lemons(17)
HOBBIES: Racketball, Basketball, Softball, Computers, and Sports Cars
E-Mail: mike@lemons.com