U.S. Army Lieutenant General Alan R. Lynn was the Director, Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort Meade, MD.

In 1984, he commanded the 1-34th United States Army Artillery Detachment, a Nike Hercules missile special weapons warhead team, in Ceggia, Italy.

Following his second company level command, Lieutenant General Lynn attended the Signal Officer Advance Course at Ft. Gordon, GA, and the Air Force Information Systems Officer's Course at Keesler Air Force Base, MS where he was awarded a new Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) of 25E, Network Engineer.

In June 1992, he graduated from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS, and returned to Europe where he served as the S-3 (Network Design, Management, and Operations) for the 97th Signal Battalion in Mannheim, Germany.

Following his time as the Battalion S3, he was selected to command the newly formed 414th Signal Company as a Field Grade Officer, supporting Land Forces Central Europe (LANDCENT).

In 1997, Lieutenant General Lynn assumed command of the 13th Signal Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, at Fort Hood, TX.

In January 2004, he deployed the brigade to 66 locations across Iraq, creating the world's largest combat communications network at the time.

As the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Lynn was responsible for coordinating the efforts of a 6,600-member organization and managing a $6-billion yearly budget.

Lieutenant General Lynn took upon the responsibilities of Vice Director, Defense Information Systems Agency on September 30, 2013.

LTC - Battalion Command - Created the first NATO and non-NATO network (now called CENTRIX) in Bosnia with MG Kevin Byrnes, 1st Cavalry Division.

Much credit to MAJ John Morrison, now COL(P) Morrison for his help and leadership LTC - Joint Staff J6 Current Ops (9/11) - Mapped out all communications in the Pentagon while it was burning, where one did not exist during the 9/11 attack, directing fire fighters away from the communications closets, thereby keeping the Pentagon operational during and after 9/11.

COL - Set up a digital Family Readiness Group at Fort Hood that was considered by GEN Ellis, FORSCOM Commander as the "Gold Standard".

The large use of the facility required a full-time staff member which became the first Family Readiness Support Assistant (FRSA), which is now proliferated throughout the Army.