Lt. Gen. Lorna Mahlock currently serves as Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command. Prior to her current assignment, she served as Commander, Cyber National Mission Force. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, she immigrated to Brooklyn, New York, enlisted in the Marine Corps and commissioned in December 1991 upon graduation from Marquette University.
Lt. Gen. Mahlock is a certified Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Tower Local Controller and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Instructor. She has commanded and led at various levels globally and in combat including: Air Traffic Control Detachment Commander; 1st Stinger Battery; Marine Corps Instructional Management School; G3 Future Operations 1st Marine Aircraft Wing; Operations SOUTHERN OVERWATCH and IRAQI FREEDOM 01, 02 and 08; Marine Air Command and Control Systems Experimental; Headquarters European Command; Marine Corps Office of Legislative Affairs; and Deputy Director of Operations, Plans, Policy and Operations (PP&O), Headquarters United States Marine Corps.
She holds Master’s degrees from the University of Oklahoma at Norman, the Naval War College, the U.S. Army War College, and a Master’s Certificate in Information Operations from the Naval Post Graduate School. She is a graduate of the United Kingdom Defense College Higher Command and Staff, and earned Executive Certificates from MIT and Harvard.
Lt. Gen. Mahlock’s personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal.
Lt. Gen. Malock and her husband are the proud parents of three children.