Robert J. Skinner is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency from 2021 to 2024. Before, he directed Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. Prior to that, he was the commander of the Twenty-Fourth Air Force. He was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed as the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency in 2021, replacing Vice Admiral Nancy A. Norton.
Awards and decorations Master Cyberspace Operator BadgeBasic Space Operations BadgeDefense Information Systems Agency BadgeJoint Chiefs of Staff Badge Defense Superior Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clustersLegion of Merit with oak leaf clusterBronze Star MedalDefense Meritorious Service MedalMeritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clustersNavy Commendation MedalAir Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf clusterJoint Meritorious Unit Award with silver oak leaf clusterAir Force Meritorious Unit AwardOutstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf clusterNavy Good Conduct MedalAir Force Recognition RibbonNational Defense Service Medal with one bronze service starArmed Forces Expeditionary MedalSouthwest Asia Service Medal with service starIraq Campaign Medal with service starGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalHumanitarian Service MedalAir and Space Campaign MedalNuclear Deterrence Operations Service MedalAir Force Overseas Long Tour Service RibbonAir Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frameAir Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and three bronze oak leaf clustersAir Force Training RibbonKuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Effective dates of promotions + Rank Date Second LieutenantNovember 7, 1989 First LieutenantNovember 7, 1991 CaptainNovember 7, 1993 MajorJuly 1, 1999 Lieutenant ColonelMarch 1, 2002 ColonelMarch 1, 2006 Brigadier GeneralJuly 26, 2013 Major GeneralMay 2, 2017 Lieutenant GeneralFebruary 25, 2021
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