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BRIGADIER GENERAL REID J. NOVOTNY

Deputy Director, J5 Plans and Policy for United States Cyber Command

Big. Gen. Reid J. Novotny is the Special Assistant to Director, Air National Guard for CYBERCOM J5. Previous to this assignment, he served as the Group Commander for the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group comprised of two National Mission Teams, a Cyber Protection Team, a Cyber Operational Support Squadron, and a Cyber Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron. He was responsible for 400 Airmen who operate as Title 10 operators defending the Air Force Networks and denying advisory malicious nation-state actors through computer network attack and exploitation under the United States Cyber Command Cyber Mission National Forces. General Novotny also represented the largest force of cyber professionals in the state of Maryland who operate in support of State, County, and Local governments through partnerships.

General Novotny also served as the National Guard J6 on the State’s Joint Staff. He was responsible for coordinating the employment of Maryland National Guard service component forces and equipment providing communications, cyber, and information management capabilities in support of joint domestic operations and exercises. While on Active Duty, he was the Director of Staff for the Chief, Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer for the United States Air Force. In his previous assignment, he commanded the 35th Communications Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan. There he oversaw 225 personnel and sustained Misawa’s 318-million-dollar communications infrastructure. He received his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program after graduating from The George Washington University with the distinguished graduate award.

EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2001 Master of Science, Computer Security, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2002 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala.
2005 Squadron Officer School (SOS), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2006 Squadron Officer School (SOS), Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Master of Art, Strategic Communications, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
2017 Air War College (AWC), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2023 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), Joint Base (JB) Andrews, Md.
2024 Leading Data-Driven and Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Organizations (LDAO), Stanford University, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2001 - August 2003, Air Force Network Operations and Security Center Crew Commander, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
2. August 2003 - July 2004, Staff Officer, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Va.
3. July 2004 - August 2006, Aide-de-Camp, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Va.
4. August 2006 - August 2008, Flight Commander 15th Communications Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
5. August 2008 - August 2009, Staff Officer Pacific Air Force/A6, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
6. August 2009 - July 2010, Staff Officer, Secretary of the Air Force/Chief Information Officer-A6, Pentagon, Va.
7. July 2010 - July 2011, Chief Executive Communications Secretary of the Air Force & Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Pentagon, Va.
8. August 2011 - December 2012, Air Force Fellow, Strategic Communications, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
9. December 2012 - May 2013, Staff Officer, Secretary/PA, Pentagon, Va.
10. June 2013 - July 2015, Commander 35th Communications Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan
11. July 2015 - January 2017, Director of Staff, SAF/CIO-A6, Pentagon, Va.
12. January 2017 - December 2018, Staff Officer followed by Deputy Commander, 175th Cyberspace Operations Group, Warfield Air National Guard Base, Md.
13. December 2018 - August 2020, Maryland National Guard J6, Camp Fretterd Military Reservation, Md.
14. August 2020 - March 2023, Commander, 175th Cyberspace Operations Group, Warfield Air National Guard Base, Md.
15. June 2023 - Present, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard for CYBERCOM J5 Matters, , Md.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1998 Basic Parachute Wings, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 20, 2000
First Lieutenant May 20, 2002
Captain May 20, 2004
Major Dec. 1, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2015
Colonel Dec. 12, 2018
Brigadier General June 1, 2023