Joseph L. Lengyel

Joseph Lengyel

Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1981–present
Rank	General
Commands held	Chief of the National Guard Bureau Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Awards	See below

General Joseph L. Lengyel is a U.S. Air Force officer and Command Pilot in the Air National Guard, serving as the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. As Chief, he is responsible for ensuring that nearly 460,000 Army National Guard and Air National Guard personnel are accessible, capable and ready to protect the homeland and to provide combat capabilities to the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force.

Prior to his current assignment, Lengyel served as Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. His previous general officer assignments include Senior United States Defense Official; Chief, Office of Military Cooperation; and Defense Attaché, Cairo, United States Central Command, Cairo, Egypt.

Lengyel was commissioned in 1981 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at North Texas State University, Denton. He served in various operational and staff assignments, primarily as an Instructor Pilot and unit Weapons Officer in the F-16 Fighting Falcon. His experience in the F-16 includes tours in Tactical Air Command, Air Combat Command, Pacific Air Forces, United States Air Forces in Europe and the Texas Air National Guard. He has commanded a fighter squadron, operations group, air expeditionary group and the Air National Guard Readiness Center.