Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce has been appointed senior enlisted leader of U.S. Cyber Command and senior enlisted adviser to Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of CYBERCOM, director of the National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service.
Bruce succeeds Command Sgt. Maj. Sheryl Lyon, who went into retirement after a 34-year career in the U.S. Army, NSA said Monday.
In this capacity, Bruce will advise the NSA director and other senior officials on matters related to readiness and mission, welfare and technical and professional development and help facilitate communications between the director and the military workforce and civilian personnel.
Bruce “has consistently been recognized for his outstanding dedication to duty, and has all of the necessary training and previous assignments to succeed in this position,” said Nakasone, a seven-time Wash100 awardee.
Bruce is former command chief master sergeant of the 16th Air Force within Air Forces Cyber. He also held similar roles within the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, and 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. His Air Force experience spans special operations, geospatial intelligence and sensor operations across squadrons, wings and major commands.
