Lorna Mahlock
{{short description|United States Marine Corps general}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|49|2018|04|14}}{{cite news |work=Business Insider |title=A decorated colonel is set to be the first black woman to serve as a Marine Corps general |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/lorna-mahlock-marine-corps-first-black-woman-general-2018-4 |first=Jeff |last=Schogol |date=13 April 2018 |quote=Mahlock, 49, has served in the prestigious post of deputy director of plans, policies and operations since July 2017.}}
| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica
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| allegiance = United States
| branch = United States Marine Corps
| serviceyears = 1985–present
| rank = Major general
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| commands = Cyber National Mission Force
Marine Air Control Group 18
Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38
| battles = Iraq War
| awards = Legion of Merit (2)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (4)
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Lorna M. Mahlock (born 1968/1969) is a United States Marine Corps major general who has served as commander of the Cyber National Mission Force since January 5, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.cybercom.mil/Media/News/Article/3633259/cnmf-receives-new-commander/|title=CNMF receives new commander|date=2024-01-05|access-date=2024-01-07|publisher=Cyber National Mission Force|location=Fort George G. Meade|website=U.S. Cyber Command}} In 2018, she became the first Black woman to be nominated for promotion to brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps.{{Cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/marine-corps-selects-1st-black-woman-general-officer/story?id=54397971 |title=Marine Corps selects 1st black woman to be a general officer |first1=Kandis |last1=Mascall |first2=Stephanie |last2=Ramos |date=Apr 12, 2018 |accessdate=13 April 2018 |work=ABC News}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/1489944/general-officer-announcements/ |date=April 10, 2018 |title=General Officer Announcements: U.S. Department of Defense |access-date=13 April 2018 |first=James |last=Mattis}}{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/12/politics/marine-corps-brigadier-general-first-black-female/index.html|title=1st black woman nominated to be Marine brigadier general|last=Tatum|first=Sophie|date=12 April 2018|work=CNN politics|publisher=2016 Cable News Network.|accessdate=13 April 2018}} In December 2022, she became the first black female major general in the history of the Marine Corps.{{cite web |url=https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2022/12/16/for-the-1st-time-a-black-female-marine-is-set-to-be-a-2-star-general/|title =For the 1st time, a Black female Marine is set to be a 2-star general|date =16 December 2022|publisher=Marine Corps Times|accessdate=19 December 2022}}
Early life and education
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Mahlock immigrated to Brooklyn, New York and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. She was selected for the Marine Corps Enlisted Commissioning Education Program, graduated from Marquette University and was commissioned in December 1991.
Military career
Designated as an Air Traffic Control Officer, Mahlock earned certifications as a Federal Aviation Administration Tower Local Controller and a Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Instructor. She has commanded and led at various levels globally and in combat including but not limited to: Air Traffic Control Detachment Commander; Executive Officer 1st Stinger Battery; Director Marine Corps Instructional Management School; Air Control Officer G3 Future Operations 1st Marine Aircraft Wing; Company Commander Operation Southern Watch and Operation Iraqi Freedom 1; Operations and Executive Officer Operation Iraqi Freedom 2; Director Marine Air Command and Control System Experimental; Commanding Officer Iraqi Freedom 8; Information Management Officer; J3 Land Operations Lead and Division Executive Officer, Headquarters European Command; Marine Corps Office of Legislative Affairs and Assistant Chief of Staff G6.{{cite web |title=BGen Lorna M. Mahlock |url=https://www.hqmc.marines.mil/DirC4Bio/ |website=Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Headquarters Marine Corps |publisher=US Marine Corps |accessdate=13 March 2019}}
In December 2022, she received her second star and became the first Black female Major General in the US Marine Corps.
Mahlock holds a master's degree in Adult and Higher Education from the University of Oklahoma at Norman; a Master in National Security and Strategic Studies with distinction from the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island; a Master in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College; and a Master Certificate in Information Operations from the Naval Postgraduate School. She is also a Higher Command and Staff Course graduate of the United Kingdom Joint Services Command and Staff College.
Awards
Her personal decorations include:{{cite web | url=https://militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=319265 | title=BGen Lorna M. Mahlock }}
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Category:Graduates of Joint Services Command and Staff College