“Loni” Anderson promoted to Brigadier General
“Loni” Anderson promoted to Brigadier General
Brigadier General Len “Loni” Anderson, a Proctor native, was promoted to Brigadier General on June 3rd. He is currently the Deputy Commanding General of Joint Task Force ARES/Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group.
A 1989 Proctor graudate, Anderson was commissioned in 1993 upon graduation from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He was designated a naval aviator in October of 1995 and selected to fly the F/A-18 Hornet.
Anderson was a Blue Angels pilot from 2002-2004 and is currently the Deputy Commanding General of Joint Task Force ARES/Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group.
Assignments in the Operating Forces include: Schedules Officer, Assistant Operations Officer and Weapons and Tactics Instructor, “Fabulous Checkerboards” of VMFA-312 while deployed on USS Enterprise and USS Truman during Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, DESERT FOX and DELIBERATE FORGE; Training Officer, MAG-31. In 2006, he transferred to the Marine Forces Reserve where he has served as the Assistant Operations Officer, Marine Aviation Training Support Group-42; Operations Officer, VMFA-112; and Commanding Officer, MALS-41.
Assignments in the Supporting Establishment include: Demonstration Pilot, Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron; Flight Instructor, VT-86; Operations Officer, Marine Aviation Training Support Group-41.
Headquarters and Staff Assignments: Senior Reserve Advisor, MAG-41; Reserve Branch Head, HQMC Aviation; Assistant Wing Commander, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.
Joint assignments include two deployments in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE as the Deputy Director, Combined Joint Operations Center-Baghdad, Iraq and Battle Director,
609th Combined Air Operations Center, Qatar.
Brigadier General Anderson is a graduate of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course, the Navy Fighter Weapons School, Command and Staff College, Air War College and Advanced Joint PME.
Sir,
Just wanted to send my congratulations. Your old GySgt ret. MasterGySgt. from LTB (MATSG-42. I was also one of Real NCIS SSA Supervisors. Do you still make it to Pensacola?
It would be a pleasure to hear from you or see you next time you are in the area. 850 9418010. Once again congratulations. Stay safe and please keep in touch. Semper Fi MasterGunz