Lyn P. Sherlock Independent Consultant Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force, Retired Brig. Gen. Lyn D. Sherlock is an independent consultant drawing on her international and national security experience following a 30 year military career culminating in her position as Director, Regional Affairs for the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs. In that capacity, Brig. Gen. Sherlock managed the Air Force’s direct liaison with foreign government officials, Washington agency counterparts, and aerospace industry representatives to implement Air Force security cooperation programs. She represented the USAF on both the Delegation to Inter-American Defense Board and the Joint Mexico-U.S. Defense Commission. Additional key leadership positions include a Department of State and DoD joint assignment as director of the Office of International Security Operations. A command pilot with more than 3,200 flight hours, Brig. Gen. Sherlock served as Commander of the 362nd Air Expeditionary Group at Rheim Main Air Base in Germany directing combat airlift operations in Iraq. She also served as commander of a base in Southwest Asia responsible for airlift operations in Afghanistan. She holds a master’s degree in natural resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and a master’s degree in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She earned her undergraduate degree at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Brig. Gen. Sherlock joined the VMF Board of Directors in 2014.