Lt. Gen. Kenyon K. Bell is Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible to the Chief of Staff for leadership, management and integration of Air Force logistics readiness, aircraft maintenance, munitions and missile maintenance, civil engineering and security forces as well as setting policy and preparing budget estimates that reflect enhancements to productivity, combat readiness and quality of life for Airmen.
Lt. Gen. Bell received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1995. He has commanded units stateside and overseas at the squadron, group and wing level and has served in multiple staff positions, including assignments at Headquarters Air Force and The Chairman's Joint Staff, as well as Aide de Camp to the Commander, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force. In his most recent assignments, he served as the Commander of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base, Utah where he was responsible for depot maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification of A–10, C–130, T–38, F–16, F–22, F–35 and Minuteman Ill Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system; and later as the Director of Logistics, where he was responsible for organizing, training and equipping more than 201,000 aircraft maintenance, munitions and logistics readiness personnel.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Science, Biology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2008 Master of Military Studies, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico Marine Base, Va.
2012 Advanced Program in Logistics and Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2014 Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2015 Depot and Arsenal Executive Leadership Program, The Institute for Defense and Business, Kenan–Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2015 Lean Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul, Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2016 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2018 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2021 Systems Acquisition Management Course, Defense Acquisition University, by correspondence
2022 Senior Leader Security Seminar, Montross, Va.
2022 Continuous Improvement & Innovation Executive Course, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2023 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1995–October 1995, Student, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2. October 1995–June 1999, Various Backshop Assignments culminating as Transient Alert and Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 89th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md.
3. June 1999–November 2000, Chief, Quality Assurance, 374th Logistics Group; later Maintenance Supervisor, 374th Maintenance Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan
4. Nov 2000–Nov 2001, Aide–de–Camp to Commander, 5th Air Force and U.S. Forces Japan, Yokota AB, Japan
5. December 2001–December 2002, Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 35th Fighter Squadron; later 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Officer–in–Charge, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea
6. December 2002–June 2004, 94th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Officer–in–Charge, 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; later, Maintenance Supervisor, 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
7. June 2004–June 2006, Chief, Fighter and Trainer Aircraft Systems, then Assistant Executive Officer, Directorate of Maintenance, Dep Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
8. July 2006–July 2007, Executive Officer, Directorate of Resource Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
9. July 2007–June 2008, Student, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico Marine Base, Va.
10. July 2008–June 2010, Commander, 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, (July 2009–January 2010, Commander, 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan)
11. July 2010–July 2013, Strategy Branch Chief and later Readiness Branch Chief, Directorate of Logistics (J–4), The Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. July 2013–June 2014, Student, College of Naval Warfare, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
13. July 2014–June 2015, Deputy Commander, 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group, Tinker AFB, Okla.
14. June 2015–April 2017, Commander, 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group, Tinker AFB, Okla.
15. May 2017–June 2019, Commander, 72nd Air Base Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla.
16. June 2019–July 2021, Commander, 82nd Training Wing, Sheppard AFB, Texas
17. July 2021–July 2023, Director of Logistics & Engineering, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, La.
18. August 2023–August 2025, Commander, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Hill AFB, Utah
19. August 2025–September 2025, Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
20. September 2025–present, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2010–July 2013, Strategy Branch Chief and later Readiness Branch Chief, Directorate of Logistics (J–4), The Joint Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a lieutenant colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with silver leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with device
Korean Defense Service Medal
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2009 Air Force Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award
(Current as of November 2025)