Patrick S. Ryder
Patrick S. Ryder is an American military officer and United States Air Force major general who has served as the Pentagon Press Secretary since August 4, 2022.
Some of the key events about Patrick S. Ryder
- 1986Commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Air Force
- 2003Deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
- 2007Served as Director of Public Affairs for U.S. Central Command
- 2011Appointed as Director of Public Affairs for U.S. Strategic Command
- 2014Became Chief of Media Operations at NATO headquarters in Brussels
- 2017Selected as Director of Defense Press Operations at the Pentagon
- 2019Promoted to Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force
- 2021Appointed as Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
- 2022Nominated by President Biden to serve as Pentagon Press Secretary
- 2022Assumed role as Pentagon Press Secretary and Department of Defense spokesperson
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