Mr. Lernes J. Hebert
Director, Officer & Enlisted Personnel Management

Mr. Lernes J. Hebert is assigned to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness, serving as the Director, Officer & Enlisted Personnel Management, a component of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Military Personnel Policy. Mr Hebert has served in Military Personnel Policy since August 2003 and provides oversight for post-accession officer and enlisted management policy for the Department of Defense. During his tenure, Mr. Hebert led the Department through major initiatives to restructure career longevity provisions, joint officer management and most recently, general and flag officer management.

Mr. Hebert holds a Master of Science degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College, National Defense University, and a Master of Arts degree in Management and Computer Resource Management from Webster University. He is a graduate of the University of Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management.

Mr. Hebert retired from the United States Air Force at the rank of colonel, having served 24 years in the field of personnel management. Key assignments included staff assignments with the United States Air Force, Air Force Personnel Center, and Air Combat Command and unit command tours with the 27th Fighter Wing, Clovis Air Force Base, New Mexico, 4404th Wing (provisional), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and the 7276th Air Base Group, Iraklion Air Station Crete Greece.

Awards include the Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service, Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, and the Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster.