Patrick S. Ryder

Patrick S. Ryder
Patrick S. Ryder
	Official portrait, 2022
Pentagon Press Secretary
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 4, 2022
President	Joe Biden
Secretary	Lloyd Austin
Preceded by	John Kirby
Personal details
Alma mater	University of Florida (BS); Bowie State University (MA); Air Command & Staff College; University of Salzburg; Joint Military Intelligence College (MS); Air War College; Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (MS);
Military service
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1992–present
Rank	Brigadier General
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal (2)

Patrick S. Ryder is an American military officer and United States Air Force brigadier general who has served as the Pentagon Press Secretary since August 4, 2022.[1][2]

Commissioned via AFROTC from the University of Florida in 1992, Ryder has almost 30 years of service as a communications and public affairs officer.[2]

References

"Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Naming of USAF Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder as the Next Pentagon Press Secretary". U.S. Department of Defense. August 4, 2022.
"Brigadier General Patrick S. Ryder". U.S. Air Force. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

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[1] "Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Naming of USAF Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder as the Next Pentagon Press Secretary". U.S. Department of Defense. August 4, 2022.

[biography-2] "Brigadier General Patrick S. Ryder". U.S. Air Force. Retrieved August 5, 2022.