MG Garrett Yee
Army Lead for Network Modernization, Military Deputy, Cybersecurity Directorate, U.S. Army
Major General Garrett S. Yee has led Army network modernization for the Chief Information Officer/G-6, while simultaneously serving as the Military Deputy, Cybersecurity Directorate, since July 2015. MG Yee reports directly to the CIO/G-6 and assists in the development of strategy, policy and guidance for the Army's ongoing effort to modernize and improve the network and cybersecurity.
Prior to joining CIO/G-6, Major General Yee was the Commander, 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, where he concurrently served as the G6 for U.S. Army Central Command, the CJ6 for Coalition Joint Forces Land Component Command and the Director of Cyber Information Systems for the Combined Joint Task Force - OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE.
Previous assignments include serving as the Deputy Commanding General for Mobilization, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; Deputy Commander, 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan; Commander, 505th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade in Las Vegas, Nevada; Commander, 650th Regional Support Group in Las Vegas, Nevada; Theater Observation Detachment Officer with the Center for Army Lessons Learned during OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM in Iraq, where he authored a handbook on provincial reconstruction teams; and Commander, 3/356th Logistics Support Battalion at Fort Bliss, Texas.
His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the Command and General Staff College, the Army War College and CAPSTONE.
MG Yee is a native of San Jose, California. He received his commission upon graduation from Santa Clara University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in combined science. He later earned a Master of Business Administration from Golden Gate University and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Army War College. MG Yee’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the NATO Medal, the Parachutist Badge and the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency. He is a recipient of the Bronze Order of Mercury.
