Lyle Cary

Lyle W. Cary is the Deputy Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security, National Nuclear Security Administration. He directly supports the Associate Administrator and Chief, Defense Nuclear Security, establishes NNSA security program office direction, policy, resources, risk management, and collaboration with Field Office Managers to protect the nuclear deterrent assets, information, and people. Further, he leads interagency and international physical security collaboration efforts.

Mr. Cary has nearly four decades of leadership experience in security, emergency management and law enforcement in public and private sectors. He is a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, where, for 25 years, he led large U.S. Air Force organizations. He served throughout the U.S., Pacific, Europe, and Southwest Asia. Lyle served in multiple headquarters executive positions to include Multinational Forces Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. As director of Security Forces for a U.S. Air Force Major Command headquarters, Cary was responsible for 11 military installations, 7,500 security forces personnel, nuclear and weapon system security, antiterrorism, law enforcement, information protection, training and equipment. Cary also was a three-time commander and chief of security police, where he worked closely with law enforcement agencies at the federal, state, county, and municipal levels. After his Air Force career, Cary has led security and emergency operations functions at Los Alamos National Laboratory, followed by Vice President, Security and Emergency Services for the Pantex Plant and Y-12 National Security Complex, and Vice President for Critical Infrastructure Programs for a large private sector security provider.