Brigadier General Lynn Hartsell
Army Director, Quadrennial Defense Review 

Brigadier General Hubert (Lynn) Hartsell was born in Newport, Arkansas, on 31 October 1949. He received his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps and was appointed as a Second Lieutenant on 9 June 1971. 

BG Hartsell's civilian education includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting Auditing from Arkansas State University and a Master of Science Degree in Comptrollership from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. 

BG Hartsell's military schooling includes Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, and The United States Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. 

Most of BG Hartsell's military service has been with Field Artillery Units. His early troop assignments include Forward  

Observer, Batter Fire Direction Officer, and Battery Executive Officer in the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 82d Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Battery Executive Officer and Battery Commander in the 1st Battalion, 15th Field Artillery, 2d Infantry Division, Eighth United States Army, Korea; and Battery Commander in the 2d Battalion, 36th Field Artillery, III Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He later served as Executive Officer 2d Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, later as the S-3, Division Artillery, and Commander, 2d Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He served in this capacity during Operation Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia. BG Hartsell also commanded Division Artillery, 2d Infantry Division, Eighth United States Army, Korea, and IIId Armored Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 

Brigadier General Hartsell’s other assignments include Instructor and Senior Cannon Systems Officer, Gunnery Department, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Budget Analyst, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Resource Management, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany, Defense Resource Manager; Chief, Program and Budget Branch, J-8, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC; and most recently, Deputy Chief of Staff for Resources and Evaluation, Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia. 

He is the recipient of numerous military decorations and awards including the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3 awards), the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (4 awards), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2 awards), Senior Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge and Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge. 

Brigadier General Hartsell is married to the former Diana Sorrels. They have three sons, Todd, 26, married and residing in Clarksville, Tennessee, and twins, Keith, residing in Chicago, Illinois, and Shaun, residing in Taunton, Massachusetts, both 22. 

Brigadier General Hartsell’s current assignment is Army Director, Quadrennial Defense Review, Office of the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.