Commander
BG Shannon-Mikal Lucas
BG Shannon-Mikal Lucas is the Commander, U.S. Army Operational Test Command (OTC), at Fort Cavazos, Texas, a subordinate command of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command.
Brigadier General (BG) Shannon-Mikal Lucas hails from Akron, Ohio. A 1995 Distinguished Military Graduate from the Virginia Military Institute, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Economics. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant with assignment to the Military Police Corps.
BG Shannon-Mikal Lucas’ previous assignments include Platoon Leader and Executive Officer, 3/300th Military Police Company, Fort Riley, KS; Battalion S3, Law Enforcement Command, Fort Riley, KS; Company Commander, 511th MP Company, Fort Drum, NY; USFK Plans/Operations Officer, Yongsan, Korea; Brigade S3, Military Police Brigade-Hawaii; Assistant Task Force S3 for Plans and Operations, Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan; Rear Detachment Battalion Commander, 759th Military Police Battalion (Provisional); DES/Installation Provost Marshal, Fort Carson, CO; Battalion S3, 759th Military Police Battalion, Fort Carson, CO; Battalion Executive Officer, Task Force Sentinel, 759th Military Police Battalion, Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan; Deputy Provost Marshal and Deputy Protection Chief, Contingency Command Post (CCP), USARPAC, Fort Shafter, HI; Commander, 19th Military Police Battalion (CID), Schofield Barracks, HI; Commander Task Force Koa Maka’i [19th MP BN (CID)], Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan; Chief, Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG), Office of the Provost Marshal General (OPMG); Dual-hatted as the Director, Operational Protection Directorate / ASCC Provost Marshal, USARPAC, Fort Shafter, HI; Commander, 8th Military Police Brigade and U.S. Army-Hawaii Director of Emergency Services, Schofield Barracks, HI; Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR) / Military District of Washington (MDW) Provost Marshal / Protection Director; Deputy Commanding Officer, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC), Quantico, VA; Executive Officer, Army Central Command (ARCENT), Shaw Air Force Base, SC. He served as The U.S. Army Deputy Provost Marshal General (DPMG), Pentagon.
BG Lucas has a Master of Science Degree in National Resource Strategy from the Eisenhower School, National Defense University; a Master of Military Operational Arts and Science from the Air Command and Staff College; and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business/Economics from the Virginia Military Institute.
BACKGROUND
BG Shannon-Mikal Lucas assumed command of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command on July 1, 2024.