{{Short description|U.S. Air Force general and Pentagon Press Secretary}} {{for|the former Australian rules footballer|Paddy Ryder}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Use American English|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Patrick S. Ryder | image = Maj Gen Patrick S. Ryder (2).jpg | office = Department of Defense Press Secretary | president = Joe Biden | term_start = {{Start date|2022|8|4}} | term_end = January 20, 2025 | predecessor = John Kirby | successor = Kingsley Wilson | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | branch = United States Air Force | service_years = 1992–present | rank = Major General | battles = {{tree list}} *Yugoslav Wars **Operation Joint Endeavor **Kosovo War ***Operation Allied Force **Operation Deliberate Force *Global War on Terror **Iraq War **Operation Enduring Freedom **Operation Inherent Resolve {{tree list/end}} | mawards = Defense Superior Service Medal (2) | education = {{plainlist| *University of Florida (BS) *Bowie State University (MA) *Joint Military Intelligence College (MS) *National Defense University (MS)}} | spouse = Amy Ryder | caption = Official portrait, 2024 }} '''Patrick S. Ryder''' is an American military officer and United States Air Force major general who served as the Pentagon Press Secretary, appointed August 4, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3116448/statement-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-naming-of-usaf-brig-gen/|title=Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Naming of USAF Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder as the Next Pentagon Press Secretary|date=August 4, 2022|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref><ref name="biography">{{cite web |title=Major General Patrick S. Ryder |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/2190271/patrick-s-ryder/ |access-date=23 July 2024 |website=U.S. Air Force}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder |url=https://www.war.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/3137830/maj-gen-patrick-s-ryder/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=U.S. Department of Defense |language=en-US}}</ref>
Ryder commissioned through AFROTC from the University of Florida in 1992 and has almost 30 years of service as a communications and public affairs officer.<ref name="biography"/>
In March 2023, Ryder was nominated for promotion to major general.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/456?s=1&r=8|title=PN456 — Air Force, 118th Congress (2023-2024)|date=2023-03-21|access-date=2023-03-23|website=U.S. Congress}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3337656/general-officer-announcements/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322223900/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3337656/general-officer-announcements/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 22, 2023|title=General Officer Announcements|date=2023-03-22|access-date=2023-03-23|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref> On 5 December 2023, he was promoted to that position.<ref name="biography" />
== List of promotion, awards and decorations == {{Missing information|awards|date=October 2024}} {| |- |valign="top" | {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" | colspan=2 |'''Promotions'''<ref name="biography" /> |- | style="text-align:center;" |25px |Second Lieutenant 2 May 1992 |- | style="text-align:center;" |25px |First Lieutenant 8 September 1994 |- | style="text-align:center;" |25px |Captain 8 September 1996 |- | style="text-align:center;" |25px |Major 1 March 2003 |- | style="text-align:center;" |25px |Lieutenant Colonel 1 March 2008 |- | style="text-align:center;" |25px |Colonel 1 June 2014 |- | style="text-align:center;" |25px |Brigadier General 5 August 2020 |- |25px |Major General 5 December 2023 |} |valign="top" | {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" | colspan=2 |'''Identification badges''' |- | align=center | 95px |Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge |- | align=center | 95px |Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge |- | align=center | 100px |Headquarters Air Force Badge |} |}
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