Senior Executive Service Members

Senior Executive Service Members

Ms. Lynn M. Kohl

Vice Commander, NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support

Ms. Lynn M. Kohl is the vice commander of Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support (WSS). She is the senior civilian charged with supplying the fleet with the parts needed to maintain critical weapon systems, contracting for repair or purchase of items, and managing the transportation and distribution of material. She oversees a workforce of over 2700 military and civilians who process 500,000 annual demands from a $36 billion inventory in support of Navy, Marine Corps, Joint, and allied forces customers worldwide. Through her leadership, NAVSUP WSS maintains an understanding of the complexity of the Navy's end to end supply chain for weapon systems sustainment that generates over $8 billion in yearly sales. She develops a workforce that succeeds in a data-intensive, competitive environment while collaborating with acquisition program offices, Navy hardware system commands and industry.

Ms. Kohl previously served as NAVSUP chief information officer and assistant commander for NAVSUP Enterprise logistics engineering. She was selected to the Senior Executive Service in 2014.

Her previous assignments include executive director, Naval Sea Logistics Center; director, Central Design Agent, Naval Sea Systems Command Ships Maintenance and Logistics Information Systems; and product manager (PM), Navy’s Distance Support Program. As PM, she was responsible for the establishment of the Navy’s Customer Relationship Management Shared Data Environment and the implementation of the Global Distance Support Center.

She received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a Masters Certificate in Program Management from George Washington University. She is Acquisition Professional Development Program Level III Logistics certified.

During her career, Ms. Kohl had tenures as a logistics management specialist, supply systems analyst, and mechanical engineer. She received the Admiral Stan Arthur Award for Logistics Team of the Year in 1999. Her other awards include the Superior Civilian Service Medal in 2014 and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Financial Management Award 2021.