July 1, 2021 Former director of AFRL's Information Directorate retires from Air Force after 33 years of service ROME, N.Y. – Col. Timothy J. Lawrence officially retired from active duty service July 1, but the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate here bid him farewell May 27. Lawrence assumed command of the directorate in July 2018 where he directed over 1,200 military, DOD civilians, and