Colonel Jennifer Hammerstedt is Commander, 75th Air Base Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The wing provides installation support for Ogden Air Logistics Complex, two fighter wings, and 50 other associate units, totaling 24,000 members consisting of active duty, civilian and contractor personnel. Additionally, it directly supports Air Expeditionary Forces operations. The 75th Air Base Wing also has base support responsibility for the operation of the 1,500-square-mile Utah Test and Training Range.
Colonel Hammerstedt was commissioned in 1996 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. During her career Colonel Hammerstedt has led flightline maintenance and munitions operations in six different Air Force wings. She deployed worldwide in support of Operations Northern and Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and New Dawn, including two deployed squadron commands. Colonel Hammerstedt also served on two major command staffs and as an Air Force Legislative Fellow. Prior to her current position, she served as Commander, 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
EDUCATION
1992 New Mexico Military Institute
1996 Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Factors Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
1996 Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
1998 Air Force Combat Ammunition Center, Beale AFB, California
1999 Aircraft Mishap Investigation Course, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2001 Masters Degree in Human Resource Management, Troy State University, Alabama
2004 USAF Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School, Nellis AFB, Nevada
2006 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)
2009 Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Basic Course, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2009 Intermediate Developmental Education, Air Force Legislative Fellow, Washington, D.C.
2010 Certificate in Legislative Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
2011 Air War College (correspondence)
2014 Masters of Science Degree in National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
2016 Executive Champions Lean Six Sigma Certification, North Carolina State University, North Carolina
2016 The Depot and Arsenal Executive Leadership Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1996 - May 1997, Sortie Support Flight Commander, 358th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
May 1997 - January 1999, Munitions Flight Commander, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
2. January 1999 - December 2001, Sortie Support and Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 19th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
3. December 2001 - January 2003, Executive Officer to the Director, Headquarters Air Combat Command Directorate of Maintenance and Logistics, Langley AFB, Virgina
4. January 2003 - January 2005, Chief of Maintenance Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters Air Combat Command Directorate of Maintenance and Logistics, Langley AFB, Virginia (January 2004 - April 2004, Student, USAF Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School, Nellis AFB, Nevada)
5. January 2005 - January 2006, Officer in Charge of 80th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
6. January 2006 - July 2008, Operations Officer, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Eglin AFB, Florida (September 2007 - January 2008, Commander, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan)
7. July 2008 - December 2009, Air Force Legislative Fellow, Student, Intermediate Developmental Education
8. December 2009 - May 2010, Air Force Legislative Liaison Officer, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
9. June 2010 - June 2011, Commander, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
10. July 2011 - June 2012, Chief, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
11. June 2012 - August 2013, Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
12. August 2013 - June 2014, Student, National War College, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. July 2014 - June 2016, Commander, 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group, Warner Robins Air Logistics
Complex, Robins AFB, Georgia
14. June 2016 - Present, Commander, 75th Air Base Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force-level Lt Gen Leo Marquez Field Grade Manager of the Year Award Winner - 2007
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 1996
First Lieutenant May 1998
Captain May 2000
Major May 2006
Lieutenant Colonel March 2010
Colonel October 2014
(Current as of June 2016)