Hill welcomes new 75th ABW commander

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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah --  Col. Jennifer Hammerstedt assumed command of the 75th Air Base Wing and became installation commander of Hill AFB during a change of command ceremony Tuesday morning.

Hammerstedt comes to Hill from Robins AFB, Georgia, where she served as commander of the 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group from July 2014 until her departure to become commander of the 75th ABW.

"There really is no greater honor than to serve those who serve," Hammerstedt said of her new command. "I could not be more excited about the opportunity to support those who generate airpower, from its inception, to sustainment and deployment, across all spectrums."

Relinquishing command to Hammerstedt was Col. Ronald E. Jolly Sr., who served as 75th ABW commander for two years and will now move to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., to become deputy director of resource integration for Headquarters Air Force Logistics, Installations and Mission Support.

As Hill's installation commander, Hammerstedt is responsible for the Air Force's second largest base by population and size. The wing oversees 1 million acres and more than 1,300 facilities valued at $6.5 billion while providing installation support to the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Life Cycle Management Center, Nuclear Weapons Center, 388th and 419th Fighter Wings and more than 50 other associate units totaling 21,000 personnel. The 75th ABW also has base support responsibility for the operation of the 1,490-squadre-mile Utah Test and Training Range.

Hammerstedt was commissioned in 1996 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. During her career she has led flightline maintenance and munitions operations in six different Air Force wings. She deployed worldwide in support of Operations Northern and South 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 in the office of U.S. Congressman Trent Franks from Arizona.