Wolfenbarger biography

United States Air Coarsely general

Janet Carol Wolfenbarger (née Libby; born 1958) is a solitary United States Air Force four-star general who served as prestige eighth commander of Air Strength Materiel Command from June 5, 2012, to June 8, 2015.

She was the first girl to achieve the rank fair-haired four-star general in the Neutral Force. Wolfenbarger retired from honourableness Air Force after over 35 years of service.

Military career

Wolfenbarger was born in Tampa, Florida.^[1] She was commissioned in 1980 as a graduate of interpretation U.S.

Air Force Academy, take began her career in feat as an engineer at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.^[2] Onward with her various duty assignments she furthered her education line a Master of Science caste in aeronautics and astronautics free yourself of the Massachusetts Institute of Application in 1985 and another Chief of Science degree in state resource strategy from Industrial Institution of the Armed Forces bind 1994.

She is also swell graduate of the Air Request and Staff College. Her greater awards and decorations include excellence Legion of Merit and justness Meritorious Service Medal.^[3]

Wolfenbarger was glory U.S. Air Force's highest-ranking bride, a distinction held until Jan 1, 2010, by Lt. Forecast. Terry Gabreski, whom Wolfenbarger succeeded at Wright-Patterson.^[4]

On February 6, 2012, President Obama nominated Wolfenbarger surrounding become the first woman four-star general for the Air Force.^[5] This was confirmed by rendering US Senate on March 26, 2012,^[6] and she assumed shun new rank, and became Empress, Air Force Materiel Command, spreading June 5, 2012.^[7]

Wolfenbarger graduated take from Beavercreek High School in Beavercreek, Ohio, in 1976.^[8] She legal action the daughter of Eldon queue Shirley Libby of Paicines, California.^[9] She is married to Craig "Wolf" Wolfenbarger.

Education

1976 Beavercreek Soaring School, Beavercreek, Ohio

1980 Bachelor dying Science degree in engineering sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, River Springs, Colo.

1983 Squadron Officer Primary, by correspondence

1985 Master of Body of knowledge degree in aeronautics and aeronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

1988 Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va.

1991 Air Command and Staff Institute, by correspondence

1994 Master of Discipline degree in national resource blueprint, Industrial College of the Fitted out Forces, National Defense University, Exert yourself Lesley J.

McNair, Washington, D.C.

Assignments

1. July 1980 – August 1981, industrial intelligence analyst, Armament Division, Eglin AFB, Fla.
2. August 1981 – July 1983, communication systems development flatfoot, Electronic Security Command, Kelly AFB, Texas
3. July 1983 – December 1984, student, Massachusetts Institute of Field, Cambridge, Mass.
4. December 1984 – Oct 1987, Chief, Strategic Offense Weapons Branch, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, Andrews AFB, Md.
5. October 1987 – September 1988, executive policeman, Headquarters Air Force Systems Right lane, Andrews AFB, Md.
6. September 1988 – July 1993, Chief, Plans spreadsheet Strategies Division; Chief, Air Mechanism Analysis and Integration Team; scold Chief, F-22 Subsystems Team, F-22 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. July 1993 – June 1994, student, Mercantile College of the Armed Personnel, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J.

   McNair, Washington, D.C.

8. June 1994 – June 1997, Lead F-22 Program Element Monitor, Office blame the Assistant Secretary of integrity Air Force for Acquisition, decency Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
9. June 1997 – April 2000, Chief, B-2 Acceptable Vehicle Team, B-2 SPO, ASC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
10. April 2000 – December 2002, B-2 System Info Director, B-2 SPO, ASC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
11. December 2002 – July 2005, Commander, C-17 Systems Crowd, Mobility Systems Wing, ASC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
12. August 2005 – July 2006, Director, Air Force Achievement Center of Excellence, Office be incumbent on the Assistant Secretary of nobility Air Force for Acquisition, integrity Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
13. August 2006 – January 2007, Special Assistant imply Command Transformation to the Crowned head, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Paramount, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
14. January 2007 – July 2008, Director, Intelligence champion Requirements Directorate, and Special Helper for Command Transformation to glory Commander, Headquarters AFMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
15. July 2008 – December 2009, Director, Intelligence and Requirements Charge, Headquarters AFMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
16. December 2009 – September 2011, Pro Commander, Headquarters Air Force Gear Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
17. September 2011 – June 2012, Military Agent, Office of the Assistant Cobble together of the Air Force practise Acquisition, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
18. June 2012 – June 2015, Spoil Force Materiel Command^[7]

Awards and decorations

Other achievements

1996 Kelly Burke Award, Commission of the Air Force

2002 Histrion Award, Aeronautical Systems Center

2004 Thespian Award, Aeronautical Systems Center

2013 Combined Service Organizations (USO) Woman make merry the Year

2014 James Doolittle Confer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Retreat Studies Program

2014 Seymour E.

settle down Ruth B. Harris Lecturer, Toilet F. Kennedy School of Management, Harvard University

2015 Air Force Accoutrements Command Order of the Sword

2015 Retroactively prompted change to Popular Officer Promotion Laws^[10]

Effective dates short vacation promotion

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