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    HomeAbout UsBiographiesDisplay      Maj. Gen. Wendy K. JohnsonEFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
                
                Second Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                September 22, 1988First Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 October 05, 1990Captain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          November 17, 1992Major                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            March 17, 1998Lieutenant Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               January 30, 2004Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          March 15, 2010Brigadier General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                April 01, 2016Major General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    December 19, 2020Engage OnFacebook PostsYour browser is incompatible with this widget.
                        
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        Maj. Gen. Wendy K. JohnsonMajor General WENDY K. JOHNSONMaj. Gen. Wendy K. Johnson is the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. She assists the Commander and staff on issues impacting the Air National Guard related to warfighter support achieved through leading-edge science and technology, cradle-to-grave life cycle weapon systems management, world-class developmental test and evaluation and world-class depot maintenance and supply chain management.
Maj. Gen. Johnson was commissioned in 1988 at the Academy of Military Science, McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee. Her assignments include command at the flight, squadron and group levels. Her deployment history includes multiple deployments as a logistics readiness officer. She also deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as Deputy Air Reserve Component Advisor for Air Force Central Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, and in support of Operation Unified Protector as the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing’s Mission Support Group Commander, Moron Air Base, Spain. Prior to her current position, she was the Assistant Adjutant General-Air for the Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska, and served in a dual-hat role as Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB. Additionally, she is a Level III, joint qualified officer.**EDUCATION**
1993 Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
1996 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2001 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Master of Science, Military Operational Art & Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Master of Library Science, Library & Information Science, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kan.
2006 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College Norfolk, Va.
2011 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2014 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2015 Dual Status Commander Training Course, U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2016 Defense Support of Civil Authorities, U.S. Northern Command, Fort Eustis, Va.
2016 Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education, Senior Executives in National and International Security, Cambridge, Mass.
2019 National Security Management Course, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, N.Y.**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. July 1988–September 1988, Student, Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, Tenn.
2. September 1988–August 1990, Equal Opportunity Officer, 155th Mission Support Squadron, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.
3. August 1990–June 1993, Chief, Social Actions Branch, 155th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.
4. June 1993–March 1995, Commander, Services Flight, 155th Support Group, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.
5. March 1995–July 2000, Logistics Plans Officer, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb. (Deployments: August-September 1996; April-June 1997; November 1997-January 1998; January-March 1999)
6. August 2000–June 2001, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
7. June 2001–September 2003, Logistics Plans Officer, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb. (Deployments: October 2003; March-May 2002)
8. September 2003–January 2004, Logistics Readiness Officer, 155th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.
9. January 2004–July 2005, Commander, 155th Mission Support Flight, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb. (Deployments: October-December 2004)
10. July 2005–June 2006, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 2006–November 2007, Commander, 155th Mission Support Flight, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.
12. December 2007–April 2008, Deputy Air Reserve Component Advisor, USAFCENT, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
13. April 2008–June 2009, Executive Officer, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.
14. July 2009–February 2010, Commander, 155th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.
15. February 2010–October 2014, Commander, 155th Mission Support Group, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb. (Deployments: March-May 2011)
16. October 2014–September 2015, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff – (NE), Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Neb.
17. October 2015–March 2016, Chief of Staff – (NE), Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Neb.
18. April 2016–June 2018, Director, Joint Staff – (NE), Joint Force Headquarters, Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Neb.; dual-hatted, August 2017–present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.
19. June 2018–December 2020, Assistant Adjutant General-Air – (NE), Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Neb.; dual-hatted, August 2017–April 2020, Air National Guard Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.
20. December 2020–present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; dual-hatted, May 2020–present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio**AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal
Air Reserve Meritorious Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal with bronze star
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border and oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with three hourglass devices and 10 ‘M’ devices
NATO Medal**PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS**
National Guard Association of the United States, Life Member
National Guard Association of Nebraska, Member & Past President
Air Force Association, Member
Logistics Officer Association, Member**EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION**
Second Lieutenant Sept. 22, 1988
First Lieutenant Oct. 5, 1990
Captain November 17, 1992
Major March 17, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 30, 2004
Colonel March 15, 2010
Brigadier General April 1, 2016
Major General Dec. 19, 2020

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