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                      Second Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                May 29, 1991Second LieutenantFirst Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 May 29, 1993First LieutenantCaptain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          May 29, 1995CaptainMajor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            April 01, 2002MajorLieutenant Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               March 01, 2006Lieutenant ColonelColonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          October 01, 2009ColonelBrigadier General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                June 24, 2016Brigadier GeneralMajor General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    May 22, 2020Major GeneralLieutenant General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               January 13, 2024Lieutenant General
            Lieutenant General LINDA S. HURRYLt. Gen. Linda S. Hurry is Deputy Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The command employs 89,000 people and manages $72 billion of budget authority annually. She oversees activities across multiple centers, responsible for installation and mission support, discovery and development, test and evaluation, life cycle management services and sustainment of virtually every major Air Force weapon system, to include the entire scope of nuclear weapons sustainment.
As Deputy Commander, Lt. Gen. Hurry is responsible for the evolution of aerospace systems from conceptual phase through production and introduction into the operating inventory. Her duties include directing policy and procedures affecting AFMC aircraft logistics, product acquisition and sustainment, technology research and development, as well as system test and evaluation to meet known and anticipated operational requirements. She also manages worldwide logistics support to U.S. Air Force operating commands, as well as foreign, Security Assistance Program air forces. Finally, she supports the commander by ensuring Air Force guidance for installation and mission support around the world.
Lt. Gen. Hurry graduated from the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Pre-law and Legal Studies. Prior to her current assignment, she served as the Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.**EDUCATION**
1991 Bachelor of Science, Pre-law and Legal studies, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1994 Master of Science, Logistics Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2006 Joint Professional Military Education Phase II, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2010 Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship, Caterpillar, Inc., Decatur and Downers Grove, Ill.
2012 LOGTECH Advanced Program in Logistics and Technology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2012 Senior Leader Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2014 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2017 LOGTECH Executive Program in Logistics and Technology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2018 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Capitol Hill Workshop, Washington, D.C**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. August 1991‒October 1991, Student, Transportation Officer Course, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2. October 1991‒March 1994, Vehicle Maintenance, Operations and Combat Readiness Officer, 23rd Transportation Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.
3. March 1994‒August 1995, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. August 1995‒April 1999, Chief, Combat Readiness Planning and Chief, Traffic Management Branch, Transportation Division, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
5. April 1999‒April 2001, Senior Maintenance Officer and Chief Quality Assurance Evaluator, 71st Operations Group, Vance AFB, Okla.
6. April 2001‒June 2003, Aerial Port Flight Commander and Director of Operations, 731st Air Mobility Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea
7. July 2003‒July 2005, Commander, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
8. August 2005‒June 2006, Student, Distinguished Graduate, Naval Command and Staff College, Newport, R.I.
9. July 2006‒September 2006, Student, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
10. October 2006–June 2009, Change Management and Joint Logistician Development Branch Chief and Deputy, Legislative Affairs Division, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
11. June 2009–June 2010, Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow, Caterpillar, Inc., Decatur and Downers Grove, Ill.
12. July 2010–February 2011, Executive Assistant to the Commander, Commander's Action Group, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.
13. February 2011–July 2013, Commander, 735th Supply Chain Operations Group, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
14. August 2013–July 2014, Deputy Commander for Maintenance, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker AFB, Okla.
15. July 2014–August 2016, Commander, 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing, Scott AFB, Ill.
16. August 2016–June 2017, Director, Expeditionary Support, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
17. June 2017–July 2019, Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Richmond, Va.
18. July 2019–January 2024, Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
19. January 2024–present, Deputy Commander, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio**SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS**
1. October 2006–June 2009, Change Management and Joint Logistician Development Branch Chief and Deputy, Legislative Affairs Division, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as a lieutenant colonel
2. July 2010–February 2011, Executive Assistant to the Commander, Commander's Action Group, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill., as a colonel
3. June 2017–July 2019, Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Richmond, Va., as a brigadier general**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Airlift Tanker Association Young Leadership Award
National Defense University Foundation Award
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