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COLONEL LAURA L. LENDERMAN
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Colonel Laura L. Lenderman is the Vice Commander, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia. The 380th AEW is comprised of five groups and 24 squadrons. Colonel Lenderman is responsible for the wing's air refueling, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, air battle management, control and reporting center, ground attack, air support, theatre security cooperation and airlift mission in support of overseas contingency operations in Southwest Asia.
She graduated from Duke University with an Electrical Engineering degree in 1993. Colonel Lenderman attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus AFB, Miss., and served tours at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., Fairchild AFB, Wash., and Altus AFB, Okla., flying the KC-135 Stratotanker. She also performed Presidential Advance Agent duties for Air Force One and the 89th Presidential Airlift Group and commanded the 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron at Travis AFB, Calif. Colonel Lenderman most recently served as the Executive Officer to the Commander of Air Mobility Command at Headquarters Air Mobility Command.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science degree, Cum Laude, Electrical Engineering, Duke University, N.C.
1998 Squadron Officer's School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 Master of Science degree, Business Administration/Organizational Management, George Washington University, Washington D.C.
2006 Master of Science degree, Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Master of Science degree, Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Air War College in correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 National Security Research Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1994 - March 1995, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. March 1995 - July 1998, KC-135R pilot/aircraft commander, squadron executive officer, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
3. July 1998 - August 2000, student, Air Force Intern Program, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
4. September 2000 - August 2003, KC-135R instructor pilot, chief of scheduling, readiness flight commander, wing executive officer, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
5. August 2003 - July 2005, KC-135R instructor/evaluator pilot, flight commander combat crew training squadron, chief of standardization/evaluation, assistant operations officer, Altus AFB, Okla.
6. August 2005 - June 2006, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. July 2006 - June 2007, student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. June 2007 - June 2009, Commander, 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
9. June 2009 - June 2010, National Security Research Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
10. June 2010 - January 2012, Chief, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
11. January 2012 - July 2012, Executive Officer to the Commander Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
12. July 2012 - Present, Vice Commander, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 2,700
Aircraft Flown: KC-135R/T, KC-10, C-17A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Sept. 21, 1993
First Lieutenant Sept. 21, 1995
Captain Sept. 21, 1997
Major Feb. 1, 2004
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 2007
Colonel Sept. 1, 2011
(Current as of July 2012)
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