MAJOR GENERAL WENDY K. JOHNSON
Maj. 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.
General Johnson also serves in a dual-hat role as Air National Guard Assistant to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The center is responsible for the total life cycle management for aircraft, engines, munitions, electronic, computer, network, cyber and agile combat support systems.
General 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 Air Force Base, Ohio.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science in 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 in Military Operational Art & Science, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2005 Masters 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 Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education, Cambridge, Mass.
2017 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2018 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense Business, Durham, N.C.
2019 National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC), Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2021 Enterprise Leadership Seminar (ELS), University of North Carolina (UNC), Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, NC
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 ANG, Lincoln, Neb.
3. August 1990 - June 1993, Chief, Social Actions Branch, 155th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Nebraska ANG, Lincoln, Neb.
4. June 1993 - March 1995, Commander, Services Flight, 155th Support Group, Nebraska ANG, Lincoln, Neb.
5. March 1995 - July 2000, Logistics Plans Officer, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska ANG, 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 AFB, Ala.
7. June 2001 - September 2003, Logistics Plans Officer, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska ANG, Lincoln, Neb. (Deployments: October 2003; March-May 2002)
8. September 2003 - January 2004, Logistics Readiness Officer, 155th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Nebraska ANG, Lincoln, Neb.
9. January 2004 - July 2005, Commander, 155th Mission Support Flight, Nebraska ANG, 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 ANG, 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 ANG, Lincoln, Neb.
14. July 2009 - February 2010, Commander, 155th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Nebraska ANG, Lincoln, Neb.
15. February 2010 - October 2014, Commander, 155th Mission Support Group, Nebraska ANG, Lincoln, Neb. (Deployments: March-May 2011)
16. October 2014 - September 2015, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff - (NE), Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Lincoln, Neb.
17. October 2015 - March 2016, Chief of Staff - (NE), Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Lincoln, Neb.
18. April 2016 - June 2018, Director, Joint Staff - (NE), Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), 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, Washington, D.C.
19. June 2018 - December 2020, Assistant Adjutant General, Lincoln, NE; dual-hatted, May 2020 - December 2020, ANG Assistant to Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH; dual-hatted, August 2017 - April 2020, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard for Logistics, Installation and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force (HAF/A4), Washington, DC
20. December 2020 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; dual-hatted, May 2020 – present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force 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 & Space Campaign Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border and oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with ten 'M' Devices and Gold Hour Glass
NATO Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
National Guard Association of the United States, life member
National Guard Association of Nebraska, member & past president
Air Force Association, member
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Sept. 22, 1988
First Lieutenant Oct. 5, 1990
Captain Nov. 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
(Current as of August 2021)
