BRIGADIER GENERAL JENNIFER R. KONDAL
Brigadier Jennifer R. Kondal is Director, Joint Intelligence Directorate at National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Arlington VA. She is responsible for support to the Chief, National Guard Bureau for intelligence matters. She additionally supports the 54 states, territories, and the District of Columbia Joint Headquarters functions.
Brig Gen Kondal enlisted in the Air National Guard in 1990. She earned her commission through the Academy of Military Science in 1995. She has held numerous positions as an intelligence officer, including unit-level support for KC-135 and F-16 flying missions. She was an Operations Support Squadron Commander as part of the Distributed Common Ground System mission, the Air National Guard (ANG) Assistant to the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and the Director of Intelligence, Operations, and Communications for the New York ANG. She was also the Deputy Director of ANG Operations for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance at the Air National Guard Readiness Center. She was the Commander, the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center. She has additionally served as a government civilian in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Prior to her current position, she was the Vice Commander of the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Arts, History, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
1999 Master of Arts, Political Science, University of Illinois, Ill.
2001 Master of Arts, National Security Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
2007 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2011 Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
2011 Master of Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
2014 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va., hybrid
2019 Dual Status Commander Course, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2019 Joint Task Force Commander Course, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2020 National Security Management Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2021 Wing Commander Course, Huntsville, Ala.
2024 Leading Data-Driven and Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Organizations, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1990 - April 1995, Maintenance Journeyman, 126th Air Refueling Wing, O’Hare Air Reserve Station, Ill.
2. May 1995 - February 1996, Student, Intelligence Officer School, Goodfellow Air Force Base (AFB), Texas
3. February 1996 - August 1999, Intelligence Officer, 126th Air Refueling Wing, O’Hare Air Reserve Station, Ill.
4. August 1999 - June 2006, Intelligence Officer, 113th Wing, Joint Base (JB) Andrews, Md.
5. June 2006 - August 2008, Chief, Intelligence Section, 113th Wing, JB Andrews, Md.
6. August 2008 - October 2012, Commander, 102d Operations Support Squadron, Otis Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Mass.
7. October 2012 - August 2016, Assistant to the Director, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Va.
8. August 2016 - November 2018, Director of Air Intelligence, Operations and Communications, New York Air National Guard, Joint Forces Headquarters, Latham, N.Y.
9. November 2018 - July 2019, Division Chief for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Forces, Air National Guard Readiness Center, JB Andrews, Md.
10. July 2019 - February 2021, Deputy Director A2/3/6/10 for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations, Air National Guard Readiness Center, JB Andrews, Md.
11. February 2021 - October 2021, Commander, I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tenn.
12. October 2021 - June 2023, Vice Commander, Air National Guard Readiness Center and Commander, 201st Mission Support Squadron, National Guard Bureau, JB Andrews, Md.
13. July 2023 - Present, Director, Joint Intelligence, National Guard Bureau (J2), Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2023 - Present, Director, Joint Intelligence, National Guard Bureau (J2), Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
OCCUPATIONAL BADGES
Intelligence, Master.
Maintenance, Basic.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant April 20, 1995
First Lieutenant April 20, 1997
Captain May 14, 1999
Major May 15, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel July 10, 2007
Colonel Nov. 14, 2012
Brigadier General July 1, 2023
(Current as of May 2025)
