Col. Jennifer Fiederer is the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Nineteenth Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Nineteenth Air Force is composed of 32,000 Total Force personnel and 1,530 aircraft assigned to 17 Total Force wings located across the U.S. She supports the Commander who is responsible for more than 45% of the U.S. Air Force’s annual flying hour program, which trains 27,000 U.S. and allied aircrew annually, flying 23 types of aircraft. The Nineteenth Air Force leads production and oversees top-level instruction and flying operations, manning, contracts, logistics and maintenance trends. Training encompasses entry-level undergraduate, rotary wing and remotely piloted aircraft pilots, combat systems officers, advanced fourth and fifth-generation fighter pilots, air mobility and special operations combat crew training, which ultimately provides fully qualified aircrew personnel to the warfighting commands.
Prior to her current position, Col. Fiederer was the Deputy Commander, 349 Air Mobility Wing located at Travis AFB, California.
Colonel Fiederer is a native of Corsicana, Texas. She received her commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1998 with a degree in political science. She is a veteran of Operations Northern and Southern Watch, as well as Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and Noble Eagle, flying 800 combat hours and more than 100 combat sorties.
Colonel Fiederer joined the Air Force Reserve in 2009. She has logged more than 3,300 hours in the KC-135R/T, T-6A and C-5M. In her civilian job, Colonel Fiederer is a commercial airline pilot.
EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor of Science, Political Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2003 Flight Safety Officer School, Kirkland Air Force Base, N.M.
2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix 2014 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2018 Air War College, by correspondence
2019 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1998 – March 1999, Executive Officer, 4th Operations Group, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
2. March 1999 – May 2000, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
3. May 2000 – September 2000, Student, KC-135R Initial Qualification Training, Altus AFB, Okla.
4. September 2000 – February 2003, KC-135 R Copilot, Scheduler, Executive Officer, 349th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
5. February 2003 – May 2003, Student, KC-135R Aircraft Commander Training, Altus AFB, Okla.
6. May 2003 – April 2005, KC-135R Aircraft Commander, Assistant Flight Commander, 349th ARS, McConnell AFB, Kan.
7. April 2005 – August 2005, Student, T-6A Initial Qualification Training, Randolph AFB, Texas
8. August 2005 – March 2007, T-6A IP, Flight Commander, 3rd Flying Training Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
9. March 2007 – September 2009, T-6A IP, Assistant Director of Operations, 41st FTS, Columbus AFB, Miss.
10. September 2009 – September 2014, T-6A IP, Assistant Flight Commander, 43rd FTS, Columbus AFB, Miss.
11. September 2014 – July 2015, Director of Inspections, 419th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
12. July 2015 – August 2016, Commander, 419th Force Support Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
13. August 2016 – August 2018, Chief, Global Mobility Programming, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Reserve Programs and Requirements, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
14. August 2018 – November 2020, Deputy Commander, 419th Mission Support Group, Hill AFB, Utah
15. November 2020 – November 2023, Commander, 419th MSG, Hill AFB, Utah
16. November 2023 – September 2024, Individual Mobility Augmentee to the Deputy Director of Plans, Programs & Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
17. September 2024 – February 2026, Deputy Commander, 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, California
18. February 2026 – Present, Mobility Assistant to 19AF Commander, JBSA Randolph, Texas
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: 6,500+ military and civilian
Aircraft Flown: KC-13R/T, T-6A, C-5M, B-757/767, A-319/320/321
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor with five oak leaf clusters Combat Readiness Medal National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Nuclear Deterrence Operations Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Longevity Service with six oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 27, 1998
First Lieutenant May 27, 2000
Captain May 27, 2002
Major January 01, 2008
Lieutenant Colonel January 1, 2015
Colonel November 1, 2020
(Current as of February 2026)