Colonel Jennifer M. Goetz

Colonel Jennifer Goetz is the Commander of the 932d Mission Support Group at Scott AFB, Illinois. In this role, she leads Civil Engineers, Force Support, Logistics Readiness, and Security Forces Airmen and is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping nearly 300 Reservists and civilians assigned to the group. The 932d Mission Support Group enables airpower and satisfies world-wide Combatant Commander needs with mission-ready Airmen. Her team provides support services to 1,100 wing personnel and is available to support mission partner organizations around the installation.

Colonel Goetz earned her commission in 2002 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at Detachment 890, University of Virginia. She is a Force Support Officer and has served in a variety of human resources, services, program and project management, logistics, intelligence, executive support and command positions at wing, Major Command, Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters Space Force and Combatant Command levels. Colonel Goetz transitioned to the Air Force Reserve in September 2006 and has served in Traditional Reserve, Department of the Air Force civilian, Air Reserve Technician, and Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) capacities. During her career, Colonel Goetz spent several years on Military Personnel Appropriation (MPA) orders in cross-functional positions with HQ Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia; the 62d Mission Support Group, McChord AFB, Washington; an Air Expeditionary Force deployment to Southwest Asia; HQ Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois; and HQ Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, DC. Prior to her current position, Colonel Goetz was IMA to the Commander and Senior IMA of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

In her civilian capacity, Colonel Goetz holds a clinical social work license in the state of Illinois. She formerly worked in higher education at a private research university and specializes in social and economic development, veteran social work and organizational development.

EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
2003 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2006 Master of Education, Education, Culture, and Society, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2016 Master of Social Work, Veteran Social and Economic Development, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
2017 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, by correspondence
2021 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, by correspondence
2022 Air Force Reserve Command Squadron Commander Course, Robins AFB, Georgia
2025 Reserve Components National Security Course, Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, DC

ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2002 – June 2004; Officer-in-Charge, Munitions Control; Assistant Flight Commander and Flight Commander, Standardization and Safety; and Assistant Flight Commander, Materiel Flight, 649th Munitions Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
2. June 2004 – May 2005; Action Officer, Ogden Air Logistics Center Commander’s Action Group, Hill AFB, Utah
3. May 2005 – September 2006; Section Commander, 32d Intelligence Squadron, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
4. September 2006 – December 2007; Military Personnel Flight Commander, 459th Mission Support Flight, Andrews AFB, Maryland (with 10 months of MPA duty as Garrison Support Program Manager, Directorate of Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia)
5. December 2007 – June 2009; Executive Officer, 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington (with 12 months of duty as Joint Basing Action Officer, 62d Mission Support Group, McChord AFB, Washington; deployed from January – May 2009 as Executive Officer, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group, Southwest Asia)
6. July 2009 – October 2010; Military Personnel Flight Commander, 459th Mission Support Flight, Joint Base (JB) Andrews, Maryland (with 12 months of MPA duty as Garrison Support and Joint Basing Program Manager, Directorate of Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia)
7. October 2010 – February 2012; Manpower and Personnel Flight Commander, 459th Force Support Squadron, JB Andrews, Maryland
8. February 2012 – September 2013; Newcomers Flight Commander and Sustainment Services Flight Commander, 932d Force Support Squadron, Scott AFB, Illinois
9. September 2013 – November 2014; Logistics Readiness Staff Officer (IMA), Directorate of Operations, Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Scott AFB, Illinois
10. December 2014 – November 2015; Operations Officer and Senior Air Reserve Technician, 932d Force Support Squadron, Scott AFB, Illinois
11. December 2015 – November 2017; IMA to the Reserve Advisor, Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council, Air Force Review Boards Agency, JB Andrews, Maryland (with 12 months of part-time MPA duty as Project Officer, Enterprise Learning Office, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois)
12. November 2017 – October 2021; IMA to the Chief, Force Development Branch, Directorate of Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois (with 8 months of MPA duty as Chief, Senior Leader Deployments and Training and Executive Officer, Directorate of Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Headquarters Air Mobility Command; 5 months of duty as Interim Chief, Military Personnel and Programs Division, Directorate of Manpower and Personnel, U.S. Transportation Command; and 11 months of duty as Chief, A1 Director’s Action Group, Directorate of Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois)
13. November 2021 – May 2024; Commander, 446th Force Support Squadron, JB Lewis-McChord, Washington (with 12 months of MPA duty as Chief, ISR Readiness Division; 11 months of part-time duty as Reorganization Project Officer; and 11 months of duty as Chief, ISR Capabilities, Data & Technology Division, Directorate of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois)
14. May – August 2024; Deputy Commander, 446th Mission Support Group, JB Lewis-McChord, Washington
15. August 2024 – July 2025; IMA to the Commander and Senior IMA, 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (with remote MPA duty as Space Force Personnel Management Act Integrator, Military Force Management Policy Division, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital, Headquarters Space Force, Pentagon, Washington, DC)
16. July 2025 – Present; Commander, 932d Mission Support Group, Scott AFB, Illinois

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2013 – November 2014; Logistics Readiness Staff Officer (IMA), Directorate of Operations, Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, Scott AFB, Illinois (as a Major)
2. May – October 2020; Interim Chief, Military Personnel and Programs Division, Directorate of Manpower and Personnel, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois (MPA; as a Lieutenant Colonel)

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hourglass device
Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award