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Wendy K. Johnson (29 February 1964 –present) is the first female Nebraska Air National Guard (NE ANG) officer with the rank of Brigadier General. She was born in Elba Nebraska. As of June 2018 Brig. Gen. Wendy Johnson has assumed the top leadership position in the Nebraska Air National Guard, the first woman ever to hold that position.

=Early Life= Wendy K. Ingerle Johnson was born and raised in Elba, a small town in Nebraska. She is the oldest of 4 children, Darrin, Shelly, and Angela; the children of Allen and Edna Ingerle.

=Education= ==Degrees ==

1983 Graduated from Elba High School as one of a class of 13.

1993 Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.

2005 Master of Science degree in Library & Information Science, Emporia State University, Kan.

2006 Air University, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

Training
1996 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

2001 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2006 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2011 Joint Forces Staff College, Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Norfolk, Va.

2011 Northern Command, Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, Peterson AFB, Colo.

2012 Level IV Anti-terrorism Executive Seminar - Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, McLean, Va.

2014 National Defense University, Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.

2015 U.S. Northern Command, Dual Status Commander Training Course, Peterson AFB, Colo.

2016 DoD Defense Support of Civil Authorities Phase II, Fort Eustis, Va.

2016 Harvard University, Senior Executives in National and International Security, Cambridge, Mass.

2017 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.

2018 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense Business, Durham, N.C.

=Experience= General Wendy Johnson has been a part of the NE ANG since 1984. She has worked in the military, at State and Federal levels, as a commissioned officer, since 1988. General Johnson has worked in support of at least ten named operations, including operations Deliberate Guard, Unified Protector, and Enduring Freedom.  When she was promoted, General Johnson assumed the duties of the NE ANG Directer of Joint Staff, and the Assistant Adjutant General.

=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.

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.

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.

10. July 2005 - June 2006, Student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

11. June 2006 - November 2007, Commander, 155th Mission Support Flight, Air National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.

12. December 2007 - April 2008, Deputy Air Reserve Component Adviser, 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.

16. October 2014 - March 2016, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff - (NE) Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Neb.

17. April 2016 - Present, Director, Joint Staff - (NE) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Lincoln, Nebraska.

18. August 2017 - Present, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard for Logistics, Installation and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force (HAF/A4), Washington, District of Columbia

19. June 2018 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air; Commander of the Nebraska Air National Guard.

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