Brig. Gen. Kristin E. Goodwin is Deputy Commanding General for Support, Headquarters Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. In this capacity, she leads military and civilian personnel responsible for the development of policy, guidance, training and programming for human capital, mission sustainment, resource management and special programs, supporting 38,000 space and cyberspace professionals assigned to 134 locations worldwide. Brig. Gen. Goodwin also guides the management of the life cycle sustainment of the U.S. Space Force’s space and cyberspace systems. As DCG-S, Brig. Gen. Goodwin oversees a human capital team that develops and directs U.S. Space Force policy for force structure analysis, military personnel programs, civilian personnel, manpower, readiness, equal opportunity and family support, and also serves as the lead for resource planning, programming, budget execution, accounting and audit services in support of U.S. Space Force units.
Brig. Gen. Goodwin graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and earned her pilot wings in 1995 from Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. She served in various assignments as a command pilot with more than 2,900 hours in multiple aircraft platforms, including the B-52, B-2, EC-130, C-130, T-38, T-1, T-37 and T-53. She commanded the 509th Operations Support Squadron and the 2nd Bomb Wing, leading the B-52 back into combat for the first time in a decade. Brig. Gen. Goodwin also oversaw the incorporation of the B-2 into theater operational plans while integrating policies, standards and procedures for B-2 training and combat employment. She was part of the planning team for night one of the “shock and awe” airstrike campaign during Operation Iraqi Freedom and also led the planning of air operations for night one of Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya.
Brig. Gen. Goodwin was a National Defense Fellow and served as a Pacific region political advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force in the Bangkok Embassy, Thailand, addressing counter-insurgency, port security and refugee issues. She was also hand-selected to serve as the Deputy Director of the Commander’s Action Group, U.S. Pacific Command, where she was responsible to the Commander for the development of strategic concepts, theater engagement planning with regional leaders and annual Congressional testimony. Brig. Gen. Goodwin spent her fourth tour in Washington, D.C., as the senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force. Prior to assuming her current position, the general was Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy; Chief of Staff, Joint Force Space Component Command; Director of Transformation, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command; and Chief of Staff and Space Operations Command lead for the reengineering and design of the Initial Operating Capability effort for U.S. Space Force’s first operating field command.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2006 Near East Asia/Near East/North Africa/China Seminar Courses, U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Institute, Washington, D.C
2007 Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Executive Course, Honolulu, Hawaii
2007 Air Command and Staff College, Foreign Policy Advisor Program Fellowship, Washington, D.C.
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Air Force Fellow (Senior Developmental Education), Center for Strategic and International Studies Think Tank, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1993–January 1994, Assistant Deputy Executive Officer, Professional Military Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2. January 1994–March 1995, Student Pilot, T-37/T-1, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
3. March 1995–August 1995, Student, Lead-In C-130 Training, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
4. August 1995–February 1998, EC-130H Aircraft Commander; Mobility Officer; Squadron Standardization and Evaluation Liaison Officer and Scheduler, 41st Electronic Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
5. February 1998–July 1999, Group Operations Executive Officer and EC-130 Instructor Pilot in Compass Call and Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center, 355th Operations Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
6. July 1999–June 2001, Air Force Intern Program, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force and Lead Agent for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Offices, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
7. June 2001–June 2002, B-2 Initial Qualification and T-38 Pilot, 394th Combat Training Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
8. June 2002–November 2004, Flight Commander; Chief of Scheduling; B-2 Mission Commander and T-38 Pilot, 325th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
9. November 2004–December 2005, Chief, Wing Scheduling; B-2 Instructor Pilot and T-38 Pilot, 509th Operations Support Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
10. December 2005–July 2006, Assistant Director of Operations; Chief, Wing Combat Plans; B-2 Instructor Pilot and T-38 Pilot, 509th Operations Support Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
11. July 2006–July 2007, National Defense Fellow, Office of the Foreign Policy Advisor, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. July 2007–August 2009, Deputy Director, Commander’s Action Group, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii
13. August 2009–June 2010, Director of Operations, 393rd Bomb Squadron and B-2 Evaluator Pilot, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
14. June 2010–June 2011, Commander, 509th Operations Support Squadron and B-2 Evaluator Pilot, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
15. June 2011–June 2012, Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
16. June 2012–June 2013, Air Force Fellowship, Center for Strategic and International Studies Think Tank, Washington, D.C.
17. June 2013–August 2014, Vice Commander, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
18. August 2014–May 2016, Commander, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La.
19. June 2016–April 2017, Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
20. May 2017–May 2019, Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
21. May 2019–Aug 2019, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Space Component Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
22. Aug 2019–Aug 2020, Director, Transformation Office, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
23. Aug 2020–June 2021, Chief of Staff, U.S. Space Force and Headquarters Space Operations Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
24. June 2021–present, Deputy Commanding General for Support, Headquarters Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2007–August 2009, Deputy Director, Commander’s Action Group, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, as a lieutenant colonel
2. May 2019-August 2020, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Space Component Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight Hours: more than 2,900
Aircraft Flown: T-1, T-37, T-38, T-53, C-130, EC-130, B-2 and B-52
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and three oak leaf clusters
Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal with three oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with ‘N’ Device and three oak leaf clusters
NATO Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 2, 1993
First Lieutenant June 2, 1995
Captain June 2, 1997
Major Sept. 1, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 2008
Colonel July 1, 2012
Brigadier General June 2018
(Current as of August 2021)