Maj. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman is the Director of Operations, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. She is responsible for directing and providing associated policy guidance for the all-domain deployment of forces and the distribution of supplies and equipment for wartime, peacetime and humanitarian operations for the Department of Defense. In addition, she has operational control of the Defense Courier Service and the Joint Operational Support Airlift Center.
Maj. Gen. Lenderman graduated from Duke University with an Electrical Engineering degree in 1993. She has commanded the 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron at Travis AFB, California, served as the Vice Commander of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia and has commanded the 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott AFB, Illinois, and the 502nd Air Base Wing at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.
Prior to this assignment, Maj. Gen. Lenderman served as the Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2000 Master of Science, Business Administration and Organizational Management, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2006 Master of Science, Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Master of Science, Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 National Security Research Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2016 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2023 Combined Forces Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1994–March 1995, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
2. March 1995–July 1998, KC-135R Pilot/Aircraft Commander, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
3. July 1998–August 2000, Student, Air Force Intern Program, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
4. August 2000–August 2003, KC-135R Instructor Pilot, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
5. August 2003–July 2005, KC-135R Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, Altus AFB, Okla.
6. July 2005–June 2006, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. June 2006–June 2007, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. June 2007–June 2009, Commander, 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
9. June 2009–June 2010, National Security Research Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
10. June 2010–July 2012, Chief, Commander's Action Group and Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
11. July 2012–August 2013, Vice Commander, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia
12. August 2013–August 2015, Chief, Analysis Branch, Program and Budget Analysis Division, Joint Staff J-8, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. August 2015–August 2017, Commander, 375th Air Mobility Wing, Scott AFB, Ill.
14. August 2017–June 2018, Deputy Director-Military, Strategic Plans, Policy and Logistics, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
15. June 2018–June 2020, Commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
16. June 2020–July 2021, Director of Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
17. July 2021–August 2022, Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
18. August 2022–present, Director of Operations, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2013–August 2015, Chief, Analysis Branch, Program and Budget Analysis Division, Joint Staff J-8, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
2. August 2017–June 2018, Deputy Director-Military, Strategic Plans, Policy and Logistics, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as a colonel
3. August 2022–present, Director of Operations, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill., as a major general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight Hours: more than 3,000
Aircraft Flown: KC-135R/T, KC-10, C-21A, and KC-46
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
PUBLICATIONS
“The Rise of Air Mobility and Its Generals”, Air University Press, January 2008
(Current as of August 2023)