Brigadier General Jeannine M. Ryder is the Commander, 711th Human Performance Wing (HPW), Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson, Air Force Base, Ohio, and Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps. The 711 HPW advances human performance and integration for air, space, and cyberspace through research, education, consultation, and operational support. The Wing operates at seven geographically separated sites and includes the Airman Systems Directorate and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. General Ryder oversees more than 2,000 personnel and an annual $400 million budget. She provides the strategic direction for training, consultation, policies and programs in Air Force Biotechnology, Aerospace and Occupational Medicine, Public Health, and Bioenvironmental Engineering.
As Chief Nurse of the Air Force, General Ryder creates and evaluates policies and programs for 19,000 active duty, Guard and Reserve nursing personnel. She interacts with Air Staff, Joint Staff, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs and civilian healthcare organizations to ensure the highest caliber of nursing care and personnel.
General Ryder is a 1991 graduate of Boston College where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She has commanded at the flight, squadron, and group level in both deployed and in-garrison environments. Prior to her current assignment, General Ryder was the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command.
EDUCATION
1991 Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1998 Master of Science, Human Relations (concentration Human Resources), University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
2005 Master of Arts and Science in Military Operations, Air Command Staff and College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Master of Science in Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1991-January 1992, Nurse Intern Program, Concentration in Obstetrics, Langley AFB, Va.
2. February 1992-Februrary1995, Clinical Nurse, Obstetrical Unit, 36th Medical Group, Bitburg AB/52nd Medical Group, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
3. March 1995-September 1996, Clinical Nurse, Obstetrical Unit, 55th Medical Operations Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb.
4. September 1996-July 1998, Deputy Commander, Education and Training Flight, 55th Medical Support Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb.
5. July 1998-December 1999, Director, Education and Training, 78th Medical Group, Robins AFB, Ga.
6. December 1999-July 2001, Deputy Director, Human Resources, 78th Medical Group, Robins AFB, Ga.
7. July 2001-May 2003, Nurse Manager, Primary Care Team, 436th Medical Operations Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
8. June 2003- July 2004, Pediatric Flight Commander, 436th Medical Operations Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
9. August 2004-June 2005, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. May 2005-June 2006, Deputy Director, Communication Studies Course I, Leadership Department, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 2006-July 2007, Executive Officer to the Commandant, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. July 2007-October 2008, Maternal-Child Flight Commander, 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss.
(deployed March-September 2008 Executive Officer/Aid-de-Camp, Combined Air Power Transition Force, Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan)
13. October 2008-June 2009, Deputy Commander, 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron and Deputy Chief Nurse Executive, Keesler AFB, Miss.
14. June 2009-June 2011, Commander, 75th Medical Operations Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
15. July 2011-June 2012, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
16. July 2012-May 2013, Chief, Strategic Medical Plans Division, Air Force Medical Service Agency Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va.
17. June 2013-June 2014, Commander, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, Southwest Asia
18. July 2014-June 2016, Commander, 72d Medical Group, Tinker AFB, Okla.
19. June 2016-June 2018, Commander 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, Miss.
20. July 2018-August 2020, Command Surgeon, HQ Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
21. August 2020-present, Commander, 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and Chief, Air Force Nurse Corps
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
CURRENT NATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Nurse Executive
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 17, 1991
First Lieutenant June 17, 1993
Captain June 17, 1995
Major October 1, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel October 1, 2008
Colonel July 1, 2012
Brigadier General August 2, 2020
(Current as of September 2020)