Maj. Gen. Jeannine M. Ryder is the Commander, Medical Readiness Command - Bravo (MRC - B) and Director, Defense Health Network (DHN) Continental. MRC-B is an evolving organization which is transitioning to be charged with cultivating present and future medically ready forces for four major commands, two Direct Reporting Units and all United States Space Force installations, while sustaining over 12,000 ready medical forces at 33 medical units capable of thriving in the toughest environments.
As the Director, DHN Continental, Maj. Gen. Ryder oversees executive management, clinical operations, business operations, and strategy for 26 military hospitals and clinics operating on Air Combat Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Force Materiel Command, U.S. Space Force, and Colorado Springs installations. She is responsible for a budget of $1.1 billion while providing health care to over 480,000 beneficiaries.
Maj. Gen. 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, group, wing and field operating agency level in both deployed and in-garrison environments. Prior to her current assignment, Maj. Gen. Ryder was the Commander, 59th Medical Wing and Market Director, San Antonio Military Health System, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and the 18th Chief Nurse of the Air Force.
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
2005 Master of Arts and Science, Military Operations, Air Command Staff and College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2023 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2024 Leadership and Organizational Transition for Senior Executives, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
2024 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Warrenton, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1991–January 1992, Nurse Intern Program, Concentration in Obstetrics, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
2. February 1992–February 1995, Clinical Nurse, Obstetrical Unit, 36th Medical Group, Bitburg Air Base /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.
4. July 1998–December 1999, Director, Education and Training, 78th Medical Group, Robins AFB, Ga.
5. December 1999–July 2001, Deputy Director, Human Resources, 78th Medical Group, Robins AFB, Ga.
6. July 2001–May 2003, Nurse Manager, Primary Care Team, 436th Medical Operations Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
7. June 2003–July 2004, Pediatric Flight Commander, 436th Medical Operations Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
8. August 2004–June 2005, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. May 2005–June 2006, Deputy Director, Communication Studies Course I, Leadership Department, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 2006–July 2007, Executive Officer to the Commandant, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. July 2007–October 2008, Maternal-Child Flight Commander, 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss. (Deployed March–September 2008 Executive Officer/Aide-de-Camp, Combined Air Power Transition Force, Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan)
12. October 2008–June 2009, Deputy Commander, 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron and Deputy Chief Nurse Executive, Keesler AFB, Miss.
13. June 2009–June 2011, Commander, 75th Medical Operations Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
14. July 2011–June 2012, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
15. July 2012–May 2013, Chief, Strategic Medical Plans Division, Air Force Medical Service Agency Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va.
16. June 2013–June 2014, Commander, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, Southwest Asia
17. July 2014–June 2016, Commander, 72d Medical Group, Tinker AFB, Okla.
18. June 2016–June 2018, Commander, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, Miss.
19. July 2018–August 2020, Command Surgeon, HQ Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
20. August 2020–April 2021, Commander, 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and Chief, Air Force Nurse Corps
21. April 2021–September 2023, Commander, 59th Medical Wing and Market Director, San Antonio Market, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas and Chief, Air Force Nurse Corps
22. September 2023–October, Commander, Air Force Medical Agency, Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va. and Director, Defense Health Network Continental, Defense Health Agency, Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va.
24. October 2024–present, Commander, Air Force Medical Readiness Command – Bravo and Director, Defense Health Network Continental, Defense Health Agency, Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal
(Current as of November 2024)