Brig. Gen. Kristine Smith is the Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Strategic Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. She supports the director in the planning and programming of more than $6.9 billion annually for a force of more than 69,000 personnel and 800 total organizations. Brig. Gen. Smith assists the director in the development of strategic and contingency plans, major equipment requirements and doctrine reviews. Additionally, she assists with AFRC’s total-force integration efforts supporting nine major commands and all lead command/agents.
Brig. Gen. Smith was commissioned in 1996 through the ROTC program at Florida State University. She is a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Battle Manager School and a recipient of the Squadron Officers School Clebe McCleary award for leadership. Her staff and operational assignments include duties as an instructor, evaluator, flight commander, Mission Crew Commander, and Headquarters Air Force branch chief. She deployed several times in support of operations Southern Watch, Allied Force, Northern Watch and Enduring Freedom. Brig. Gen. Smith commanded the 710 Combat Operations Squadron, an Air Operations Center focused on the Central Command Area of Responsibility, from 2017 to 2019 where she routinely participated in exercise and real-world contingency operations as a Battle Director in the 609 Air Operations Center. She served as the Reserve Advisor to the Commander, 9 Air Force (Air Forces Central) at Shaw AFB South Carolina. Prior to her current assignment, Brig. Gen. Smith served as the Deputy Wing Commander of the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
In her civilian capacity, Kristine is the Director of the Programs and Requirements Directorate for Ninth Air Force, Air Forces Central at Shaw AFB, South Carolina. In this capacity, she is responsible for the planning and programming of a $1.2B requirements portfolio for the air component operations in the Central Command Area of Operations and oversees the real property resources located on Shaw AFB in support of distributed command and control, intelligence and communications operations.
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Arts in History, Florida State University, Tallahassee
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 Masters in Education Administration, Magna Cum Laude, Touro International University, Cypress, Calif.
2008 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2016 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2017 Combined/Joint Air and Space Senior Operations Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2019 Joint Task Force Planners Course, Shaw AFB, S.C.
2022 Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1996–September 1997, Air Battle Manager School, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
2. September 1997–November 2000, 74th Air Control Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
3. November 2000–May 2001, E-3 Sentry Accelerated Air Weapons Officer Course flight training, Tinker AFB, Okla.
4. May 2001–August 2002, 552nd Operations Support Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
5. September 2002–May 2004, 98th Range Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.
6. May 2004–September 2005, 701st Combat Operations Squadron, March ARB, Calif.
7. September 2005–September 2013, Air Combat Command Airspace, Ranges, Airfield Division, Langley AFB, Va.
8. September 2013–June 2016, Headquarters Air Force Airspace, Ranges and Operations, Joint Base Bolling-Anacostia, Md.
9. June 2016–July 2017, Headquarters Air Force Operational Training Division, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
10. July 2017–December 2017, Deputy Commander, 710th Combat Operations Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
11. December 2017–August 2019, Commander, 710th Combat Operations Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
12. August 2019–August 2023, Reserve Advisor to 9th AF (AFCENT) Commander, Shaw AFB, S.C.
13. September 2023–March 2025, Deputy Commander, 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
14. March 2025–present, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Strategic Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Air Battle Manager
Flight hours: 335.1; E-3B/C: 335.1
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit, with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal, with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal, with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal, with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award, with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal with service star
Air and Space Longevity Service Award, with five oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal, two hourglass devices
(Current as of August 2026)