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|name=Janet Carol Wolfenbarger |image=GEN Wolfenbarger 2013.JPG |caption=General Janet Carol Wolfenbarger |nickname= |birth_date={{birth year and age|1958}} |birth_place=Tampa, Florida, U.S. |death_place= |allegiance=United States of America |branch=United States Air Force |serviceyears=1980–2015 |rank= General |unit= |commands=Air Force Materiel Command C-17 Systems Group |awards=Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) |relations= |laterwork= }} Janet Carol Wolfenbarger (née Libby; born 1958) is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who served as the eighth commander of Air Force Materiel Command from June 5, 2012, to June 8, 2015. She was the first woman to achieve the rank of four-star general in the Air Force. Wolfenbarger retired from the Air Force after over 35 years of service. Military careerWolfenbarger was born in Tampa, Florida.[1] She was commissioned in 1980 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and began her career in acquisition as an engineer at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.[2] Along with her various duty assignments she furthered her education with a Master of Science degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985 and another Master of Science degree in national resource strategy from Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1994. She is also a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College. Her major awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit and the Meritorious Service Medal.[3] Wolfenbarger was the U.S. Air Force's highest-ranking woman, a distinction held until January 1, 2010, by Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski, whom Wolfenbarger succeeded at Wright-Patterson.[4] On February 6, 2012, President Obama nominated Wolfenbarger to become the first woman four-star general for the Air Force.[5] This was confirmed by the US Senate on March 26, 2012,[6] and she assumed her new rank, and became Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, on June 5, 2012.[7] Wolfenbarger graduated from Beavercreek High School in Beavercreek, Ohio, in 1976.[8] She is the daughter of Eldon and Shirley Libby of Paicines, California.[9] She is married to Craig "Wolf" Wolfenbarger. Education1976 Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek, Ohio 1980 Bachelor of Science degree in engineering sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1983 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1985 Master of Science degree in aeronautics and astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 1988 Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va. 1991 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 1994 Master of Science degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. Assignments
Awards and decorations
Other achievements1996 Kelly Burke Award, Department of the Air Force 2002 Stewart Award, Aeronautical Systems Center 2004 Stewart Award, Aeronautical Systems Center 2013 United Service Organizations (USO) Woman of the Year 2014 James Doolittle Award, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program 2014 Seymour E. and Ruth B. Harris Lecturer, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 2015 Air Force Materiel Command Order of the Sword 2015 Retroactively prompted change to General Officer Promotion Laws[10] Effective dates of promotion
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Notes1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local/air-forces-first-female-4-star-general-credits-a-1/nMzcL/|title=Air Force's first female 4-star general credits area education | www.springfieldnewssun.com|publisher=springfieldnewssun.com|accessdate=2015-05-24}} {{Commons category|Janet C. Wolfenbarger}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolfenbarger, Janet C.}}2. ^{{cite web|title=AF Biography: Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger|url=http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/107934/general-janet-c-wolfenbarger.aspx}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=8209 |title=Lieutenant General Janet C. Wolfenbarger bio on the USAF official site. |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120722054440/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=8209 |archivedate=2012-07-22 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 4. ^Female general nominated for 3rd star, Air Force Times, 2009 December 4 (accessed 2009 December 5). 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/07/us-airforce-general-idUSTRE81608120120207 |title=Obama nominates Air Force's first female four-star general |author=Reuters Editorial|publisher=reuters.com|accessdate=2015-05-24}} 6. ^[https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/one_item_and_teasers/noms_confn.htm Nominations confirmed (non-civilian)], U.S. Senate site, (accessed 2012 March 27); {{cite news|url = http://www.qg.com/smartools/ebook/hosted.rails?issue=febd5da58922431e9f7ce8f7b860ef12d0cf1c5778104e158ab3e8f7b860ef12|first = William A.|last = Malec|title = Female firsts|date = May 2012|accessdate = 2012-05-01|page = 19|magazine = Military Officer|publisher = Military Officers Association of America}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.hanscom.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123304811 |title=Gen. Wolfenbarger receives fourth star, assumes leadership of AFMC |author=Kim Dawley |date=June 5, 2012 |work= |publisher=Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs |accessdate=2012-06-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224051202/http://www.hanscom.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123304811 |archivedate=February 24, 2013 |df= }} 8. ^John Nolan, AFMC’s vice commander is once again Air Force’s highest-ranking woman. Dayton Daily News, 2009 December 4 (accessed 2009 December 5). 9. ^Janet C. Wolfenbarger, Gilroy Dispatch (Gilroy, California), 2005 May 20 (accessed 2009 December 10). 10. ^http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/careers/2015/08/28/force-future-report-ash-carter-review/32476549/ 13 : 1958 births|Living people|Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy alumni|Logistics personnel of the United States military|Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni|Military personnel from Dayton, Ohio|People from Beavercreek, Ohio|People from Tampa, Florida|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|American people of Swiss descent|United States Air Force Academy alumni|Female generals of the United States Air Force|Wright-Patterson Air Force Base |
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