Col. Jennifer J. Anderson is the interim Deputy Commander, 37th Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
As deputy, she assists the wing commander in leading the wing comprised of more than 24,000 students and permanent party Airmen and sister service members. Known as the Gateway Wing, the 37 TRW provides foundational training and education to develop mission ready Airmen, Guardians and sister service members; strengthens and sustains U.S. and international partnerships through English language and special skills training for allied forces; and is the Department of Defense executive agent for the Military Working Dog program.
The wing is comprised of the 737th Training Group, which generates nearly 93% of the Air Force enlisted force and 100% of the Space Force enlisted force in Basic Military Training; the 37th Training Group which provides technical training in 24 different career fields; the Inter-American Air Forces Academy that promotes security cooperation principles through the delivery of professional military education and technical training in Spanish; and the 637th Training Group, known as Defense Language Institute English Language Center, which provides English language training and cultural immersion for more than 3,500 international military students annually.
Col. Anderson was commissioned in the Air Force in October 1999, as a critical care nurse where her first assignment was at the 59th Medical Wing, JBSA-Texas. Col. Anderson has been a critical care nurse, flight nurse and Critical Care Air Transport Team member. She has served in a broad range of staff, supervisory and executive positions as a military and civilian nurse and leader. Prior to her current position, Col. Anderson was the Director of Operations and Lead Nurse at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Her deployment experience includes tours to Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, and Kandahar, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
EDUCATION
1995 Associate of Applied Science in Nursing, Alfred, N.Y.
1997 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Rochester, N.Y.
2003 Flight School/Aeromedical Flight Training, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas
2004 Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor Course, Kadena Air Base, Japan
2004 Emergency Medical Preparedness and Response Course, Kadena AB, Japan
2005 Trauma Nursing Core Course/Combat Casualty Care Course, JBSA-Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
2006 Nursing Service Management, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2007 Nurse Preceptor Training Program, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
2008 Critical Care Air Transport Team Course, Brooks AFB, Texas
2015 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2015 Master of Military Operational Art and Science degree, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Chief Nurse Course, Robins AFB, Ga.
2023 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1999 - November 2003, Charge Nurse, 759th Surgical Operations Squadron, JBSA-Lackland, Texas (Dec 2001 –
April 2002, Assistant Chief Nurse; Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Diego Garcia)
2. November 2003 - March 2006, Flight Nurse Instructor, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
3. March 2006 - March 2008, Charge Nurse, 59th Emergency Medicine Operations, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
4. April 2008 - November 2014, Flight Evaluator, 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, JBSA-Randolph, Texas (December
2010 - May 2011, Chief Nurse Executive, Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Kandahar, Afghanistan)
5. November 2014 - December 2017, Chief Nurse Executive, 433rd Aeromedical Staging Facility, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
6. December 2017 - April 2024, Division Chief, Medical Branch Chief, Director of Operations and Lead Nurse, Air Reserve
Component Case Management Division, Air Force Personnel Center, JBSA-Randolph, Texas
7. April 2024 – December 2025, IMA to the commander, 37th Training Wing, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
8. January 2026 – present, interim Deputy Commander, 37th Training Wing, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Flight Nurse
Flight hours over 500
Aircraft: KC-10, KC-135, C-21, C-130, C-17
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Aug. 22, 1998
First Lieutenant Aug. 22, 2000
Captain June Aug. 22, 2002
Major April 13, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 25, 2016
Colonel April 15, 2024
(Current as of March 2026)