Lieutenant Colonel CHRISTINA H. GUSTAFSON

Lt. Col Christina H. Gustafson is the Commander of the 313th Recruiting Squadron, conducting enlisted accessions for the State of New York and part of northern Pennsylvania. She directs the Air Force recruiting efforts of 78 personnel across seven flights, executing a budget worth over $1.1 million dollars to market, influence, and on-board the next generation of active duty military members. Lt. Col Gustafson also serves as the primary Air Force liaison for four Military Entrance Processing Stations, enabling over 900 new Airmen, annually, to take their oaths of service and depart to Basic Military Training. 

Prior to this assignment, Lt. Col Gustafson served as the Director of Operations for the Education Support Squadron at Maxwell Air Force Base, supporting four colleges, three schools, and seven centers of cyber policy advisement and enforcement while overseeing a $5 million Information Technology asset portfolio and audio-visual support.  Also, she served as the liaison between students, faculty, Air University, and air base support.  Finally, she was a critical member of multiple working groups including the Air University Integration and Innovation cells. 

Lieutenant Colonel Gustafson received her commission through ROTC at Arizona State University. She has served in a variety of communications and cyber assignments at the squadron, group, wing and coalition force levels in addition to serving on staffs at the numbered Air Force and major command headquarters. 

EDUCATION 
2004 Bachelors in Computer Science, Arizona State University  
2008 Masters in Science Administration, Central Michigan University 

ASSIGNMENTS
1.    February 2005 - February 2006, Plans Officer, 319th Communications Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, Grand Forks, N.D.
2.    February 2006 - December 2006, Officer in Charge, Network Control Center, 319th Communications Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, Grand Forks, N.D.
3.    December 2006 - September 2007, Officer in Charge, Deployments and Training, 319th Communications Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, Grand Forks, N,D.
4.    September 2007 - June 2008, Executive Officer, 319th Communications Squadron,
Grand Forks AFB, Grand Forks, ND
5.    June 2008 - March 2009, Flight Commander, Special Missions Flight, 319th Communications Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, Grand Forks, N.D.
6.    March 2009 - May 2010, Officer in Charge, Mission Data Branch, NATO AWACS E-3A Component, Geilenkirchen AB, Germany
7.    May 2010 - March 2012, Chief, Application Support, NATO AWACS E-3A Component, Geilenkirchen AB, Germany
8.    March 2012 - Jan 2013, Flight Commander, Operations Flight, 743rd Intelligence Support Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
9.    January 2013 - September 2013, Executive Officer, 543rd ISR Group, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
10.    September 2013 - August 2014, Deputy Chief, Commanders Action Group, Air Force ISR Agency, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
11.    August 2014 - June 2015, Director of Operations, Air Force IC Security Coordination Cell, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
12.    June 2015 - March 2016, Director of Operations, 607th Support Squadron, 607th Air Operations Center, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
13.    March 2016 - August 2017, Deputy Chief, Future Capabilities Branch, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hi.
14.    August 2017 - May 2019, Chief, Future Capabilities Branch, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hi.
15.    May 2019 – April 2020, Director of IT and Innovation, Education Support Squadron, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala.
16.    April 2020 – July 2022, Director of Operations, Education Support Squadron, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala.
17.    July 2022 – Present, Commander, 313th Recruiting Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster 
Joint Service Commendation Medal  
Air Force Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters 
Air and Space Achievement Medal 
National Defense Service Medal 
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal 
Korean defense Service Medal 
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 
2011 Air Forces Europe Information Dominance Company Grade Officer of the Year aw