Colonel COLONEL CHRISTINA L. MANNING

Colonel Christina L. Manning is the Commander at 301st Maintenance Group, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. She leads all aspects of maintenance for 26 F-16 aircraft worth $900 million dollars, executing a 4,500 annual flying hour program while supervising 700 Total Force personnel in 26 AFSCs.

Colonel Manning commissioned in the Air Force in 1999 after graduating from the University of Kansas. During her 23-year career, she has served in a number of maintenance officer and logistics positions for both the USAF and USAFR to include three staff assignments. Additionally, Col Manning also served on two logistics evaluation teams, one for HQ Air Combat Command and one for NATO AIRSOUTH. She left active duty in 2007 and joined the USAFR in 2009. She has experience managing sortie generation and operations for F-16s, A-10s, HH-60s, MC-12s, C-130s, EC-130s and E/A-18s and deriving sustainment strategies for bomber platforms to include the B-2 and B-21. She has served as a flight commander, operations officer, logistics evaluator, squadron commander, deputy maintenance group commander, and most recently as IMA to the Director of Resource Integration, for the DCS Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection (HAF/A4P). As a civilian, Ms. Manning has an extensive logistics and sustainment background. After separating from USAF Active Duty in 2007, she served as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) Chem/Bio (CB) Program Integration Division Task Lead managing DTRA-CB's diverse 732 projects/$600M annual budget. She then supported the Office of the Special Assistant for Chemical and Biological Defense and Chemical Demilitarization Programs performing systems engineering studies, projects, portfolio reviews for Chem/Biological and WMD $10.1B budget across 13 government agencies. Additionally, she performed as an instructor/translator for the Department of State’s African Contingency Operations and Training program. In her current role as Director of Strategy for Northrop Grumman’s Global Sustainment & Modernization Division, Defense System Sector, she devises long term support strategies for both new and aging weapons and mission systems as well as leverages R&D to further the survivability and resiliency of platforms and payloads needed to counter emerging threats.

1. Meritorious Service Medal, Third Oak Leaf Cluster
2. Air Force Commendation Medal, Third Oak Leaf Cluster
3. Air Force Achievement Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster
4. Meritorious Unit Award
5. AF Outstanding Unit Award, Second Oak Leaf Cluster
6. Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal, Second Oak Leaf Cluster
7. National Defense Service Medal
8. Afghanistan Campaign Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster
9. Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
10. Korean Defense Service Medal
11. Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
12. Air & Space Campaign Medal
13. Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal, Second Oak Leaf Cluster
14. AF Overseas Ribbon Short
15. AF Overseas Ribbon Long
16. Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
17. AF Longevity Service, Second Oak Leaf Cluster
18. Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
19. AF Training Ribbon
20. NATO Medal, Second Oak Leaf Cluster

(Current as of 7 February 2024)