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Judith Ann Fedder (born 1958) is a retired
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who served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters United States Air Force,
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Fedder was responsible to the Chief of Staff for leadership, management and integration of Air Force logistics readiness, aircraft and missile maintenance, civil engineering and security forces, as well as setting policy and preparing budget estimates that reflect enhancements to productivity, combat readiness and quality of life for Air Force people.


Military career

Fedder is a 1980 distinguished graduate of the
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program at
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. A career maintainer, she has served as officer in charge of numerous aircraft maintenance units and as Chief of Logistics Management at the Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters for Operations Proven Force and Provide Comfort at
Incirlik Air Base Incirlik Air Base () is a Republic of Turkey, Turkish air base of slightly more than 3320 ac (1335 ha), located in the İncirlik quarter of the city of Adana, Turkey. The base is within an urban area of 1.7 million people, east of the city ...
, Turkey. Her commands include the 46th Component Repair Squadron and 46th Equipment Maintenance Squadron at
Eglin Air Force Base Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the western Florida panhandle, located about southwest of Valparaiso, Florida, Valparaiso in Okaloosa County, Florida, Okaloosa County. The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test ...
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; 31st Logistics Group at
Aviano Air Base Aviano Air Base () is a base in northeastern Italy, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It is located in the Aviano municipality, at the foot of the Carnic Pre-Alps or Southern Carnic Alps, about from Pordenone. The Italian Air Force has ...
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; 65th Air Base Wing at
Lajes Air Base Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (; ), officially designated Air Base No. 4 (''Base Aérea N.º 4'', BA4) , is a multi-use airfield near Lajes and northeast of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal. It is home to the Port ...
, Portugal, where she also served as the Sub-Unified Commander of United States Forces Azores; and the 76th Maintenance Wing at
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. She has served as deputy director in the Office of Legislative Liaison, Secretary of the Air Force; and as the Director of Logistics for Air Combat Command (today "A4 – Directorate of Maintenance and Logistics"). Prior to this assignment, Fedder was the Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. Fedder retired from the Air Force in May 2015.


Civilian career

Following her retirement from the USAF, Fedder became the Director of Global Sales & Marketing, Integrated Logistics at
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Education

* 1980 Bachelor of Science degree in dietetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing * 1984 Master of Systems Management degree,
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, Melbourne * 1984
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, Ala. * 1992 Distinguished graduate,
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, Maxwell AFB, Ala. * 1996
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, Maxwell AFB, Ala. * 2003 National Security Management Course, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, N.Y. * 2009 National Security Studies Program, Elliott School, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. * 2011 Defense Policy Program, Elliott School, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.


Assignments

#November 1980 – April 1981, student, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Chanute AFB, Ill. #April 1981 – May 1984, officer in charge, Maintenance Branch, 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron; assistance officer in charge, 94th Aircraft Maintenance Unit; and officer in charge, 71st Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 1st Aircraft Generation Squadron,
Langley AFB Langley Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Hampton, Virginia, adjacent to Newport News. It was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the entry of the United States into World War I in April 1 ...
, Va. #May 1984 – July 1984, student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. #July 1984 – November 1986, officer in charge, 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, and officer in charge, William Tell Maintenance, 33rd Aircraft Generation Squadron,
Eglin AFB Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the western Florida panhandle, located about southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County. The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The ...
, Fla. #November 1986 – June 1991, Chief F-15 and F-5 Section, assistant executive officer and Weapon Systems Program Manager, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe,
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, Germany #July 1991 – June 1992, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. #June 1992 – July 1995, maintenance supervisor, 46th Equipment Maintenance Squadron; Commander, 46th Component Repair Squadron; and Commander, 46th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. #July 1995 – June 1996, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. #June 1996 – May 1999, Chief of Manpower and Maintenance Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, and special assistant for Depot, Readiness and Logistics Programs, Office of Legislative Liaison, Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. #May 1999 – May 2001, Commander, 31st Logistics Group, Aviano AB, Italy #August 2001 – May 2003, Commander, 65th Air Base Wing, and Commander, U.S. Forces Azores,
Lajes Field Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (; ), officially designated Air Base No. 4 (''Base Aérea N.º 4'', BA4) , is a multi-use airfield near Lajes and northeast of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal. It is home to the Port ...
, Portugal #May 2003 – September 2005, executive officer to the Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. #September 2005 – July 2006, deputy director of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. #July 2006 – January 2009, Commander, 76th Maintenance Wing, Oklahoma City ALC,
Tinker AFB Tinker Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base, with tenant United States Navy, U.S. Navy and other United States Department of Defense, Department of Defense missions, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in Oklahoma County, Okl ...
, Okla. #January 2009 – October 2010, Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. #November 2010 – November 2011, Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. #December 2011 – May 2015, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.


Awards and decorations


Effective dates of promotion


See also

* List of female United States military generals and flag officers


References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fedder, Judith 1958 births Living people Female generals of the United States Air Force Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal 21st-century American women