Col Christine C. Hernandez is the commander of the 377th Maintenance Group, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. She is responsible for the DoD's largest Protection Level One weapons storage and maintenance facility. Col Hernandez also oversees the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) and conventional munitions support to all agencies on Kirtland Air Force Base.
Colonel Hernandez graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Humanities in 2005. Her previous assignment was the Deputy Commander of the 377th Maintenance Group at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
EDUCATION
2005 Bachelor of Science, Humanities, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2005 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Nuclear Munitions Officers Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2012 Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2016 Combat Ammunition Planning and Production (AFCOMAC), Beale AFB, Calif.
2016 Master of Arts, Humanities, American Military University, Charles Town, W. Va.
2018 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2022 Air War College, by correspondence
2022 Master of Public Administration, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo.
2024 Air Force Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M.
ASSIGNMENTS
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July 2007 – February 2011, ICBM missile maintenance officer in charge of various work centers, Group Executive Officer and Facilities and Generation Flight Commander, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D.
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February 2011 – August 2014, Generation Flight Commander, Officer in Charge of Quality Assurance, and Resources Flight Commander, 576th Flight Test Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
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August 2014 – August 2016, Maintenance Flight Commander, 702nd Munitions Support Squadron, Büchel Air Base, Germany
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August 2016 – April 2018, Maintenance Operations Officer, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron, F.E.Warren AFB, Wyo.
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April 2018 – June 2018, Officer in Charge, Quality Assurance, 90th Maintenance Group, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
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June 2018 – June 2019, Commander, 790th Maintenance Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
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June 2019 – May 2021, Commander, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
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May 2021 – May 2022, Deputy Commander, 90th Maintenance Group, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
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June 2022 – June 2023, Commander, Detachment 3, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Hill AFB, Utah
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June 2023 – June 2024, Department of the Air Force Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M.
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June 2024 – May 2026, Deputy Commander, 377th Maintenance Group, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
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May 2026 – Present, Commander, 377th Maintenance Group, Kirtland AFB, N.M.