Brigadier General KRISTIN L. PANZENHAGEN Brig. Gen. Kristin L. Panzenhagen is the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. As Military Deputy, she is responsible for acquiring combat-credible space systems and integrating them into warfighting architectures, and for developing and managing the Space Force’s acquisition workforce. As Military Deputy, Brig. Gen. Panzenhagen supports the Assistant Secretary in leading acquisition of Department of the Air Force space systems and programs to deliver combat-ready capabilities to the Joint Force. Her responsibilities include crafting acquisition strategies, guiding Department of War investments, promoting unity of effort across government and industry, and representing Department of the Air Force positions to the office of the Secretary of Defense, Congress, and the White House. Brig. Gen. Panzenhagen entered the Air Force as a Distinguished Graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Purdue University in 2000. She began her career as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer, then transitioned to the developmental engineering career field, where she performed aircraft propulsion and structures research and executed space launch and on-orbit satellite operations. She has managed multi-domain command and control, missile warning and defense, and satellite ground enterprise programs, and has led the Space Force’s launch and on-orbit servicing, mobility, and logistics portfolios. She commanded the National Air and Space Intelligence Center’s Foreign Materiel Exploitation Squadron and the Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 45. She has also worked national-level space policy at the National Reconnaissance Office. General Panzenhagen deployed to Saudi Arabia as an aircraft maintenance officer for Operation Southern Watch, to Iraq as part of a contingency contracting team for Operation Iraqi Freedom, and again to Iraq as the National Reconnaissance Office lead in Iraq for Operation New Dawn. EDUCATION 2000 Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. 2001 Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas 2004 Master of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2008 Space 200, National Security Space Institute, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2010 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2012 Master of Military Studies, Marine Corps University, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. 2012 Distinguished Graduate, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, MCB Quantico, Va. 2014 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2014 Space 300, National Security Space Institute, Peterson AFB, Colo. 2017 Program Manager’s Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2017 Senior Acquisition Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2017 Master of National Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2017 Distinguished Graduate, Eisenhower School, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2022 Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology, Harvard Kennedy School, by correspondence 2022 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates Inc., Washington, D.C. 2022 Senior Acquisition Management Course, Defense Acquisition University, by correspondence ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 2000–October 2001, Avionics Flight Commander, 1st Component Repair Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va. 2. July 2000–October 2001, Accessories Flight Commander, 1st Component Repair Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. 3. October 2001–July 2002, Sortie Generation Assistant Flight Commander, 71st Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. 4. July 2002–August 2002, 71st Aircraft Maintenance Flight Assistant Officer in Charge, 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. 5. August 2002–March 2004, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 6. March 2004–July 2004, Aerospace Structure Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 7. July 2004–July 2005, Titan Launch Operations Engineer, 3rd Space Launch Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. 8. July 2005–July 2006, Mission Support Flight Commander, 45th Launch Support Squadron, Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla. 9. July 2006–May 2008, Executive Officer, 45th Launch Group, Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla. 10. May 2008–October 2009, Chief of Mission Engineering, Data Masked 11. October 2009–July 2011, Chief of Mission Engineering, National Reconnaissance Office Aerospace Data Facility East, Fort Belvoir, Va. 12. July 2011–June 2012, Student, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, MCB Quantico, Va. 13. June 2012–June 2014, Chief of Advanced Warfighter Integration, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, Joint Base Anacostia- Bolling, Washington, D.C. 14. June 2014–August 2016, Commander, Foreign Materiel Exploitation Squadron, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 15. August 2016–June 2017, Student, Eisenhower School, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 16. June 2017–June 2019, Chief, Missile Defense and Missile Warning Systems Branch, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom AFB, Mass. 17. June 2019–June 2021, Chief, Strategy and Integration Group, Office of Policy and Strategy, NRO, Chantilly, Va. 18. June 2021–May 2022, Senior Materiel Leader, Integrated Ground Enterprise, NRO, Chantilly, Va. 19. June 2022–June 2023, Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 20. June 2023–June 2025, Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space; Commander, Space Launch Delta 45; Director, Eastern Range; and Director of Launch and Range Operations for Space Systems Command, Patrick SFB, Fla. 21. July 2025–present, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Air and Space Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air and Space Commendation Medal National Reconnaissance Office Medal of Distinguished Performance EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant June 11, 2000 First Lieutenant June 11, 2002 Captain June 11, 2004 Major May 1, 2010 Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2013 Colonel May 1, 2018 Brigadier General Dec. 16, 2023 (Current as of March 2026)