Brigadier General Christopher Fernengel Brig. Gen. Christopher Fernengel is the Director, Plans and Programs, Office of the Chief Strategy and Resource Officer, Headquarters Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. As Resourcing Lead, he is responsible for executing U.S. Space Force programs across the Future Years Defense Plan and the Program Objective Memorandum. Brig. Gen. Fernengel received his commission from Ohio University ROTC program in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. His career includes assignments as a space operator, instructor, tactician, joint planner, joint strategist, 3-star speechwriter and Operational Capability Requirements Director for Headquarters Space Force. He deployed to Afghanistan during Operations Resolute Support and Freedom’s Sentinel as an expeditionary squadron commander. He has also commanded at the squadron and delta level. Prior to his current assignment, Brig. Gen. Fernengel was the Director, Commander's Action Group for United States Space Command at Peterson SFB, Colorado. EDUCATION 2001 Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Ohio University, Athens 2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2004 Master of Business Administration, Accounting, Trident University, Cypress, Calif. 2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2007 U.S. Air Force Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev. 2010 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2011 Special Technical Operations Planners Course, Landover, Md. 2013 Joint and Coalition Warfighter School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2014 Naval Command and Staff College, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 2014 Master of National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 2019 Marine Corps War College, Marine Corps University, Quantico, Va. 2019 Master of Strategic Studies, Marine Corps University, Quantico, Va. ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 2001–May 2002, Student, Undergraduate Space and Missile Training and GPS Initial Qualification Training, 392nd Training Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. 2. May 2002–December 2003, GPS Operations Crew Commander, 1st Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 3. December 2003–December 2004, Alternate Senior Instructor, 50th Operations Support Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 4. December 2004–May 2005, Wing Tactics Officer, 50th Operations Support Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 5. May 2005–January 2007, Space Defense Director Instructor, 1st Space Control Squadron, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo. 6. January 2007–June 2007, Student, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 7. June 2007–April 2009, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 614th Air and Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 8. April 2009–April 2010, Chief, SSA Operations Team, 614th Air and Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 9. April 2010–July 2011, Commander’s Action Group, Headquarters, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 10. July 2011–July 2013, Chief, Weapons and Tactics for Special Technical Operations, Global Operations, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. 11. July 2013–July 2014, Student, Naval Command Staff College, Newport, R.I. 12. July 2014–April 2016, Director of Operations, 527th Space Aggressor Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 13. April 2016–June 2018, Commander, 4th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo. 14. June 2018–June 2019, Student, Marine Corps War College, Quantico, Va. 15. June 2019–March 2020, Chief, Space Forces Requirements Division, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 16. March 2020–July 2021, Director, Operational Capability Requirements Directorate, Headquarters, U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 17. July 2021–June 2023, Commander, Space Delta 3, Peterson SFB, Colo. 18. June 2023–August 2025, Director, Commander’s Action Group, U.S. Space Command, Peterson SFB, Colo. 19. August 2025–present, Director, Plans and Programs, Office of the Chief Strategy and Resource Officer, Headquarters Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 2011–July 2013, Chief, Weapons and Tactics for Special Technical Operations, Global Operations, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. 2. June 2023–August 2025, Director, Commander’s Action Group, U.S. Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air and Space Commendation Medal with two combat devices and two oak leaf clusters Air and Space Achievement Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award Air and Space Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal with star device Global War on Terrorism Medal Air and Space Campaign Medal with star device NATO Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2019 “The Kill Chain in Space: Developing a Warfighting Mindset,” War on the Rocks, Publication 2023 Association of Old Crows’ (AOC) Kearney Pioneer Award (Current as of September 2025)