Lt Col Jennifer M. Giovannetti serves as the Director of Resources and an Instructor of Biology at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado.  Lt Col Giovannetti directs 5 personnel assigned to the Department of Biology, the fourth largest major, and the Life Sciences Research Center. The department has 34 faculty members and serves over 200 majors, 26 courses, and over $800,000 of equipment and laboratories.

Lt Col Giovannetti was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She entered the Air Force in May 2001 as a graduate from the United States Air Force Academy.  She has served as an academic instructor for aircrew and as the primary medical liaison between wing flight safety, wing life support, flight medicine, wing survival, installation readiness and other base agencies providing theatre/weapon training to maximize human performance. Prior to assuming her current position, she served as the 15th Medical Operations Squadron Commander, 15th Medical Group, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.  Lt Col Giovannetti commanded personnel assigned to four flights delivering outpatient medical services to more than 14,000 beneficiaries from the 15th Wing, 64 installation tenant units, and the surrounding community. She directed six clinics providing $8 million in quality healthcare during more than 30,000 patient visits annually..

Lt Col Giovannetti has been deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, where she served as the Chief of Safety for multi-national operations, at Iraq’s busiest airfield.

Lt Col Giovannetti holds a Master’s of Science in Exercise Physiology and is board certified in Aerospace Physiology and Exercise Physiology. She is married to an active duty Air Force officer and has one son and one daughter.

2001 Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, US Air Force Academy, Colorado

2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama

2007 Masters of Science degree in Physiology, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma

2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama

2008 Flight Safety Officer School, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico

2010 Sexual Assault Coordinator Course (SARC), Maxwell AFB, Alabama

2011 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)

2018 Air War College (correspondence)

2020 Green Belt Certification, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii

2001- 2004, Aerospace Physiologist, Little Rock, AFB, Arkansas

2004 – 2007, OIC Human Performance/Wellness Clinic, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

2007- 2011, Flight Commander, Aerospace Medicine, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina

Sep 2009 – Jan 2010, Chief of Safety, Baghdad International Airport, Iraq

2011- 2014, Aerospace & Operational Physiology Program Manager, Pentagon, Washington D.C.

2014 – 2015, Chief Curriculum Development, HQ AETC, Joint Base San Antonio Randolph, Texas

2015 – 2018, Flight Commander, Aerospace & Operational Physiology, Joint Base San Antonio Randolph, Texas

2018 – Present, Commander, 15 MDOS, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii

Air Force Meritorious Service Medal  (four devices)

Air Force Commendation Medal  (three devices)

Air Force Meritorious Unit Award

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award  (three devices)

Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

National Defense Service Medal

Iraqi Campaign Medal (one device)

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border

Air Force Longevity Service Award  (four devices)

Air Force Training Ribbon

Aerospace Physiology, Exercise Physiology, and Mind-Body Connection