Colonel Monica Gramling is the Commander, 647th Air Base Group, 15th Wing, and Deputy Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. In the 647th Air Base Group, she leads 900 personnel and five squadrons to deliver the full range of mission support for base, theater and global air/joint operations as required by the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command and the Commander, Pacific Air Forces. She directly supports operation of the Air Force’s largest joint, dual-use airfield, leads base emergency operations, protects $6.5B in DoD assets, acquires $220M in support for theater missions and maintains/trains war fighting-ready forces for ongoing expeditionary combat support. As the Deputy Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, she assists the Joint Base Commander with activating, integrating and guiding over 50 installation support functions for Joint Base operations supporting more than 92,000 personnel and families.
Col Gramling entered the Air Force in May 2001 after earning a commission through Reserve Officer Training Corps, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas. She has served in numerous leadership positions to include Commander of the 375th Communications Support Squadron, Commander of Cadet Squadron 25, a Political Affairs Specialist, an Aide to Camp to a Numbered Air Force Commander, Flight Commander three times, and a branch chief at two Direct Reporting Units, a Major Command, and a Combatant Command. Col Gramling deployed to support Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM. She has also led many forward- deployments to the continent of Africa, where she supported General Officer and head of state level meetings with international partners. Additionally, Col Gramling dedicates time and energy serving survivors of sexual assault as a certified volunteer victim advocate.
EDUCATION
2001 Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
2003 Master of Science Information Resource Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2003 Basic Communications Officer Training Course, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Master of Arts Leadership and Counseling, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2016 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2019 Joint Professional Military Education II, Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2001–March 2003, Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2. March 2003–July 2005, Chief, Technology Experimentation and Assessment, Headquarters Air Force Communications Agency, Scott AFB, Ill. (January 2005–June 2005, J6 Operations Officer, Joint Task Force Headquarter, Bagram, Afghanistan)
3. July 2005–July 2006, Chief, Airborne Communications and Information Operations, Directorate of Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
4. August 2006–October 2007, Flight Commander, Combat Support, 31st Combat Communications Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla. (May 2007–September 2007, Deployment as Network Systems Flight Commander, 506th Air Expeditionary Group, Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq)
5. October 2007–May 2008, Chief, Group Engineering and Evaluations, 3d Combat Communications Support Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
6. May 2008–June 2009, Flight Commander, Training and Standards, 3d Combat Communications Support Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
7. June 2009–July 2010, Aide de Camp to the Commander, Seventeenth Air Force (USAFAFRICA), Ramstein AB, Germany
8. July 2010–May 2012, Command Building Partnership Strategist, Operations Branch, Directorate of Plans and Programs, Ramstein AB, Germany
9. May 2012–May 2013, Student, Intermediate Developmental Education, Counseling and Leadership, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colo.
10. May 2013–May 2015, Air Officer Commanding, Cadet Squadron 25, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
11. June 2015–June 2017, Chief, Network Operations Branch, Operations Division, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala.
12. June 2017–June 2018, Chief, Cyberspace Operations Plans Branch, Cyber Division, Operations Directorate, Headquarters United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
13. June 2018–July 2019, Chief, Strategic Integration and Communication Branch, Commander’s Action Group, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
14. July 2019–July 2021, Commander, 375th Communications Support Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill.
15. July 2021-July 2022, Chief, Regional Engagement Operations, Fort DeRussy, Honolulu, Hawaii
16. July 2022-present, Director of Staff, Cyberspace Operations, Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Communications, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pacific Air Force Operating Location, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2017–June 2018, Chief, Cyberspace Operations Plans Branch, Cyber Division, Operations Directorate, Headquarters United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
2. June 2018–July 2019, Chief, Strategic Integration and Communication Branch, Commander’s Action Group, Headquarters United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 11, 2001
First Lieutenant June 19, 2003
Captain June 19, 2005
Major August 1, 2011
Lieutenant Colonel August 1, 2016
Colonel February 1, 2023
(Current as of Mar 2023)
Last Updated: 15 June 2023