Col. Patricia B. Hartman is the Commander, 459th Mission Support Group, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. She is responsible for supporting the mission of the 459th Air Refueling Wing through a variety of functions, including infrastructure, sustainment, logistics, aerial port, force support, security, and emergency management.
Col. Hartman entered the Air Force in April 2006 through a direct commissioning program, The Academy of Military Science, McGee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee, leading to a career spanning nearly two decades of dedicated service with an extensive background at the tactical, operational and strategic level within the Department of Defense. She has held a variety of civil engineer positions as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee and a traditional reservist within Headquarters Air Force, Numbered Air Force, and at the Squadron and Group level. During that time she has deployed under Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM.
Prior to her current position, Col. Hartman was the deputy commander of the 911th Mission Support Group at Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station in Pennsylvania. In this capacity she led 476 Airmen in Force Support, Aerial Port, Logistic Readiness, Security Forces, Civil Engineer, and Communication Squadrons. While serving as the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron Commander at Joint Base Lewis McChord, she led 110 Airmen in Fire, Emergency Management, and Construction Operations. Additionally as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Operations Program Manager, HAF A4CF, the Pentagon, she served as the Civil Engineer directorates Deputy Division Chief, A4CF, providing policy guidance, technical advice, and staff oversight on HAF/OSD/Congressional functional inquiries involving the SAF, Air Staff, DoD offices, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, and MAJCOM civil engineer.
In her Government Service Civilian capacity, she was a project engineer for an executive branch department of the federal government. She was previously a Directorate of Public Works Planning Branch Chief and Acting Master Planning Division Chief at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington. Additionally, at a defense and combat support agency, she was the Engineering Functional Group Lead providing Department of Defense assessments, oversight and guidance on all engineers (Air Force, Navy, Army, General Schedule Civilians, and contractors), performing Joint Mission Assurance Assessments.
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga.
2006 USAF Direct Commission, Academy of Military Science, McGee Tyson ANGB, Ga.
2007 Masters of Business Administration, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Ga.
2011 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2011 Project Management Professional Certification, Project Management Institute
2020 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2024 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2006 – March 2011, Readiness Management Officer, 628th Civil Engineer Flight, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. (December 2007 – July 2008, Project Engineer, Joint Base Balad, Iraq)
2. March 2011 – October 2015, Engineering and Operations Flight Chief, 482d Civil Engineer Squadron, Homestead ARB, Fla. (March 2014 – September 2014, Operations Flight Chief, Thumrait Air Base, Oman)
3. October 2015 – November 2017, IMA to the Chief General Engineer, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Ft Belvoir, Va. (May 2017 – June 2017, Joint Mission Assurance Engineering Assessor, New Kabul Compound and Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan)
4. November 2017 – January 2020, Commander, 944th Civil Engineer Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
5. January 2020 – July 2022, IMA to the Operations Program Manager, HAF, A4CF, the Pentagon, D.C. (February 2020 – January 2021, Military Personnel Appropriation Orders as Operations and Energy Branch Chief HAF/A4CF) (August 2021 – July 2022, MPA Orders as Deputy Chief, Facilities Division HAF/A4CF)
6. July 2022 – July 2024, Commander, 446th Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash.
7. July 2024 – August 2025, Deputy Commander, 911th Mission Support Group, Pittsburgh ARS, Pa.
8. August 2025 – Present, Commander, 459th Mission Support Group, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2009 Company Grade Officer (CGO) of the Month 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad, Iraq
2014 CGO of the Quarter, 482d Air Wing, Homestead ARB, Fla.
2017 High Level Civilian of the Quarter, DTRA, Ft Belvoir, Va.
2020 Reserve Field Grade (FGO) of the Quarter A4, the Pentagon, D.C.
2021 Reserve FGO of the Year, A4C, the Pentagon, D.C.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant September 15, 2006
First Lieutenant September 15, 2008
Captain September 15, 2010
Major September 15, 2015
Lieutenant Colonel September 15, 2020
Colonel August 1, 2025
(Current as of August 2025)