Lt Col Johanna O'toole

Lieutenant Colonel Johanna O’Toole is Director, Advanced Logistics Readiness Officer Course, School of Systems and Logistics, Air Force Institute of Technology located at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. As Course Director, she oversees curriculum development, management and instruction for Headquarters Air Force Directorate of Logistics, Engineering & Force Protection’s senior Logistics Readiness Officer professional development course, producing 32 graduates annually vectored to fill over 120 Joint Duty Assignment Listing positions across 11 geographic and functional combatant commands.

Lieutenant Colonel O’Toole earned her commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Boston University in 2006. She has served in various positions at the squadron and group levels, including commanding the 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma and the 345th Training Squadron, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia.

Lieutenant Colonel O’Toole has deployed three times in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, proving logistics support to the Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF)-101, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A).

EDUCATION

2006 Bachelor of Arts, International Relations, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

2007 Logistics Readiness Officer Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala.

2007 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2011 Fundamentals of Acquisition Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

2012 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2013 Security Cooperation Management Overseas, Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

2014 Theory and Practicum in Adult Education, Squadron Officer College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2015 Master of Business Administration, Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont

2016 Certificate in Advanced Digital Education and Technology Application, Columbia University, New York, New York

2018 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2020 Joint Planners Course, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia

2024 Advanced Logistics Readiness Officer Course, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia

ASSIGNMENTS

1. November 2006 – July 2008, Flight Commander, Vehicle Operations, 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota (July 2008 – January 2009, Request for Forces Officer, CJTF 101, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan)

2. July 2008 – July 2011, Flight Commander, Fuels Management, 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota (June 2010 – July 2011, Equipment Fielding Officer, CSTC-A, Camp Blackhorse, Afghanistan)

3. July 2011 – August 2012, Section Chief, USAF Global Positioning System Sustainment, Common Avionics Branch, Robins AFB, Georgia

4. August 2012 – February 2014, Executive Officer, Electronic Warfare and Avionics Division, Robins AFB, Georgia (August 2013 – January 204, Afghan National Army Force Requirements Officer, NTM-A, Camp Eggers, Afghanistan)

5. February 2014 – July 2014, Element Chief, Precision Attack Foreign Military Sales, Robins AFB, Georgia

6. July 2014 – October 2016, Instructor, 36th Student Squadron, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

7. October 2016 – July 2017, Vice Dean, Squadron Officer College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

8. July 2017 – June 2018, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

9. June 2018 – June 2020, Commander, 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Altus AFB, Oklahoma

10. June 2020 – June 2022, Joint Logistics Planner, Joint Planning Support Element, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia

11. June 2022 – June 2024, Commander, 345th Training Squadron, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia

12. June 2024 – Present, Director, Advanced Logistics Readiness Officer Course, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

1. June 2020 – June 2022, Joint Logistics Planner, Joint Planning Support Element, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, as a major

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Joint Commendation Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster

Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air Force Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant May 13, 2006

First Lieutenant August 15, 2008

Captain August 15, 2010

Major November 1, 2016

Lieutenant Colonel December 17, 2020

(Current as of March 2025)