The 3rd Wing provides the commander, U.S. Pacific Command, trained and equipped tactical air dominance forces, command and control platforms, and strategic and tactical airlift resources for contingency operations and also provides the commander, U.S. Northern Command, immediate early airborne detection, warning, surveillance and interception of hostile forces within the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region. The wing flies F-22, C-17, C-12 and E-3 aircraft and is responsible for over 2,200 assigned Airmen.
Colonel Regni commissioned in 2003 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. Throughout her career flying the C-17A Globemaster III, Colonel Regni has supported numerous named operations to include Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn and Tomodachi. She commanded the 4th Airlift Squadron, the Department of Defense's only unit certified for nuclear airlift. On staff, Colonel Regni served as Aide-de-Camp then Deputy Executive Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command. Prior to this assignment, Colonel Regni was the Chief, Air Mobility Division, 603d Air Operations Center and Director of Mobility Forces, USAFE-AFAFRICA, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Science in History, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado
2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2016 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2016 Air Force Fellow, Joint Mobility Fellow, Scott AFB, Illinois
2016 Integrated Supply Chain Management, John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis, Missouri
2020 Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island.
ASSIGNMENTS or CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. August 2004 – April 2004, Casual LT, 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
2. April 2004 – June 2005, Student Pilot, Moody AFB, Georgia and Columbus AFB, MS
3. December 2005 – February 2010, Tactics Officer, Executive Officer, and Chief of Squadron Training, C-17 Instructor Aircraft Commander, 15th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC
4. February 2010-October 2012, Resource Advisor, Operations Flight Commander and Wing Executive Officer, C-17 Evaluator Aircraft Commander, 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska
5. October 2012 – March 2014, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, US Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii
6. March 2014 – May 2015, Deputy Executive Assistant to the Commander, US Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii
7. June 2015 – July 2016, Air Force Fellow in the Joint Mobility Fellowship, Scott AFB, Illinois
8. October 2016 – March 2017, Assistant Operations Officer, C-17 Instructor Aircraft Commander, 62d Operations Support Squadron, Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington
9. March 2017 – February 2019, Commander, 4th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base-Lewis McChord, Washington
10. March 2019 – June 2019, Director of Staff, 62d Airlift Wing, Joint Base-Lewis McChord, Washington
11. July 2019 – June 2020, Student, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
12. June 2020 – May 2021, Deputy Chief, Mobility Air Forces Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia
13. May 2021 - May 2022, Senior Executive Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia
14. May 2022 – May 2023, Chief, Air Mobility Division, 603d Air Operations Center and Director of Mobility Forces, USAFE-AFAFRICA, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
15. May 2023 – Present, Vice Commander, 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
- October 2012 – May 2015, Aide-de-Camp, Deputy Executive Assistant to the Commander, US Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, as a major
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: 2,800
Aircraft flown: C-17A, T-6, T-1A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Humanitarian Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 2003
First Lieutenant May 28, 2005
Captain May 28, 2007
Major August 1, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel December 1, 2016
Colonel April 1, 2022
(Current as of May 2023)