Education
She attended the University of California, Berkeley, and received a Doctorate of Philosophy in chemical engineering in December 1981, entering active duty at McClellan Air Force Base, California, in April 1982.
She attended the University of California, Berkeley, and received a Doctorate of Philosophy in chemical engineering in December 1981, entering active duty at McClellan Air Force Base, California, in April 1982.
Pawlikowski serves as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. She previously served as Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, responsible for research and development, test, production, and modernization of Air Force programs worth more than $32 billion annually. Pawlikowski assumed her current assignment on June 8, 2015.
Pawlikowski entered the active duty in 1978 through the Reserve Officers Training Corps program at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
The general has served in a variety of technical management, leadership and staff positions, to include Director of the Airborne Laser Program and Director of the MILSATCOM Joint Program Office. She has served as Vice Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
Prior to her current assignment, she was the Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Virginia. Also, as the Commander, Air Force Space Command Element, she managed all Air Force personnel and resources assigned to the NRO and served as the senior adviser to the NRO Director on all military matters. On February 18, 2015, the President of the United States nominated her for promotion to general and as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command.
Pawlikoski"s promotion and assignment to AFMC were confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27, 2015.
On 8 June 2015, Pawlikowski assumed command of Air Force Materiel Command from General Janet C. Wolfenbarger. Second Lieutenant – May 25, 1978 First Lieutenant – May 25, 1981 Captain – May 25, 1983 Major – March 1, 1988 Lieutenant Colonel – April 1, 1992 Colonel – October 1, 1996 Brigadier General – June 1, 2005 Major General – July 22, 2008 Lieutenant General – June 3, 2011 General – June 8, 2015.
