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Lt. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman is the Deputy Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and the Deputy Theater Air Component Commander to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. PACAF is responsible for Air Force activities spread over half the globe. The command supports 46,000 Airmen serving principally in Japan, Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam. Lt. Gen. Lenderman commissioned through the ROTC program at Duke University and earned an Electrical Engineering degree. She has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels to include the 375th Air Mobility Wing at Scott AFB, Illinois and the 502nd Air Base Wing at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. The general also served as Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Prior to her current assignment, Lt. Gen. Lenderman served as the the Director of Operations, Headquarters U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.