Lieutenant Colonel Kristin S. Clinger

 

Commander

101 General Richard B. Myers Hall

Manhattan, KS 66506

Email: kclinger@ksu.edu

Phone: 785-532-5184

 

 

Biography

Lt Col Kristin Clinger is the Commander for the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps for Detachment 270 at Kansas State University where she leads a team of 6 officers, NCOs, and Kansas State employees to train the next generation of Air Force and Space Force Officers.

Lieutenant Colonel Kristin Clinger entered the Air Force in 2008 after receiving a commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Texas A&M University. She has held a variety of cyber positions to include Aide-de-Camp for the 24th Air Force Commander, team lead for the 503rd Combat Mission Team, and Commander at the 835th Cyberspace Operations Squadron. Lieutenant Colonel Kristin Clinger is married to Bradley J. Clinger. They have two children, Nathan, 12, and Ava, 10.

 

Education

2006 – Bachelors of Science in Economics, Missouri State University

2008 – Masters of Engineering degree in Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University

2018 – Air and Space Basic Course

2014 – Squadron Officer School

2018 – Air Command and Staff College (by correspondence) 2023 – Air War College (by correspondence)

 

Assignments

December 2008 – May 2011, Test Engineer, 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin AFB, FL

May 2011 – August 2013, Crew Commander, 53d Computer Systems Squadron, Eglin AFB, FL

August 2013 – November 2015, Flight Commander, 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX

November 2015 – December 2017, Aide-de-Camp, 24th Air Force, Lackland AFB, TX

December 2017 – June 2019, ADO, 352d Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Hickam AFB, HI

June 2019 – July 2021, Director of Operations, 75th Intelligence Squadron and 375 Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX

July 2021 – June 2023, Cyberspace Operations Planner, United States Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE

June 2023 – June 2025, Commander, 835th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Scott AFB, IL

June 2025, Commander, Detachment 270 Commander, Kansas State University, KS

 

Major Awards and Decorations

Defense Meritourius Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf clusters

Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

 

Effective Dates of Promotion

Second Lieutenant, Dec 29, 2008

First Lieutenant, Dec 29, 2010

Captain, Dec 29, 2012

Major, Aug 1 2018

Lieutenant Colonel, April 2023

 

(Current as of July 2025)