Col Lauren T. Guibert is the Commander, 8th Mission Support Group, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. She leads 1,400 Airmen in six squadrons that provide communications, engineering, materiel management, security, force support and logistics to 4,500 Airmen, Soldiers, family members and Korean personnel. Col. Guibert manages an $80M operating budget and is responsible for providing reception and base operating support for follow-on US forces at Kunsan Air Base and 3 US/Korean co-located operating bases across the Korean peninsula in support of the agile combat employment scheme of maneuver.
Colonel Guibert received her commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2005. She has served in various squadrons and staff positions. Prior to her current position, Col. Guibert was the Logistics Building Partner Capacity Program Lead in the Logistics Directorate, USAFRICOM, Kelley Barracks, Germany. Col Guibert is a Master Logistician, Advanced Air Advisor Mission Commander, and U.S. Africa Command Foreign Area Officer. She is a fluent French speaker with regional and cultural experience in twenty-one African countries. She supported the Humanitarian Operation ALLIES REFUGE and has deployed in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, INHERENT RESOLVE, ENDURING SENTINEL, and SPARTAN SHIELD.
EDUCATION
2005 Bachelor of Science degree, Biology with minor in French, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado 2006 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2011 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2012 Master of Science degree, Exercise Science, California University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
2017 Master of Arts degree, with distinction, Regional Security Studies - Africa, Naval Postgraduate School, California 2019 U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, with distinction, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
2020 Air War College, by correspondence
2024 Master of Arts degree, with distinction, Strategic Security Studies – Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, with influence warfare concentration, College of International Security Affairs, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
- August 2005 - September 2005, Logistics Officer, 463d Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
- September 2005 - December 2005, Student, Logistics Readiness Officer’s Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
- January 2006 – October 2007, Chief, Logistics Plans, 463d Airlift Group, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
- October 2007 – April 2008 Officer in Charge, Vehicle Operations, 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
- April 2008 – January 2009 Aerial Operations Flight Commander, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
- January 2009 – May 2011 Chief, Real Life Support, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Headquarters Allied Air Command, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
- May 2011 – April 2013 Air Force Programs Officer, Office of Security Cooperation, U.S. Embassy Tunis, Tunisia8, April 2013 – December 2014 Air Advisor and Executive Officer to the Commander, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
- January 2014 – March 2014 Student, Advanced Logistics Readiness Officers Course, Expeditionary Center, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
- March 2014 – December 2015 Air Advisor and Training Flight Commander; Chief of Standardization and Evaluation; Assistant Operations Officer, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
- December 2015 – July 2017, Security Studies Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
- August 2017 – June 2018, Country Director, Americas/Africa Division, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
- June 2018 – June 2019, Student, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- July 2019 – May 2021, Commander, 82d Logistics Readiness Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas
- June 2021 – June 2022, Commander, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
- July 2022 – July 2023, Chief, Plans and Systems Integration Branch, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
- July 2023 – June 2024, Student, College of International Security Affairs, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
- June 2024 – June 2026, Logistics Building Partner Capacity Program Lead, Logistics Directorate, United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), Kelley Barracks, Germany
- June 2026 – present, Commander, 8th Mission Support Group, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
- May 2011 – April 2013 Air Force Programs Officer, Office of Security Cooperation, U.S. Embassy Tunis, Tunisia as a captain
- June 2024 – June 2026, Logistics Building Partner Capacity Program Lead, Logistics Directorate, United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), Kelley Barracks, Germany as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, Gold
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2014 and 2015 Air Advisor Officer of the Year, Air Mobility Command
2017 Distinguished Graduate and Liskin Award for Excellence in Regional Security Studies, Naval Postgraduate School 2019 Distinguished Graduate, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
2021 Verne Orr Unit Award, Air Forces Central Command
2021 Major General Warren R. Carter Logistics Effectiveness Unit Award, Air Combat Command 2021 National Defense Transportation Association Military Unit Award, U.S. Air Force
2024 Distinguished Graduate, Honors Portfolio, and Brigadier General Shakoor Leadership Award, College of International Security Affairs
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1, 2005
First Lieutenant June 1, 2007
Captain June 1, 2009
Major September 1, 2015
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2020
Colonel February 1, 2026
(Current as of June 2026)