Michelle Sterling

Colonel Sterling is a career Civil Engineer Officer. She has commanded twice at the squadron-level: The 341st Civil Engineer Squadron, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana and the 324th Training Squadron (Air Force Basic Military Training), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Colonel Sterling entered the Air Force in December 2002 as a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon where she earned her Bachelor’s of Civil Engineering degree. She also holds graduate degrees from the University of Southern California (Construction Engineering) and the Marine Corps University (Military Studies) and has served in a variety of civil engineer positions at the installation/garrison, Major Command, and Headquarters Air Force-levels. Colonel Sterling’s contingency experience includes five deployments in support of Air Force, joint, and special operations in the US Central Command and US Indo-Pacific Command areas of responsibility.