Col Christine L. Banks is the Commander, 157th Maintenance Group, at Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. She is responsible for an aircraft maintenance organization which includes the 157th Maintenance Operations Flight, the 157th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and the 157th Maintenance Squadron. The group’s mission is to provide combat ready airmen and aircraft to support the 157th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-46 Pegasus operations involving aerial refueling, airlift of cargo and passengers, and aeromedical evaluations.
Col Banks joined the Air Force in 1994 and was commissioned in 2003 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire. Upon completion of the Intelligence Officer Course, she was assigned to the Joint Space Operations Center (JSOC), 614th Space Intelligence Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, California, as Senior Intelligence Duty Officer. She joined the New Hampshire Air National Guard in 2005 and has served in various capacities throughout her guard career including Operational Intelligence Officer, Executive Officer for the Director of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Commander and Deputy, Maintenance Group Commander. Prior to her current position, Col Banks spent a year at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, where she attended the United States Army War College.
EDUCATION
1999 Airman Leadership School, Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), Mass.
2003 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
2003 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow AGB, Tex.
2010 Squadron Officer Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2017 Master of Arts, Leadership, Granite State College, Portsmouth, N.H.
2018 Advance Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, Tex.
2022 Master of Arts, Strategic Leadership, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
ASSIGNMENTS
- January 1994 – August 1997, Personnel, 4th Mission Support Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (AFB), N.C.
- August 1997 – August 2000, Recruiter, 319th Recruiting Squadron, Portsmouth, N.H.
- May 2003 – October 2003, Administrative Assistant, Reserve Office Officer Training Corp, Durham, N.H.
- October 2003 – August 2004, Student, Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, Tex.
- August 2004 – April 2005, Senior Intelligence Duty Officer, 614th Space Intelligence Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Cal.
- April 2005 – April 2013, Operational Intelligence Officer, 157th Operations Group, Pease Air National Guard Base (ANGB), N.H.
- October 2007 – April 2008, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Senior Intelligence Officer, 447th Air Expeditionary Group, Sather Air Base, Baghdad International Airport, Iraq
- August 2010 – October 2011 - Executive Officer for the Director of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, National Guard Bureau, Andrews AFB, Md
- December 2011 – February 2012, Senior Intelligence Officer, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, 340 Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Udied Air Base, Qatar
- April 2013 – February 2015, Senior Intelligence Officer, 157th Operations Support Squadron, Pease ANGB, N.H.
- July 2014 – February 2015, Senior Intelligence Officer, OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE, 386 Air Expeditionary Wing, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
- February 2015 – December 2017, Executive Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, New Hampshire Air National Guard (ANG), Concord, N.H.
- December 2017 – June 2021, Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Commander, 157th Maintenance Group, Pease ANGB, N.H.
- June 2021 – June 2022, Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
- June 2022 – December 2022, Deputy, Maintenance Group Commander, Pease ANGB, N.H.
- December 2022 – Present, Maintenance Group Commander, 157th Maintenance Group, Pease ANGB, N.H.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 23, 2003
First Lieutenant May 28, 2005
Captain May 28, 2007
Major March 14, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel September 11, 2016
Colonel July 27, 2023
(Current as of November 2023)