| Wendy Lee Motlong Masiello | |
| Birth Place: | Lubbock, Texas |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Serviceyears: | 1980 – 2017 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Commands: | Defense Contract Management Agency |
| Awards: | |
| Relations: | Thomas J. Masiello (husband) |
| Alma Mater: | Texas Tech University (BBA) |
Wendy Lee Motlong Masiello (born 1958 in Lubbock, Texas) retired as a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force on May 24, 2017. From May 2014 to May 24, 2017, she was the director of the Defense Contract Management Agency, based in Fort Lee, Virginia.[1]
Masiello is a 1976 graduate of Lubbock's Monterey High School,[2] where she was a member of the University Interscholastic League Mathematics Team and the National Honor Society and treasurer of the French Club.[3] Masiello is a 1980 marketing alumna of Texas Tech University's Rawls College of Business. She received her commission from Texas Tech's Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) at time of graduation. Her involvement with the Air Force had begun earlier as a member of Angel Flight, a student organization which supported Air Force ROTC at Texas Tech. In addition to training at various military schools, she obtained a Master of Science from Air Force Institute of Technology at Ohio's Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1984 and a second Master of Science from National Defense University in 1999.[4]
Masiello has held a variety of systems acquisition roles, including principal contracting officer for surveillance and reconnaissance systems, weapon systems and test ranges. She was an assistant professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology and executive director for the National Reconnaissance Office inspector general. She has also served several staff, tours, including deputy director of plans and programs, and director of contracting at two systems acquisition centers.
Masiello commanded the 95th Air Base Wing, and from July 2005 through January 2006, she deployed to Iraq as principal assistant for contracting forces in Iraq/Afghanistan. Her responsibilities included contracting and acquisition support to forces in both countries, security transition support in Afghanistan, and humanitarian relief following the Pakistani earthquake. Prior to her current assignment, she was program executive officer for combat and mission support.
Lieutenant General Wendy Masiello is married to Thomas Joseph "Tom" Masiello, a retired Air Force major general.[5] The couple have two sons, who are also in the Air Force.
1980 Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
1984 Master of Science degree in logistics management (contracting and manufacturing management), Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1986 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1993 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1995 Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va.
1999 Distinguished graduate, Master of Science degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1999 Senior Acquisition Course, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2007 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
| Legion of Merit | |
| Bronze Star Medal | |
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster | |
| Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters | |
| Air Force Commendation Medal | |
| Joint Service Achievement Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster | |
| Air Force Achievement Medal | |
| Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters | |
| Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with bronze oak leaf cluster | |
| National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star | |
| Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze campaign star | |
| Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |
| Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame | |
| Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters | |
| Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon | |
| Air Force Training Ribbon | |
Leadership Award, Air Command and Staff College
2011 Federal 100 Award
| Lieutenant General | May 8, 2014 | |
| Major General | December 17, 2010 | |
| Brigadier General | November 27, 2007 | |
| Colonel | May 1, 2002 | |
| Lieutenant Colonel | January 1, 1997 | |
| Major | April 1, 1993 | |
| Captain | February 6, 1985 | |
| First Lieutenant | February 6, 1983 | |
| Second Lieutenant | February 6, 1981 | |