Maj. Gen. Jeannine M. Ryder is the Commander, Air Force Medical Agency and Director, Defense Health Network Continental. The Air Force Medical Agency is the Field Operating Agency responsible for the support and execution of medical readiness programs, expeditionary medical capabilities, and the direct support and implementation of policy, plans, and programs for healthcare operations of the Air Force Medical Service to over 44,000 personnel at 76 military treatment facilities and exercises significant influence over a $6 billion budget.
As the Director, DHN Continental, Ryder oversees executive management, clinical operations, business operations, and strategy for 26 military hospitals and clinics operating on Air Combat Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Force Materiel Command, Space Force, and Colorado Springs installations. She is responsible for a budget of $1.1 billion while providing health care to over 480,000 beneficiaries.
Ryder is a 1991 graduate of Boston College where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She has commanded at the flight, squadron, group, wing, and field operating agency level in both deployed and in-garrison environments. Prior to her current assignment, Maj. Gen. Ryder was the Commander, 59th Medical Wing and Market Director, San Antonio Military Health System, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, and the 18th Chief Nurse of the Air Force.