Kristin Panzenhagen | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Born | December 27, 1978 |
| Allegiance | United States |
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| Years of service | 2000–2021 (Air Force)
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| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | Assured Access to Space Directorate Space Launch Delta 45 Eastern Range Integrated Ground Enterprise Directorate, NRO Foreign Materiel Exploitation Squadron, NASIC |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit |
| Alma mater | Purdue University (BS) |
Kristen Leigh Panzenhagen (born December 27, 1978) is a United States Space Force brigadier general who serves program executive officer for Assured Access to Space, director of launch and range operations of Space Systems Command, commander of Space Launch Delta 45, and director of the Eastern Range. She previously served as the senior military assistant to the under secretary of the Air Force.
Panzenhagen entered the Air Force in 2000 as an aircraft maintenance officer, later transitioning to the developmental engineering career field. She has been deployed in support of Operation Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn as part of the Iraq War. In 2021, she transferred to the Space Force.