Captain Amanda L. Lundstedt

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CAPT Amanda Lundstedt

Captain Amanda L. Lundstedt

Operations Officer

Email: alundstedt@g.ucla.edu
Office: SAC Room 214
Phone: 310-825-1742 Ext.3

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Biography

Captain Amanda L. Lundstedt is the Operations Officer at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC)-Detachment 055, University of California, Los Angeles. Capt Lundstedt is responsible for leading, training, counseling, and developing cadets.

Capt Lundstedt commissioned into the Air Force as a Combat Systems Officer (CSO) through AFROTC at Rochester Institute of Technology in 2018. After completing three years of Undergraduate CSO Training (UCT) and MC-130J Commando II CSO training, she was assigned to her first operations unit in the United Kingdom. In addition to her primary duties as a CSO at the 67th Special Operations Squadron, she performed responsibilities as a Standards and Evaluations Liaison Officer, a Tactical Communications Integration Officer, and the Officer in Charge of the Commander’s Support Staff. During her time in the United Kingdom, she flew 28 hours in support of a presidentially-directed mission in an active conflict zone. Additionally, she was selected by the 352nd Special Operations Wing to fill a 4-month position as a Liaison to Special Operations Command Europe in Stuttgart, Germany. During this time, she also served as Battle Captain for a 487-member Joint Special Operations Task Force. Her actions were critical to the successful planning of a crisis action response.

Degrees

  • 2018 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
  • 2018 Minor, Military Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
  • 2018 Minor, International Relations, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.

Awards

Air and Space Commendation Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster

National Defense Service Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Air and Space Longevity Service Award

Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)

Air and Space Training Ribbon

Effective Dates of Promotion

Second Lieutenant May 18, 2018

First Lieutenant June 17, 2020

Captain June 17, 2022

Assignments

  1. May 2018 – March 2020, UCT Student, 479th Student Squadron (STUS), Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Fla.
  2. March 2020 – May 2021, MC-130J CSO Student, 58th Training Squadron (TRS), Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), N.M.
  3. May 2021 – October 2021, MC-130J CSO, 67 SOS, Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, U.K.
  4. October 2021 – August 2022, Standards and Evaluations Liaison Officer (SELO) and MC-130J CSO, 67 SOS, RAF Mildenhall, U.K.
  5. August 2022 – September 2023, Tactical Communications Integration (TAC COMM) Officer and MC-130J CSO, 67 SOS, RAF Mildenhall, U.K.
  6. September 2023 – May 2024, Officer in Charge, Commander’s Support Staff and MC-130J CSO, 67 SOS, RAF Mildenhall, U.K.
  7. May 2024 – Current, Operations Officer, AFROTC Detachment 055, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif.

Flight Information

Rating: 12S3P

Flight Hours: 733

Aircraft Flown: MC-130J

Combat Support Hours: 28