Colonel KRISTA N. ST ROMAIN Colonel Krista N. St Romain is the Commander of Delta 1, headquartered at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. She commands the Training Delta under Space Training and Readiness Command with personnel assigned across four states. Delta 1 is responsible for producing space, intel, and cyber warfighters through Basic Military Training, Officer Accession, and Initial Skills Training, ensuring the United States Space Force’s ability to field combat-ready forces. The units under her command within Delta 1 are Space Force Basic Military Training, Space Force Officer Accession Programs, the 319th Combat Training Squadron, and the 533d Training Squadron. Colonel St Romain received her commission in 2003 through the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 2007, she deployed to Camp Slayer, Iraq where she oversaw lab operations and conducted site exploitations for the Defense Intelligence Agency in and around Baghdad, Iraq. Highlights of her previous assignments include Deputy Executive Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Commander of the 614th Combat Training Squadron, Space Delta 5 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Director of Operations for the 50th Operations Support Squadron, 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base, and Assistant Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Force Space Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is also a graduate of the Dwight D. Eisenhower School of National Security and Resource Strategy. Key career accomplishments include directing space education and training of multiple space tactical and operational weapon systems, performing missile warning and space surveillance operations, and driving combat readiness for space operations in her strategic and operational staff assignments. As an Instructor of Biology, she was promoted to Assistant Professor during her assignment at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. EDUCATION 2003 Bachelor of Science in Biology, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO. 2008 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL. 2010 Master of Science in Zoology, Colorado State University - Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO. 2013 Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Montgomery, AL (Distance Learning). 2022 Master of Science, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort McNair, Washington D.C. ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. May 2003 - April 2004, Student, Officer Space Prerequisite Training and Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Initial Qualification Training, Vandenberg AFB, CA 2. April 2004 - September 2005, Missile Warning Crew Commander, Thule ABS, Greenland 3. September 2004 - April 2005, Chief, Operations Training, Thule ABS, Greenland 4. April 2005 - April 2006, Biotechnology Officer, Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL 5. April 2006 - March 2008, Officer in Charge, Mobile Test Facility, Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL 6. March 2008 – January 2009, Materials Collection Coordination Officer, Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL 7. January 2009 - August 2009, Chief, Materials Collection Coordination, Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, FL 8. August 2009 - December 2010, AFIT Masters Student, Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO 9. December 2010 - June 2011, Instructor of Biology, United States Air Force Academy, CO 10. June 2011 - June 2013, Assistant Professor of Biology and Executive Officer, United States Air Force Academy, CO 11. June 2013 - April 2014, Concepts Lead, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO 12. April 2014 - October 2014, Chief, Space & Cyber Concepts, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO 13. October 2014 - June 2015, Executive Officer to the Director of Air, Space, Cyberspace and I Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance Operations, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO 14. June 2015 - June 2016, Assistant Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO 15. June 2016 - July 2018, Operations Officer, 50 Operations Support Squadron, Schriever AFB, CO 16. July 2018 - May 2019, Chief, Readiness Division, Space and Cyber Operations Directorate, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, CA 17. May 2019 – June 2021, Commander, 614th Combat Training Squadron, Space Delta 5, Vandenberg AFB, CA 18. June 2021 – June 2022, Student, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C. 19. June 2022 – June 2023, Space Operations Officer, Homeland Defense Division, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington D.C. 20. June 2023 – January 2024, Chief, Space Operations Branch, Homeland Defense Division, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington D.C. 21. January 2024 – June 2025, Deputy Executive Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, Washington D.C. 22. June 2025 – Present, Commander, Space Delta 1, Vandenberg SFB, California MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 28, 2003 First Lieutenant May 28, 2005 Captain May 28, 2007 Major June 1, 2013 Lieutenant Colonel February 1, 2018 Colonel February 1, 2024 (Current as of June 2025)