Jen “Steel” Johnson

About Speaker Jen “Steel” Johnson…

Jen “STEEL” Johnson graduated with her B.S. in Biochemistry from Washington State University and received her MBA from Colorado State University and is a graduate of Army Airborne training. She is a former F-16 fighter pilot and a current entrepreneur in the aviation industry.

STEEL has over 1700 hours in the F-16 with 100 combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, resulting in 5 aerial achievement medals. Her military career was distinguished through serving as a Mission Commander and Forward Air Controller where she was responsible for coordinating timely and accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground kinetic strikes with multiple joint services and international allies. In addition, STEEL was responsible for flawlessly executing the $11 million deployment of her 16-member, 12 jet squadron to Afghanistan, awarding her the Wing’s Company Grade Officer of the Year award. STEEL’s military career cumulated with her selection into the F-16 instructor cadre where she spent the last 4 years of her active duty service teaching new students the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the F-16.

STEEL currently resides in Walla Walla, WA, where she is the founder and CEO of a flight school and a youth motivational speaker.