Brig. Gen. Constance H. Young serves as the Commander, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. She leads more than 800+ operational acquisition professionals responsible for a $96 billion contract portfolio. She directs operational contracting efforts for the Air Force and oversees $9.1 billion in annual obligations in mission and installation requirements. Her contracting authority extends worldwide across AFICC in support of nine major commands, 82 units and the U.S. Air Force Academy. Additionally, she is designated as the Commander of a Joint Theater Support Contracting Command upon activation.
Brig. Gen. Young commissioned in 1996 from Air Force ROTC as a distinguished graduate from Tuskegee University, Alabama. She led multiple joint service teams worldwide supporting Special Operations Forces and Homeland Defense as well as multi-national teams across 12 Indo-Pacific countries, overseeing air operations, contract administration, quality assurance and engineering efforts. She commanded five times, was an executive officer, program manager and led teams in Afghanistan twice for the Army, and NATO.
Prior to her current assignment, Brig. Gen. Young served as the Executive Action Group Director for the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. In that capacity, she led the teams entrusted with strategic communication and engagement, formulating innovative ideas, policies and concepts applicable across all Air Force and joint operational matters.
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Science, Political Science, Tuskegee University, Ala.
1999 Master of Arts, Procurement and Acquisitions Management, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2008 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2020 Joint Forces Staff College, Joint and Combined Warfighting School – Joint Professional Military Education Phase II
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1996–July 1999, Contracting Officer, 11th Contracting Squadron, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.
2. August 1999–August 2003, Branch Chief, Executive Officer and Contract Negotiator, Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center, Contracting Directorate, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
3. September 2003–August 2006, Team Leader/Unlimited Contracting Officer, Headquarters Air Combat Command, ACC Contracting Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
4. August 2006–August 2008, Joint Acquisition Staff Officer, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Contracting Division (J44), Peterson AFB, Colo.
5. August 2008–July 2009, Director of Contracting, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces Central, Air Forces Forward A7, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
6. July 2009–May 2012, Commander, 5th Contracting Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D. (6-months deployed as NATO Theatre Head of Contracts for International Security Assistance Force (Kabul, Afghanistan)
7. June 2012–June 2013, Commander, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. deployed as Regional Contracting Center Commander CENTCOM-JTSCC Kabul, Afghanistan
8. June 2013–July 2014, Deputy Chief, Contracting Business Systems, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Contracting), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
9. July 2014–July 2017, Deputy Commander, 89th Maintenance Group, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
10. July 2017–June 2018, Director, Installation Contracting Division, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
11. June 2018–June 2021, Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency (Pacific), Singapore
12. July 2021–April 2023, Director of Procurement and Head of Contracting Activity, Headquarters United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
13. April 2023–May 2024, Senior Military Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. May 2024–May 2025, Director, Secretary of the Air Force/Chief of Staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. June 2025–present, Commander, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star with one oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two service stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
(Current as of January 2026)