Lieutenant Colonel Andrea M. Hunwick is the Deputy Commandant of The Judge Advocate General’s School at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. The faculty and staff are responsible for the education and training of approximately 26,000 legal professionals and senior leaders throughout the Air and Space Forces and the Department of Defense.
Lieutenant Colonel Hunwick previously served as the Deputy Director of Staff for The Judge Advocate General, the Staff Judge Advocate and the Deputy Commander of the 426th Air Base Squadron in Stavanger, Norway, and the Air Force Working Group member to DoD’s Joint Service Committee on Military Justice. She has deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring Freedom, and SOUTHCOM Exercise New Horizons. She is a 2025 graduate of the National War College where her team briefed the Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States and the National Security Council Senior Director on Counterterrorism on their post-Assad Syria strategy.
Lieutenant Colonel Hunwick entered active duty through the Direct Appointment Program in October 2009. Prior to commissioning, she worked as a Public Defender in Will County, Illinois. She is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Illinois and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
EDUCATION
2004
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science with a Spanish Minor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2007
Juris Doctor, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
2010
Commissioned Officer Training, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2014
Squadron Officer School, In Residence, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2017
Master of Laws, The Judge Advocate General Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, Virginia
2020
Air Command and Staff College (by correspondence)
2025
Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC (in residence)
ASSIGNMENTS
1.
December 2009 – July 2012, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Adverse Actions, Chief of Operations Law), 62d Airlift Wing, McChord Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
(October 2011 – May 2012, Regional Command Southwest Team Lead and Recorder, Detainee Review Boards at the Detention Facility in Parwan, CJIATF 435, Bagram, Afghanistan)
2.
July 2012 – July 2014, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Military Justice, Chief of Adverse Actions, Chief of Installation Law), 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
(March 2013 – July 2013, Staff Judge Advocate, 12th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force – New Horizons, Belize, Central America)
3.
July 2014 – August 2016, Chief of Military Justice, United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
(January 2016 – July 2016, Deputy Legal Advisor, Combat Operations Division, Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)
4.
August 2016 – June 2017, Student, The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, Virginia
5.
June 2017 – July 2018, Chief of Policy and Precedent, Military Justice Division, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
6.
July 2018 – August 2020, Chief of Joint Service Policy and Legislation, Military Justice Division, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, JB Andrews, Maryland
7.
August 2020 – July 2022, Staff Judge Advocate & Deputy Commander, 426th Air Base Squadron, Stavanger, Norway
8.
July 2022 – July 2023, Chief, Strategic Communications, Office of The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington DC
9.
July 2022 – July 2024, Deputy Director of Staff, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, DC
10.
July 2024 – June 2025, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC
11.
June 2025 – Present, Deputy Commandant, The Judge Advocate General’s School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Commendation Medal (two oak leaf clusters)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
USAFE-AFAFRICA/JA Dr. Richard S. Schubert Team Award for International Law (2020-2021)
The 501st Combat Support Wing Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award—Senior Officer (2020-2021)
The 2019 Albert M. Kuhfeld Award for Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year
The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School Judge Paul W. Brosman Award for Highest Standing in Criminal Law (2017)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
First Lieutenant 18 October 2009
Captain 18 April 2010
Major 1 October 2016
Lieutenant Colonel 14 December 2021
(Current as of July 2025)