COLONEL ADRIANNE M. ROSARIO
Colonel Adrianne Rosario is the Military Treatment Facility Director and Commander of the Luke Medical Group, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. She commands three squadrons and 20 clinics with a staff of 480 active duty and civilian personnel, providing world class medical care to the largest fighter wing in the Air Force. As the Defense Health Agency’s Medical Treatment Facility Director, Col Rosario oversees a $36 million budget and powers high quality, safe and reliable care to more than 89,000 local beneficiaries.
Colonel Rosario commissioned in 2002 through San Diego State University’s Air Force ROTC program as a Distinguished Graduate. She has worked at three of the Air Force’s largest military hospitals as a clinical nurse and has also helped enable the Air Force’s Aeromedical Evacuation mission as a Flight Nurse. Additionally, she served two consecutive commanders as the Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Air Force District of Washington. Colonel Rosario has deployed four times in support of Operations IRAQI and ENDURING FREEDOM.
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
2005 Master of Public Health (Summa Cum Laude), Trident University International
2007 Squadron Officer School (Residence), Maxwell AFB, AL
2008 Flight Nurse Training (Distinguished Graduate), Brooks City-Base, TX
2013 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2019 Air War College, by correspondence
2023 Masters in Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2002 – October 2002, Assistant Recruiter, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 075, San Diego State University, CA.
2. October 2002 – March 2005, Clinical Nurse, Medical Oncology Unit, 60th Medical Operations Squadron, Travis AFB, CA.
3. March 2005 – September 2006, Clinical Nurse, Multi-Service Unit, 79th Medical Operations Squadron, Andrews AFB, MD.
4. September 2006 – July 2008, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Air Force District of Washington, Andrews AFB, MD.
5. July 2008 – October 2009. Flight Nurse and Infection Control Officer, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Scott AFB, IL.
6. October 2009 – January 2010, Flight Nurse Instructor and Infection Control Officer, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Scott AFB, IL.
7. January 2010 – July 2010, Flight Nurse Examiner, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Scott AFB, IL.
8. July 2010 – August 2012, Operations Group Flight Nurse Examiner, 375th Operations Group, Scott AFB, IL.
9. August 2012 – September 2013, Element Leader, Same-day Surgery Unit, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center, JBSA - Lackland, TX.
10.September 2013 – October 2014, Operations Officer, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center, JBSA - Lackland, TX.
11.October 2014 – June 2015, Acute Care Flight, Nurse Manager, 59th Medical Operations Squadron, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center, JBSA – Lackland, TX.
12.June 2015 – June 2016, Fellow, Junior Executive Nurse, Defense Health Headquarters,Falls Church, VA.
13.June 2016 – Aug 2017, Medical Services Flight Commander, 11th Medical Operations Squadron, Malcolm Grow Medial Clinics and Surgical Center, JB Andrews, MD.
14.Aug 2017 – June 2019, Clinical Medicine Flight Commander, 11th Medical Operations Squadron, Malcolm Grow Medial Clinics and Surgical Center, JB Andrews, MD.
15.June 2019 – June 2021, Commander, 559th Trainee Health Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX.
16.June 2021 – June 2022, Instructor, Leader Development Course for Squadron Command, Maxwell AFB, AL.
17.June 2022 – June 2023, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL.
18.June 2023 – June 2025, Commander, 559th Medical Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX
19.June 2025 - Present, Commander, 56th Medical Group, Luke AFB, AZ
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Flight Nurse
Flight Hours: More than 650
Aircraft: C-130E/H/J, C-17A, C-21A and KC-135R
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Service Medal
GWOT Service Medal
NATO Non-Article 5 ISAF Medal
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATATIONS
Flight Nurse Training Course
Medical-Surgical Certification
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Distinguished Graduate, AFROTC Detachment 075, San Diego State University – 2002
Distinguished Graduate, Flight Nurse Training Course – 2008
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS
Second Lieutenant – 15 June 2002
First Lieutenant – 26 June 2004
Captain – 26 June 2006 Major – 1 April 2014
Lieutenant Colonel – 1 Nov 2018
Colonel – I July 2023
(Current as of July 2025)