Kris Rode

Background

About Kris Rode

Chief Master Sergeant Kris A Rode is the Group Superintendent for the 132d Medical Group, 132d Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard in Des Moines, Iowa. She is responsible for the management and direction of the fulltime personnel assigned to the Group and during Unit Training Assemblies is the Superintendent of Medical Operations, serving as the Senior Enlisted advisor to the enlisted ranks. Chief Rode represents the Medical Group Commander, in his/her absence, providing key command interpretation as well as the enforcement of policies and directives concerning the medical group operations. Chief Master Sergeant Rode is a 2004 graduate of Iowa Valley Community College, a 2006 graduate of Grandview University, and a 2012 graduate of the Community College of the Air Force. She achieved the status of Registered Nurse in 2004. Before taking her full-time position with the 132d Medical Group, she was a 20+ year employee of the State of Iowa. Serving most recently as the Register Nurse Manager at the Iowa Veteran’s Home; providing skilled care to over 645 veterans. Chief Master Sergeant Rode enlisted in the Iowa Air National Guard on April 22, 1993. Following Basic Military Training and Aerospace Medical Technician Training, she was assigned as a Drill Status Guardsman to the 132d Medical Group, 132d Fighter Wing. Since then, she has deployed in various capacities to a variety of locations, including, Guatemala, Germany, Japan, Hawaii, and most CONUS states in support of exercises and overseas contingency operations. Her deployments include: Operation Southern Watch, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia (2001), Hurricane Katrina, Bay St Louis, Mississippi (2005), and Operation Enduring Freedom, Al Udeid AB, Qatar (2007). Chief Master Sergeant Rode has served in various leadership positions, including, Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge of Nursing Services, 132d Medical Group First Sergeant, and the Superintendent of Nursing Services