SEMBACH, Germany – Balancing a demanding military career with motherhood is a challenge, but for U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Savannah Jumpp, a mother of four with one on the way, it is a journey marked by excellence and a testament to her perseverance. Maj. Jumpp was promoted to the rank of Lt. Col. during at ceremony held at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Feb. 26.
Throughout her successful career, Jumpp has relied on the unwavering support of her family, friends and mentors.
"I appreciate my family and friends for supporting me throughout my career, especially my mother, who no matter where I was stationed, has been at every one of my child’s births," she said.
Her dedication was recently recognized when she was named the winner of the 2024 and 2025 U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Medical Service Outstanding Achievement in Nursing Force Development Award.
Her recent promotion and accolades highlight a career defined by leadership and a commitment to service.
"We celebrate the remarkable achievements and promotion of a dedicated nurse, wife, mother, sister and outstanding Air Force officer who embodies the very essence of selfless service," said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Roger Giraud, Commander of Medical Readiness Command, Europe and director of Defense Health Network Europe. "This promotion is a testament to her demonstrated potential, hard work, dedication, and her unwavering commitment to excellence."
Jumpp currently serves as the Executive Officer to the Director for the Defense Health Network – Europe at Sembach, Germany. In this role, she is a key advisor to senior leadership, synchronizing strategic priorities across ten military treatment facilities in the European theater.
Her path to this senior position began in Austin, Texas where she was a 2004 graduate of Manor High School. Jumpp's military journey started out of a need to fund her education.
"I decided to join the military through ROTC at Howard University, Detachment 130, because I did not know how I was going to pay for school," Jumpp said.
That decision led to a commission in the U.S. Air Force in 2009, after she graduated as a distinguished graduate and valedictorian of the Howard University School of Nursing. She continued her education, earning a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership from The Ohio State University in 2023.
Before her current assignment, Jumpp was the Director of Hospital Education for the 86th Medical Squadron at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. There, she led a joint-service team dedicated to advancing education and readiness for over 4,000 personnel at the Department of War’s only Role 4/Level II Trauma Center outside the continental United States.
According to Jumpp, her secret to success in life involves keeping God at the forefront of her life and navigating different personalities, staying abreast of what’s going on, and learning how to influence people.
Jumpp departs Europe this summer for Canon Air Force Base New Mexico where she will assume her new duties as the Chief Nurse for the 27th Special Operations Medical Group.