Col Dorinda M. Mazza is the deputy commander of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 88th Air Base Wing is the largest air base wing in the Air Force with more than 5,000 officers and enlisted Airmen, Air Force civilians and contractor employees. The wing provides support and services to the largest, most diverse, and most organizationally complex base in the Air Force including a major acquisition center, research and development laboratories, a major command headquarters, an airlift wing, and the world’s largest military air museum. The base is home to 129-mission partners and more than 38,000 military, government civilian, and contractor employees and associate units.
Mazza received her commission from Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama in 2003. She has had a variety of assignments, including, Senior Military Assistant, Confidential Assistant, Special Assistant for Family Matters, Protocol Action Officer, Comptroller Squadron Commander, Forward Comptroller in a deployed location, Deputy Comptroller, Budget Analyst, Deputy Financial Services Officer, Financial Management Analysis Flight Commander, Instructor for Financial Management officer courses, and Instructor Supervisor. Prior to this role, she was the the Deputy Director, Air Force Congressional Budget and Appropriations Liaison, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Washington D.C.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelors of Accountancy, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2003 Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2003 Air Space Basic School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2004 Distinguished Graduate, Basic Financial Management Officer Course, Keesler AFB, MS
2008 Masters of Business Administration, Defense Focused-Finance, NPS, Monterey, CA
2008 Financial Management Staff Officer Course, Keesler AFB, MS
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence
2017 Master’s in Military Operational Art, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
2019 Air War College, Correspondence
2021 Master’s in National Resource Strategy, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Feb 2003 – Dec 2005, Deputy Comptroller/Budget Analyst, 10th Air Base Wing, USAFA, CO
2. Dec 2005 – May 2006, Deputy Financial Services Officer, HQ USAFA, CO
3. May 2006 – Mar 2008, Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
4. Mar 2008 – May 2010, Flight Commander, Financial Management Analysis Flight, 509th Comptroller Squadron, Whiteman AFB, MO
5. May 2010 – Jul 2012, Instructor/Instructor Supervisor, Comptroller Training Flight, 335th Training Squadron, Keesler AFB, MS
6. Jul 2012 – Jul 2013, Forward Comptroller/J8 OIC, SOCCENT FWD HQ, Southwest Asia
7. Jul 2013 – Jun 2015, Commander, 71St Comptroller Squadron, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance AFB, OK
8. Jun 2015 – Jun 2016, Commander, 15th Comptroller Squadron, 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
9. Jun 2016 – Jun 2017, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
10. Jun 2017 – May 2018, Protocol Action Officer, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
11. May 2018 – Oct 2019, Special Assistant for Family Matters/Confidential Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
12. Oct 2019 – Jun 2020, Deputy, Workforce Development and Executive Services, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller), Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
13. Jun 2020 – Jun 2021, Student, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C.
14. Jun 2021 – Jun 2022, Senior Military Assistant, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Operations, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
15. Jun 2022 – May 2023, Chief, Budget Integration Formulation, Assistance Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
16. May 2023 – July 2025, Deputy Director, Congressional Budget and Appropriations Liaison, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
17. July 2025 – present, Deputy Commander, 88th Air Base Wing, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. Jul 2012 – Jul 2013, Forward Comptroller/J8 OIC, SOCCENT FWD HQ, Southwest Asia, as a Major
2. Jun 2017 – May 2018, Protocol Action Officer, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a Lieutenant Colonel
3. May 2018 – Oct 2019, Special Assistant for Family Matters/Confidential Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a Lieutenant Colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal, with three leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal, with one oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award, with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award, with one oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award, with one oak leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2009 Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Financial Management Initiative Award
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Society of Defense Financial Management
(Current as of Aug 2025)