Kimberly “Storm” Hoffman’s passion for serving her country began early in her life, paying visits to the Veterans of Foreign Wars with her grandmother. Since 2006, she has served in the U.S. Air Force and is the STEM director at the National Air Show at Maxwell Air Force Base, where she is responsible for overseeing initiatives that foster interest in military innovations among children involved in science, technology, engineering, and math, known collectively as STEM.
Alongside this role, Ms. Hoffman serves as course director for the Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course at the LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education. In this capacity, she coordinates with high-ranking military personnel in the U.S. Department of Defense. As a dedicated servicewoman for more than 15 years, she began her military career as a weapons system officer in 2006. Throughout her years of service, she has accepted multiple leadership roles, including as a division chief of innovation and technology with the 19th Air Force and as a deputy A5 for pilot training transformation, also with the 19th Air Force, where she worked on developing and updating pilot training methods.
Previously, Ms. Hoffman was the deputy director of staff at the LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, where she also gained experience as the division chief of integration and innovation. Ms. Hoffman’s extensive background in safety management includes a term as deputy chief of safety at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base helping to organize a large-scale training exercise alongside the North Carolina National Guard. During her military service, she flew missions in the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle for more than a decade. Her dedication to serving her country has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Air Combat Command AC-Level Quarterly Award, the Joint Service Achievement Medal for her role in a hostage rescue, and six Air Medals. She has also received multiple commendation medals and military service medals. She attributes her success to her persistence, determination, and the support of her parents, who have always been her biggest advocates.
Dedicated to serving others, Ms. Hoffman is involved in multiple community and charitable initiatives. She participates in Bike to Beat Cancer run by the Norton Cancer Institute and supports the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Additionally, she volunteers as a guest speaker at local schools to share her insights on career opportunities. Moreover, Ms. Hoffman is dedicated to mentoring and supporting her fellow military personnel. She is part of an advocacy campaign aimed at ensuring that female aviators have access to the appropriate gear, illustrating her devotion to supporting and empowering the growing number of women in the military. In addition to her military service and civic engagements, Ms. Hoffman is committed to her professional development. She is pursuing a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling at Liberty University and already holds a master’s degree in aviation flight safety from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Ms. Hoffman began her academic pursuits at Daniel Webster College, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in aviation flight operations in 2006.
Looking to the future, Ms. Hoffman plans to retire from military service in 2026 to focus on developing her brand in clinical counseling and hopes to open a private practice. She aims to work with middle school students and envisions creating a STEM program or a nonprofit organization to establish connections between military bases and their surrounding communities.
Ms. Hoffman relishes time with her children and enjoys backpacking, hiking, traveling, playing sports, and flying aircraft. She dreams of someday buying an airplane and traveling the world.