Lt. Col. Lisa M. Haik is the commander of the 507th Medical Squadron, 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. She leads a squadron of 101 airmen responsible for healthcare operations and medical readiness for the 507th Air Refueling Wing, 513th Air Control Group and a geographically separated unit of more than 1,600 Reserve members.
Lt. Col. Haik was commissioned through Air Force ROTC at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1998. She completed the Nurse Transition Program at the 81st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and served as a clinical nurse with the 96th Surgical Operations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. As a Reservist, she has provided care to more than 19,000 active-duty service members and beneficiaries with the 1st Special Operations Medical Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida. While there, she supported the wing’s COVID-19 response, performing triage, engaging the public health team and educating patients on care and precautions.
From April to October 2019, she commanded the 455th En Route Patient Staging Flight, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, at Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and the NATO Resolute Support mission. The Office of the Secretary of Defense named Haik Medical Planner of the Year for planning and executing the Innovative Readiness Training mission Ozark Highlands. Her team of 144 service members provided more than $1 million in medical, dental and optometry care to underserved communities in rural Arkansas. Haik also served as chief of education and training for the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, preparing medics and nurses for deployment to Afghanistan’s sole En Route Patient Staging Flight. Before her current position, she was chief nurse of the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, overseeing medical training and readiness verification for 20 nurses and 48 medical technicians.
EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor of Science, nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2000 Nursing Service Fundamentals, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (by correspondence)
2012 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (by correspondence)
2014 Master of Business Administration, University of St. Mary, Leavenworth, Kansas
2015 96th Test Wing Leadership Development Program, Eglin AFB, Florida
2016 Nursing Service Management, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
2018 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (by correspondence)
2022 Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, San Marcos, California
2023 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (by correspondence)
2025 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
- August 1998-November 1998, Clinical nurse, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
- November 1998-December 2002, Clinical nurse, 96th Medical Group, Eglin AFB, Florida
- September 2011-February 2018, Immunizations officer, 919th Special Operations Medical Detachment Squadron, Duke Field, Florida
- February 2018-September 2020, Chief, education and training, 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, MacDill AFB, Florida (April 2019-October 2019, 455th En Route Patient Staging Flight commander, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan)
- February 2020-September 2020, Clinical nurse, 1st Special Operations Medical Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida
- September 2020-February 2024, Chief nurse, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
- March 2024-present, Commander, 507th Medical Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with "C" device
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Field Grade Officer of the Quarter, 403rd Wing, 2021
Field Grade Officer of the Year, 403rd Wing, 2021
Medical Planner of the Year, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2017
PUBLICATIONS
“Preventing and Reducing Nurse Burnout in an Outpatient Military Facility,” University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, St. Augustine, Florida, 2022
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing American Association of Nurse Practitioners
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second lieutenant May 16, 1998
First lieutenant July 1, 2000
Captain Oct. 24, 2005
Major Oct. 1, 2013
Lieutenant colonel Oct. 1, 2020
(Current as of April 2025)