Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau is the Deputy Commander of United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. She assumed this post in December 2006.

Rondeau is a native of San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Beacon, N.Y. She graduated with a degree in history in 1973 from Eisenhower College, where she was selected by the Board of Trustees as "Most Distinguished Graduate" and received the Groben Award for Leadership.

Rondeau earned her commission in 1974 through Officer Candidate School. Subsequent assignments include Navy Staff in the NATO/Europe section of the Strategy, Plans and Policy Division; Office of the Secretary of Defense as assistant for policy analysis; the Office of African Affairs; and special assistant to the Attorney General for National Security Affairs as a White House Fellow; Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Executive Panel as assistant for political-military analysis; military assistant to the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and deputy chief of staff for shore installations for Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet Staff.

Her early leadership tours include serving as the operations officer for VP-50, the executive officer for FSS-1, the officer-in-charge of Military Sealift Command Unit (New Orleans), and as a battalion officer at the U.S. Naval Academy. Rondeau has also held many senior command positions, to include: commanding officer, Naval Support Activity, La Maddalena, Italy and at Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn.; commander of Naval Training Center Great Lakes and subsequently, the first commander of Naval Service Training Command, which was established June 30, 2003. Following those tours, Vice Adm. Rondeau assumed command of Naval Personnel Development Command in November 2004, and later became the director of Navy Staff (DNS) in August 2005.

Rondeau is Surface Warfare qualified, training on both MSC Merchant Marine vessels and U.S. Navy combatants. She holds subspecialty qualifications in political-military affairs, operations intelligence, operations analysis, strategy and planning and military transportation. In addition, she was selected as a White House Fellow, a CNO Strategic Studies Group Fellow and as a permanent member of the Council of Foreign Relations.

Rondeau holds a master's degree in Political Science from Georgetown University and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Adult and Higher Education from Northern Illinois University. Further, she has been conferred an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Public Service from Carthage College.

Her personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (4 awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Navy Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards), and Navy Commendation Medal (3 awards).