Col DeAndra Price-Newby is the 9th Medical Group Commander at Beale Air Force Base, California. Her team of 260 personnel provides Trusted Care and specialized support and training across three Reconnaissance and Air Refueling Wings at Beale Air Force Base and three forward operating detachments, enabling optimal human performance in the delivery of globally integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance supporting eleven Combatant Commands.
Col Price-Newby entered active duty through the Health Professions Scholarship Program in 2008. She completed the one-year Advanced General Dentistry Air Force Dental Residency Program at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia in 2009 and then proceeded to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware for her first duty assignment. Colonel Price-Newby has served in a variety of positions over her career, including Chief of Dental Services, Squadron Commander, and Deputy Group Commander. In addition to her clinical duties, she manned Dover’s Port Mortuary where she assisted with the identification of this nation’s fallen military heroes.
Prior to taking command of the 9th Medical Group, the Colonel was the Deputy Commander at the 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. She directed the Air Force’s second largest Medical Center with a total annual budget of $137 million, employing a professional and technical staff of over 1,600 personnel supporting readiness, primary and specialty healthcare, and medical education missions across the installation. This 19-bed facility provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare for 72,000 beneficiaries generating 150,000 out-patient visits, 3,400 same-day surgeries, 700 admissions, and 20,000 dental patients annually. She was also responsible for oversight of training of physicians and dentists in seven residency programs, nurses in the Nurse Transition Program, and physician assistants, psychologists, social workers, and certified nurse anesthetists in respective internship programs. Additionally, Col Price-Newby was responsible for training hundreds of Phase II and Phase III enlisted technicians annually.
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Tenn.
2008 Doctor of Dental Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
2008 Officer Training School, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala.
2011 Squadron Officer School (Correspondence)
2016 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence)
2018 Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute (JMESI), Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas
2018 Dental Leadership Course, San Antonio, Texas
2019 Dental Plans and Programs (DEPMC), San Antonio, Texas
2019 Intermediate Executive Skills (IES), San Antonio, Texas
2022 Joint Senior Medical Leaders Course (JSMLC), Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas
2023 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala.
2025 Combined Senior Leader Course (CSLC), Falls Church, Va.
2025 Joint Medical Executive Skills Institute (JMESI) Capstone Course
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2008 – July 2008, Office Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala.
2. August 2008 – August 2009, AEGD-1 Resident, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Va.
3. August 2009 – November 2012, Advanced Clinical Dentist, Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Del.
4. November 2012 – April 2014, Advanced Clinical Dentist, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Fort Eustis, Va.
5. April 2014 – July 2015, Executive Officer, 633d Medical Group, JB Langley-Eustis, Fort Eustis, Va.
6. July 2015 – June 2018, Dental Support Flight Commander, JB Langley-Eustis, Fort Eustis, Va.
7. June 2018 – June 2020, Chief of Dental Services, Altus Air Force Base, Altus, Okla.
8. June 2020 – June 2022, Healthcare Operations Squadron Commander, 628th Medical Group, Joint Base Charleston, Charleston, S.C.
9. July 2022 – May 2023, Student, Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala.
10. June 2023 – July 2025, Healthcare Operations Squadron Commander, 42nd Medical Group, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala.
11. July 2025 – July 2026, Deputy Commander, 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
12. July 2026, Commander, 9th Medical Group, Beale Air Force Base, California
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with six oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon with three oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Captain May 18, 2008
Major May 18, 2014
Lieutenant Colonel May 18, 2020
Colonel July 1, 2025
(Current as of July 2026)