General Officer Biography

MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES E. TUCKER, JR.

  Retired, January 30, 2009

Director, Doctrine, Training, and Force Development (J-7), National Guard Bureau

Major General Charles E. Tucker, Jr. served on the joint staff of the National Guard Bureau. As the Director of Doctrine, Training and Force Development, he was responsible for developing training and exercise policies and programs to ensure joint units of the National Guard are ready to respond to their homeland defense and homeland security missions. He managed a staff that is responsible for National Guard Bureau oversight of the Vigilant Guard exercise program, Joint Commander Training Course and the Joint State Staff Officer Course. He was responsible for facilitating the Joint Force Headquarters in the 54 states, territories and the District of Columbia in their use of the Joint Training Management System. He also provided oversight of the National Guard lessons learned program and he ensures use of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Assessment Program. In addition, he formulated National Guard Joint Professional Military Education policy, and coordinates periodic review of all Joint Professional Military Education curriculums. He provided Joint Staff oversight to National Guard Homeland Defense and Joint Interagency Training Centers.

General Tucker was commissioned in 1979 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp Program at the University of Notre Dame. General Tucker served on active duty as an Air Force Judge Advocate for about nine years. His duty assignments included serving as Chief of Civil Law in Germany and Chief of International Law in Turkey. From 1989 to 1992, he was an Assistant Professor of Law at the United States Air Force Academy, Director of the United States Air Force Academy Comparative International Law Program and founding Co-Editor of the Journal of Legal Studies. He transferred to the Air Force Reserve in 1992 and to the Air National Guard in 1993. He has extensive operational and international law experience; in 2004 he served as Military Legal Advisor to the United States Ambassador to Iraq; in 2005 he served in the Department of Defense Office of General Counsel; he also deployed in support of operations in Honduras, Brazil and Central Asia; in 1999 he served as Legal and Economic Advisor to the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.


EDUCATION:

1979 University of Notre Dame
1982 Law Degree, DePaul University of Illinois
1987 Squadron Officers School by Correspondence
2002 Air War College by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. November 1982 - May 1984, chief military justice division, Sheppard Tng Center, Sheppard Air Force Base, TX
2. May 1984 - December 1985, asst staff judge advocate, 50 Tac Ftr Wg, Hahn Air Base, Germany
3. December 1985 - July 1987, area defense counsel, AF Legal Service Center, Hahn Air Base, Germany
4. July 1987 - July 1989, asst staff judge advocate l, 7217 Air Base Gp, Ankara, Turkey
5. July 1989 - July 1990, instructor of law, United States Air Force Academy, United States Air Force Academy, CO
6. July 1990 - November 1991, asst professor of law, United States Air Force Academy, United States Air Force Academy, CO
7. November 1991 - May 1993, staff judge advocate, 9005 Air Res Sq, Lowry Air Force Base, CO
8. May 1993 - October 1996, legal officer, 128 Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison, Wisconsin
9. October 1996 - June 2002, staff judge advocate, 128 Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison, Wisconsin
10. June 2002 - August 2005, staff judge advocate, State Headquarters, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison, Wisconsin
11. August 2005 - October 2008, Chief of Staff, State Headquarters, Wisconsin Air National Guard, Madison, Wisconsin
12. October 2008 - January 2009, Director, Doctrine, Training and Force Development (J-7), National Guard Bureau, Washington District of Columbia

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation with 3 oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with 1 oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 7 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with 1 oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with 1 bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with 1 bronze service star
Kosovo Campaign Medal with 1 bronze service star
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Overseas Short Tour Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Combat Frame and 3 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Longevity Service Award with 5 oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 3 M devices and silver hour glass
Air Force Small Arms Expert Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
United Nations Medal
NATO Medal

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Senior Field Attorney for the United States National Labor Relations Board. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Management at Bradley University.

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Captain 28 November 1982
Major 01 November 1988
Lieutenant Colonel 03 March 1996
Colonel 30 January 2003
Brigadier General 3 July 2006
Major General

 

 

(Current as of January 2009)

 

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