MAJOR GENERAL MEAGHAN Q. LECLERC
Retired July 01, 2023
Major General Meaghan LeClerc was the Air National Guard Assistant to the Judge Advocate General (TJAG) of the United States Air Force. She assisted TJAG and the Director of the Air National Guard (DANG) by providing leadership and planning for all ANG legal offices, including some 550 judge advocates and paralegals throughout the nation. As the senior member of the ANG JA Council, General LeClerc ensures that the JAGs and paralegals performing national duties assist the ANG legal community in advancing the priorities of TJAG and DANG. General LeClerc also served as the JA representative on the ANG Strategic Planning System Steering Committee.
General LeClerc received a direct commission as an Air Force judge advocate and entered active duty in 1992. During her six years on active duty she served in the base legal office at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and in the contract law office of the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. General LeClerc separated from active duty in 1998 and joined the Massachusetts Air National Guard. She served as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate and the Staff Judge Advocate of the 102d Fighter Wing. She became a National Additional Duty Judge Advocate in 2011 and served as the Course Director and an instructor for the Contemporary Base Issues course. General LeClerc became the ANG Assistant to the Air Reserve Component Advisor to the Judge Advocate General in 2013 and the ANG Assistant to the Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia in 2015. Prior to her current position she was the Air National Guard Assistant to the Deputy Judge Advocate General.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Classics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.
1992 Juris Doctor, Boston College Law School, Newton Centre, Mass.
1994 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2002 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2021 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill
2022 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives (CPIE), Duke University, Durham, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1992 - February 1995, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate and Claims Officer, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2. February 1995 - April 1998, Contract Law Attorney, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
3. April 1998 - June 2004, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 102d Fighter Wing, Otis ANGB, Mass.
4. June 2004 - April 2011, Staff Judge Advocate, 102d Intelligence Wing, Otis ANGB, Mass.
5. April 2011 - April 2013, National Additional Duty Judge Advocate, Mass. Joint Force Headquarters, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
6. April 2013 - July 2015, ANG Assistant to the Air Reserve Component Advisor to the Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
7. July 2015 - July 2018, ANG Assistant to the Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
8. July 2018 - July 2021, ANG Assistant to the Deputy Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. July 2021 - June 2023, Assistant to The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force (AF/TJAG), Washington, DC
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal with star with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Training Ribbon
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
General Services Administration, Assistant Regional Counsel (2004-Present)
Federal Aviation Administration, Attorney (1998-2004)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
First Lieutenant Nov. 28, 1992
Captain May 28, 1993
Major June 2, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel June 23, 2004
Colonel April 21, 2011
Brigadier General July 1, 2018
Major General Feb. 17, 2022
(Current as of July 2024)
