BRIGADIER GENERAL MARK A. MUCKEY
Brig. Gen. Mark A. Muckey is Deputy Adjutant General-Iowa National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Johnston, Iowa. He is responsible to the Adjutant General for directing Air National Guard operations and establishing policy to ensure readiness of over 1,900 personnel to provide mission capability in times of war, national emergency, state emergency, or other times as national security may require. General Muckey also serves in the dual-hat role as the ANG Assistant to the Inspector General, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
General Muckey enlisted in the Iowa ANG at the 185th Fighter Wing, Sioux City, Iowa and received his commission from the Academy of Military Science. Following pilot training at Vance AFB, Okla., he flew the C-26B with the 138th Fighter Wing, Tulsa, Okla. General Muckey then flew the C-130H with the 137th Airlift Wing in Oklahoma City, Okla., and later converted with the unit to the KC-135R aerial refueling mission. He went on to serve as the ANG Advisor to Air Mobility Command/Inspector General at Scott AFB, Ill. Prior to assuming his current position, General Muckey served as Wing Commander for the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Science, Aviation Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla.
2007 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala., by correspondence
2015 Air War College (AWC), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2023 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), Joint Base (JB) Andrews, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1989 - February 1990, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Enid, Okla.
2. February 1990 - October 1990, Student, A-7 Upgrade Training, Tucson, Ariz.
3. October 1990 - November 1991, Pilot Trainee, 185th Fighter Wing, Sioux City, Iowa
4. November 1991 - April 1992, Food Services Officer, 138 FW, Tulsa, Okla.
5. April 1992 - April 1993, Food Services/Executive Officer, 138 FW, Tulsa, Okla.
6. April 1993 - December 1994, Food Services/Total Quality Officer, 138 FW, Tulsa, Okla.
7. December 1994 - February 1996, C-26B Pilot/Budget Analyst, 138 FW, Tulsa, Okla.
8. February 1996 - June 2000, C-130E/H Aircraft Commander, 137th Air Wing, Will Rogers ANGB, Okla.
9. June 2000 - May 2004, C-130E/H Instructor Pilot, Chief of Tactics, 137 AW, Will Rogers ANGB, Okla.
10. May 2004 - February 2008, C-130E/H Instructor Pilot, Chief of Training, 137 AW, Will Rogers ANGB, Okla.
11. February 2008 - February 2012, KC-135R, Instructor Pilot, Exercise Evaluation Team Chief, 137 ARW, Tinker AFB, Okla.
12. February 2012 - July 2015, KC-135R, Evaluator Pilot, 185 Air Refueling Squadron Director of Operations, MC12 Detachment Commander, Will Rogers ANGB, Okla.
13. July 2015 - January 2019, ANG Advisor to Air Mobility Command/Inspector General, Scott AFB, Ill.
14. January 2019 - August 2022, Wing Commander, 185 ARW, Sioux City, Iowa
15. October 2022 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General, Johnston, Iowa; dual-hatted, November 2022 - Present, ANG Assistant to the Inspector General, AMC, , Ill.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,000
Aircraft flown: T-37B, T-38A, AT-38A, A-7D/K, C-26B, C-130E/H and KC-135R/T
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 21, 1988
First Lieutenant Dec. 21, 1991
Captain Feb. 12, 1994
Major Feb. 12, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 12, 2008
Colonel Dec. 10, 2015
Brigadier General Oct. 1, 2022
(Current as of February 2024)
