BRIGADIER GENERAL TYLER D. BUCKLEY
Brig. Gen. Tyler D. Buckley is the Special Assistant to the General Counsel, National Bureau ‐ Air. In that capacity, Brig. Gen. Buckley serves as the senior ANG officer in the Office of the General Counsel, National Guard Bureau (NGB‐GC) and is responsible for supporting the General Counsel in management of NGB‐GC, and the provision of legal services to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Director of the Air National Guard, the Director of the Army National Guard, and their staff.
Brig. Gen. Buckley received his commission through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at the University of Kentucky in 2000 and spent eight years on active duty as a Judge Advocate following completion of the USAF Education Delay Program at the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2003. Before separating from active duty in 2012 and joining the Kentucky Air National Guard, Brig Gen Buckley served in the Labor Law Field Support Center (LLFSC) and the Commercial Litigation Directorate of the Air Force Legal Operations Agency (AFLOA), and as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate where he held positions as Chief of Military Justice, Chief of Adverse Actions, Chief Claims Officer, and Chief of Legal Assistance and Preventative Law.
While serving in the National Guard Bureau Statutory Tour Program, Brig. Gen. Buckley held positions as the NGB‐GC Air National Guard Directorate Judge Advocate, the Program Manager for the National Guard Special Victims' Counsel Program (NGB‐SVC), a Litigation Attorney in the NGB‐GC Litigation and Employment Law Division, the Assistant Counsel to the Air National Guard Readiness Center (ANGRC) and 201st Mission Support Squadron (201st MSS). Prior to his current position, Brig. Gen. Buckley was the NGB‐GC Law Office Management, Director.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington
2000 Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, University of Kentucky, Lexington
2001 Certificate of European Union Law Studies, Institute of European Studies, Universite` Libre de Bruxelles, and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
2003 Juris Doctor, University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington
2004 Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2008 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2018 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2024 United States Air Force Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2002 - August 2002, Legal Intern, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
2. May 2004 - July 2006, Chief of Adverse Actions, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
3. July 2006 - July 2008, Chief of Justice, 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Mont. (January 2007 – June 2007, Legal Advisor, DOD Criminal Investigation Task Force, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba/Fort Belvoir, Va.)
4. July 2008 - July 2011, Labor Law Field Support Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md. (October 2010 – April 2011, Chief of Prosecutions, DOD Law and Order Task Force, 732nd Air Exped. Group, Iraq)
5. July 2011 - July 2012, Procurement Litigation Attorney, Commercial Litigation Directorate, JB Andrews, Md.
6. July 2012 - January 2015, Legal Advisor, Air National Guard Readiness Center, NGB‐JA, JB Andrews, Md.
7. January 2015 - October 2017, Litigation Attorney, Litigation and Employment Law Division, NGB‐JA, Arlington, Va.
8. October 2017 - December 2020, Program Manager, National Guard Special Victims’ Counsel, NGB‐JA, Arlington, Va.
9. December 2020 - May 2022, Directorate Judge Advocate, ANG, NGB‐GC, Arlington, Va.
10. May 2022 - April 2024, Law Office Management, Director, NGB‐GC, Arlington, Va.
11. April 2024 - Present, Special Assistant to the General Counsel, NGB ‐ Air, NGB‐GC, Arlington, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2007 341st Space Wing Staff Agency CGO of the Year
2009 AFLOA CGO of the Year
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 6, 2000
First Lieutenant May 22, 2004
Captain Nov. 22, 2004
Major Jan. 1, 2011
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 22, 2015
Colonel July 31, 2019
Brigadier General April 15, 2024
(Current as of December 2024)
