BRIGADIER GENERAL JEREMIAH S. TUCKER
Brig Gen Jeremiah Tucker serves as the Deputy Director, Joint Forces Development and Training (J7), Headquarters United States Space Command, one of 11 Unified Combatant Commands under the Department of Defense responsible for deterring conflict and defending U.S. and Allied freedom of action in Space. In his previous assignment, Brig Gen Tucker served as 140th Wing Commander, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, leading over 1650 personnel in the execution of F-16C+ fighter, ground mobile missile warning, space electronic warfare, and civil engineering missions.
Brig Gen Tucker earned his commission in 1999 from the Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from joint undergraduate pilot training, Vance Air Force Base (AFB), Oklahoma and completed F-16 qualification training at Luke AFB, Arizona before returning to the 120th Fighter Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colorado Air National Guard in 2001. He has extensive combat, command, training, exchange, and staff experience across multiple CCMDs, MAJCOMs, and global theaters of operation.
Brig Gen Tucker’s previous assignments include the 140th Vice Wing Commander, the Senior Executive Officer to the Director of the Air National Guard, the Commander of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC), and the NGB/A8X Strategic Planning Division Chief. Prior to his current position, the general was the Air National Guard Director of Air Staff, Buckley SFB, Colorado.
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs, University of Colorado, Boulder
1999 Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Okla.
2000 F-16 Fighter Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz.
2006 Aircraft Mishap Investigation School, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2015 Joint and Combined Warfighter School, NAS Norfolk, Va.
2015 Master of Arts, International Security and Intelligence Studies, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, Colo.
2018 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2020 Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2022 Leadership in Homeland Security, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
2023 USC Shield Executive Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1999 - October 2000, Student, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Okla.
2. January 2001 - March 2001, Student Pilot, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, 435th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas
3. April 2001 - February 2002, Student Pilot, F-16 Fighter Training Unit, 61st FS, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. April 2002 - September 2009, Combat Wingman, Chief of Alert Scheduling, Chief of Training, 120th FS, Buckley AFB, Colorado
5. October 2009 - January 2012, F-16/F-35 Action Officer, NGB/A3OC, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
6. January 2012 - March 2014, Squadron Chief of Safety, 120th FS, Buckley AFB, Colo.
7. March 2014 - May 2016, Air National Guard Chief of ACA Weapons, Standards, and Tactics, NORAD/J33S, Peterson AFB, Colo.
8. May 2016 - August 2017, Commander, 140th Operational Support Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colo.
9. August 2017 - January 2018, Chief, Strategic Planning and Integration Branch, NGB/A8XS, Washington, D.C.
10. January 2018 - July 2019, Chief, Strategic Planning Division, NGB/A8X, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
11. July 2019 - July 2020, Student, Naval War College, NS Newport, R.I.
12. July 2020 - November 2021, Commander, AATC, Tucson, Ariz.
13. November 2021 - October 2022, Senior XO, Director, Air National Guard, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. January 2023 - May 2023, 140th Vice Wing Commander, Buckley SFB, Colo.
15. May 2023 - November 2024, 140th Wing Commander, Buckley SFB, Colo.
16. November 2024 - February 2025, Director of Air Staff, Buckley SFB, Colo.
17. Feb 2025 – Present, Deputy Director, USSPACECOM/J7, Peterson SFB, Colo.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 2014 - May 2016, Air National Guard Chief of ACA Weapons, Standards, and Tactics, NORAD/J33S, Peterson AFB, Colo., as a lieutenant colonel
Feb 2025 – Present, Deputy Director, SPACECOM/J7, Peterson SFB, Colo., as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 2,200 to include 322 combat hours
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, AT-38, F-16 Block 15, 25, 30, 32, 40, 42, 52, MLU
Pilot wings: Vance AFB, Oklahoma
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Combat Action Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and oak leaf cluster
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
Lifetime Member National Guard Association of the United States
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Oct. 22, 1999
First Lieutenant Oct. 22, 2001
Captain Nov. 1, 2003
Major Aug. 28, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel June 5, 2014
Colonel Dec. 13, 2018
Brigadier General Feb. 15, 2025
(Current as of April 2025)
