Colonel JEREMIAH S. TUCKER

Col Jeremiah Tucker is the 140th Wing Commander, Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley AFB, Colorado. Colonel Tucker leads over 1700 personnel supporting F-16C+ fighter mission, a mobile ground system missile warning mission, and a civil engineering mission. He assures adequate training of assigned military personnel and high quality aircraft maintenance through timely phased assessments. He also establishes base policies to assure effective personnel, equipment, funding, supply, procurement and facility management. In his previous assignment, Col Tucker served as Senior Executive Officer to the Director of the Air National Guard, Pentagon, Washington DC. He served as a senior advisor to the Director and was the focal point for DOD, HQ Air Force, Joint Staff, Congressional, White House, and industry’s relevant equities directly affecting ANG and AF capabilities.  

 

Colonel Tucker earned his commission in 1999 from the Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, TN. He graduated October 2000 from joint undergraduate pilot training, Vance AFB, OK and completed F-16 qualification training at Luke AFB, AZ before returning to the 120^th Fighter Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colorado Air National Guard. He has extensive combat, training, and staff experience across multiple CCMDs, to include Operation Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Noble Eagle, European Deterrence Initiatives (EDI), Theater Strategic Packages (TSP), and allied/coalition Air Force exchanges.

 

1996 B.A. International Affairs, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

1999 Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, OK

2000 F-16 Fighter Training Unit, Luke AFB, AZ

2006 Aircraft Mishap Investigation School, Kirtland AFB, NM

2007 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Al 

2012 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar Maxwell AFB, AL

2014 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, DC

2015 Joint and Combined Warfighter School, NAS Norfolk, VA

2015 M.A. International Security and Intelligence Studies, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, CO

2018 Air War College, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, AL

2020 M.A. National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, RI

2022 Leadership in Homeland Security, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA 

 

1. Oct 1999 – Oct 2000, Student, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Oklahoma

2. Jan 2001 – Mar 2001 Student Pilot, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, 435^th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas

3. Apr 2001 – Feb 2002, Student Pilot, F-16 Fighter Training Unit, 61^st FS, Luke AFB, Arizona

4. Feb 2002 – April 2002, Student Pilot, Advanced Night Systems Training, 310^th FS, Luke AFB, Arizona

5. Apr 2002 – Sep 2009, Combat Wingman, Chief of Alert Scheduling, Chief of Training, 120^th FS, Buckley AFB, Colorado

6. Oct 2009 – Jan 2012, F-16/F-35 Action Officer, NGB/A3OC, Washington DC

7. Jan 2012 – Mar 2014, Squadron Chief of Safety/ACA pilot, 120^th FS, Buckley AFB, Colorado

8. Mar 2014 – May 2016, Air National Guard Chief of ACA Weapons, Standards, and Tactics, NORAD/J33S, Peterson AFB, Colorado

9. May 2016 – Aug 2017, Commander, 140^th Operational Support Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colorado

10. Aug 2017 – Jan 2018, Chief, Strategic Planning and Integration Branch, NGB/A8XS, Washington DC

11. Jan 2018 – Jul 2019, Chief, Strategic Planning Division, NGB/A8X, Washington DC

12. Jul 2019 – Jul 2020, Student, Naval War College, NS Newport, RI

13. Jul 2020 – Nov 2021, Commander, AATC, Tucson, AZ

14. Nov 2021 – Oct 2022, Senior XO, Director, Air National Guard, Pentagon, DC

15. Jan 2023 – May 2023, 140^th Vice Wing Commander, Buckley SFB, CO

16. May 2023 – Present, 140^th Wing Commander, Buckley SFB, CO

 

 

Rating: Command Pilot

Flight Hours: Over 2,300

Combat Hours: 322

Aircraft flown:  T-37, T-38, AT-38, F-16 Block 25, 30, 32, 40, 42, 52, MLU

Pilot wings: Vance AFB, Oklahoma

 

Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf cluster

Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters

Aerial Achievement Medal 

Air Force Combat Action Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and oak leaf cluster

National Defense Service Medal with bronze star                      

Iraq Campaign Medal with two bronze stars

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Korean Defense Service Medal

AF Expeditionary Service Ribbon (Gold Border) with oak leaf cluster

AF Longevity Service                          

Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 2 mobility devices

 

 

Second Lieutenant October 22, 1999

First Lieutenant October 22, 2001

Captain November 1, 2003

Major August 28, 2009

Lieutenant Colonel June 5, 2014

Colonel December 13, 2018