Colonel Jeremiah Tucker is currently the Director of Air Staff, Buckley SFB, Colorado. In this role, he serves as the primary liaison and representative for the Adjutant General – Air for Colorado. In this position He supervises the Air Staff and is the primary coordinating authority between the 140th Wing, JFHQ Joint Staff, the Adjutant General, and NGB. This key leadership oversees the air operations and readiness of the Colorado Air National Guard to execute its federal and state mission. In his previous assignment, Col Tucker served as 140th Wing Commander, Buckley SFB, CO, leading over 1650 personnel in the execution of F-16C+ fighter, ground mobile missile warning, space electronic warfare, and civil engineering missions.
Col Tucker earned his commission in 1999 from the Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, TN. He graduated from joint undergraduate pilot training, Vance AFB, OK and completed F-16 qualification training at Luke AFB, AZ 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.
Col 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 Division Chief – Strategic Planning.
EDUCATION
1996 B.A. International Affairs, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
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, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2014 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, D.C.
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, Colo.
2018 Air War College, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2020 M.A. 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. Oct 1999 – Oct 2000, Student, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Okla.
2. Jan 2001 – Mar 2001 Student Pilot, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, 435th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, TX.
3. Apr 2001 – Feb 2002, Student Pilot, F-16 Fighter Training Unit, 61st FS, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. Apr 2002 – Sep 2009, Combat Wingman, Chief of Alert Scheduling, Chief of Training, 120th FS, Buckley AFB, Colo.
5. Oct 2009 – Jan 2012, F-16/F-35 Action Officer, NGB/A3OC, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
6. Jan 2012 – Mar 2014, Squadron Chief of Safety, 120th FS, Buckley AFB, Colo.
7. Mar 2014 – May 2016, ANG Chief of ACA Weapons & Tactics, NORAD/J33S, Peterson AFB, Colo.
8. May 2016 – Aug 2017, Commander, 140th Operational Support Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colo.
9. Aug 2017 – Jan 2018, Chief, Strategic Planning and Integration Branch, NGB/A8XS, Washington D.C.
10. Jan 2018 – Jul 2019, Chief, Strategic Planning Division, NGB/A8X, WA Joint Base Andrews, Md.
11. Jul 2019 – Jul 2020, Student, Naval War College, NS Newport, R.I.
12. Jul 2020 – Nov 2021, Commander, AATC, Tucson, Ariz.
13. Nov 2021 – Oct 2022, Senior XO, Director, Air National Guard, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. Jan 2023 – May 2023, 140th Vice Wing Commander, Buckley SFB, Colo.
15. May 2023 – Nov 2024, 140th Wing Commander, Buckley SFB, Colo.
16. Nov 2024 – Present, Director of Air Staff, Buckley SFB, Colo.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. Mar 2014 – May 2016, ANG Chief of ACA Weapons & Tactics NORAD/J33S, Peterson AFB, Colo.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: Over 2,500
Combat Hours: 322
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 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
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Lifetime Member National Guard Association of the United States