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BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVID J. BUCK
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Brig. Gen. David J. Buck is Director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The Directorate is responsible for organizing, training and equipping Air Force Space Command units for space and cyberspace operations and integrating these capabilities into the operational level of war. Mission areas include space control, satellite command and control, spacelift and range operations, missile warning, network operations, network defense and cyber warfare. The Directorate executes an annual operations and maintenance budget of $1 billion.
General Buck received his commission in 1986 as a distinguished graduate of Officer Training School. His career spans a wide variety of command, operations, test and evaluation, and staff assignments. He has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels. His operational experience includes missile operations, space launch and range operations, satellite command and control, space force enhancement, and space control. General Buck served on The Joint Staff as principal military advisor to The Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff for Coalition Management. He also served as the Deputy Director for Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Force Space Command where he formulated the Command's Program Objective Memorandum. In 2010, he served a one-year deployment as the Director of Space Forces for U.S. Air Forces Central, Southwest Asia. Prior to assuming his current position, General Buck was the Vice Commander, United States Air Force Warfare Center, where he was responsible for shaping the way our forces fight through operational test, tactics development and advanced training in air, space and cyberspace.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude, Kansas Newman University, Wichita
1988 Master of Business degree in Administration, University of South Dakota, Vermillion
1991 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., Distinguished Graduate
1997 Master of Science degree in National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2003 Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Washington, D.C., Distinguished Graduate
2007 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2008 National Security Management, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2009 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
2009 Senior Executive Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1986 - September 1991, Missile Combat Crew Commander, Standardization Evaluation Combat Crew Commander and Emergency War Order Instructor, 44ht Strategic Missile Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
2. September 1991 - August 1993, Top Hand Professional Development Program, 576th Test Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
3. August 1993 - July 1996, Aide-de-Camp, 20th Air Force, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
4. July 1996 - June 1997, Student, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
5. June 1997 - June 1999, Chief, Current Force Application, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
6. June 1999 - June 2000, Speechwriter, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
7. June 2000 - July 2002, Commander, 1st Space Launch Squadron, Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.
8. July 2002 - June 2003, Student, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
9. June 2003 - June 2005, Chief, Multilateral Affairs Division, J-5, The Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
10. June 2005 - June 2006, Commander, 821st Air Base Group, Thule AB, Greenland.
11. June 2006 - August 2007, Deputy Director of Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
12. August 2007 - June 2008, Vice Commander, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
13. June 2008 - April 2010, Commander, 30th Space Wing, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
14. May 2010 - May 2011, Director of Space Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central, Southwest Asia
15. June 2011 - May 2013, Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.
16. May 2013 - present, Director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
June 2003 - June 2005: Chief, Multilateral Affairs Division, J-5, The Joint Staff, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 10, 1986
First Lieutenant June 10, 1988
Captain June 10, 1990
Major Aug. 1, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000
Colonel July 1, 2005
Brigadier General May 6, 2011
(Current as of May 2013)
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