Brigadier General TRACI L. KUEKER-MURPHY

Brig. Gen. Traci L. Kueker-Murphy is the Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy, United States Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. She is responsible for developing military strategies, issuing strategic guidance, planning military campaigns and contingency operations, and formulating policy in support of combatant commander's responsibilities outlined in the Unified Command Plan.

Brig. Gen. Kueker-Murphy earned her commission through the Air Force Reserve Training Corps at University of Southern Illinois at Edwardsville in 1990. She joined the Air Force Reserve in 1998. She has commanded at the squadron, group and wing level, and served at Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters Space Operations Command, and Headquarters United States Space Force. Brig. Gen. Kueker-Murphy has also served on a Joint Air Component Coordination Element and as the Director of Space Forces for exercise Key Resolve. Prior to this assignment, Brig. Gen Kueker-Murphy was the Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.

EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science, Geology, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
1990 Bachelor of Science, Geography, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
1992 Undergraduate Missile Training, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
1996 Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, Patrick AFB, Fla.
1997 Master of Science, Geography, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 1999 Inter-service Space Fundamentals Course, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2000 Advanced Space Operations Course, Schriever AFB, Colo.
2003 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2011 National Security Decision Making, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2011 Space Warfighter Preparation Course, National Security Space Institute, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2014 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., by correspondence
2017 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2019 Middle East and South Asia Seminar, Alan L. Freed Association Inc., Washington, D.C. 2019 Eurozone/Mid-East Asia Course, Alan L. Freed Association Inc., Washington, D.C.
2021 Enterprise Perspectives Seminar, Alan L. Freed Association, Inc., Washington, D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1991–December 1993, Missile Combat Crew Deputy and Crew Commander, 446th Missile Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D.
2. December 1993–May 1995, Missile Combat Crew Commander Instructor, 321st Operations Support Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
3. May 1995–August 1998, Chief, Social Actions, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
4. August 1998–September 2000, Deputy Chief, Plans and Programs, 310th Space Group, Schriever AFB, Colo.
5. September 2000–July 2005, Chief, Plans and Programs, 310th Space Group, Schriever AFB, Colo.
6. July 2005–November 2007, Director of Operations, 19th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
7. November 2007–September 2010, Commander, 19th SOS, Schriever AFB, Colo.
8. September 2010–May 2011, Deputy Commander, 310th Operations Group, Schriever AFB, Colo.
9. May 2011–January 2014, Commander, 310th OG, Schriever AFB, Colo.
10. January 2014–September 2016, Deputy Director of Staff, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
11. September 2016–November 2018, Commander, 310th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
12. November 2018–May 2021, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Integrated Air, Space, Cyberspace and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations, Headquarters Space Operations Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
13. May 2021–November 2022, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 2022–present, Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans, and Policy, United States Space Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., as a brigadier general

SPACE PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Command Space Badge Space Level 3 Certification
Minuteman III and Global Positioning System

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal
National Defense Service Medal with service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal with service star
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with "N" device

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Distinguished Graduate, ROTC
Top Performer, Undergraduate Missile Training
Distinguished Graduate, Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute
Outstanding Writer, Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute
Air Force Reserve Command Plans Manager of the Year, 2000
John J. Welch Award for Excellence in Acquisition Management, 2007
GPS World 50+ Leaders to Watch, 2008
Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award, 2011

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 15, 1990
First Lieutenant Dec. 15, 1992
Captain Dec. 15, 1994
Major April 10, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 18, 2005
Colonel Nov. 1, 2010
Brigadier General Nov. 21, 2019

(Current as of January 2023)