National Guard Biography

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Brigadier General Kallie D. Kuehl is Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. As chief of staff, the brigadier general is responsible for implementing the strategic vision of the New Mexico Air National Guard (NMANG) and leading the Joint Force Headquarters aviation staff. Provides strategic advice and management to the entire NMANG, which includes more than 1,000 Airmen.

Brigadier General Kuehl enlisted in the Air Force in 1995 and was an honorable graduate of Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas in July 1996. General Kuehl served in the Texas Air National Guard, Wyoming Air National Guard, and Oregon Air National Guard until she was commissioned in May 2001 under the Direct Appointment Program. She then served on active duty until separating in January 2007 and joining the Air Reserve Component as a Judge Advocate General (JAG). As a Reserve JAG, she served as the Reserve Coordinator for the 377th ABW/JA, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. After serving for many years as an Individual Mobilization Assist (IMA), General Kuehl joined the New Mexico Air National Guard (NMANG) where she held positions of increasing responsibility, including serving as Deputy Staff Judge, 150th Special Operations Wing (SOW), 150th SOW Staff Judge Advocate, NMANG State Staff Judge Advocate (SSJA), and serving as Interim Deputy Wing Commander, 150th SOW. Brigadier General Kuehl is a dual status commander. In his civilian practice, Brigadier General Kuehl is the Senior Central Attorney at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Kirtland AFB, specializing in contracts, acquisitions, ethics, and procurement law.

Prior to assuming the position of Chief of Staff, the Brigadier General served as the State Staff Judge Advocate (SSJA) at the New Mexico Air National Guard Joint Forces Command, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.

EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Baylor University in Waco, Texas
2000 Ph.D., University of Wyoming School of Law
Squadron Officer Training School 2004, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, by correspondence
2017 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence

TASKS
1. September 2001 – June 2003, Chief, Legal Assistance, Preventive Law, Civil Law, Employment Law, Contract Law and Claims, 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
2 June 2003 – May 2005, Chief of Adverse Action and Chief of Military Justice, 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.
3. May 2005 – January 2007, Area Defense Counselor, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
January 4, 2007 – September 2014, Judge Advocate General, Individual Mobilization Support Unit, Category B, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland AFB, NM
September 5, 2014 – December 2017, Staff Judge Advocate, New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland AFB, NM
December 6, 2017 – May 2022, State Staff Judge Advocate, Joint Air Forces Command, NMANG, Kirtland AFB, NM
October 7, 2023 – Present, Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Command, NMANG, Kirtland AFB, NM

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Medal of Merit with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Outstanding Aerospace Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
Air Reserve Service Medal with Four Oak Leaf Clusters

VALID PROMOTION DATES
Captain November 17, 2001
Major November 17, 2008
Lieutenant Colonel November 17, 2015
Colonel July 31, 2019
Brigadier General October 1, 2023

(Current as of May 2024)