Lieutenant Colonel Brian G. Buck is the Commander, Detachment 305, Air Force ROTC, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana. In this capacity, commands, leads, directs, and manages an AFROTC unit that administers a college-level officer training program. As the Professor of Aerospace studies for the university he is responsible to the university president and to the Commander, AFROTC, for recruiting, training, educating and motivating Air Force officer candidates.

In his most recent assignment, Lieutenant Colonel Buck was the Director of Communications and Information for the Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command (JPAC), Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Where he was responsible for the planning, acquisition, operation, and maintenance of voice, data, imagery, and information management capabilities supporting JPAC headquarters, four geographically separated detachments, and several other forward operating locations throughout the world tasked with seeking the fullest possible accounting of over 84,000 personnel still missing as a result of conflicts dating back to World War II.

Lieutenant Colonel Buck entered the Air Force in 1992 through the four-year Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Southeast Missouri State University. He has held diverse positions in both the behavioral science and communications career fields and has participated in a variety of operations, including peacekeeping, humanitarian relief, and the war on terror with multiple deployments to the Balkans and Southwest Asia as well as a one-year tour in Baghdad, Iraq.

Lieutenant Colonel Buck is one of only a handful of Air Force cyber operations officers to have graduated Command and Control Warrior Advanced Course and be certified as an operational warfare instructor.

EDUCATION:
1992 Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
1994 Acquisition Officer Fundamentals, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
1998 Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler Air Force Base, MS
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
1999 Master of Arts degree in computer, resource and information systems management, Webster University, St Louis, MO
2002 Joint Aerospace Command and Control Course, Hurlburt Field, FL
2002 Advanced Communications Officer Training, Keesler Air Force Base, MS
2003 Command and Control Warrior Advanced Course, Hurlburt Field, FL
2004 Air Command and Staff College by correspondence
2008 Air War College by correspondence
2010 Cyber Operations Officer Transition Course

ASSIGNMENTS:
1. January 1993 - December 1995, Test Psychologist, Air Force Occupational Measurement Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
2. January 1995 - June 1995, Quality Control Psychologist, Air Force Occupational Measurement Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
3. July 1995 - September 1996, Chief, Information Systems Section, Air Force Occupational Measurement Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
4. September 1996 - September 1997, Executive Officer, 36th Support Group, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
5. October 1997 - July 1998, Support Flight Commander, 36th Communications Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
6. July 1998 – July 2001, Action Officer, C4I Systems Integration, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
7. July 2001 – October 2002, Chief, Air Operations Center (AOC) Computer Systems Branch, 612th Air Communications Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
8. November 2002 – May 2004, Chief, Plans Branch, 612th Air Communications Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
9. June 2004 – Oct 2004, Chief Battlelab Program Branch, Innovation Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration (AF/XI), Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon
10. Oct 2004 - May 2005, Operations Officer, Planning and Joint Matters Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration (AF/XI), Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon
11. May 2005 – May 2006, Deputy Chief Contracts Branch, Client Services Division, Office of Warfighting and Networks Integration and Chief Information Officer (SAF/XC), Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon
12. May 2006 – May 2007, Communications Strategic Planner, Communications and Information Systems, Multi-National Force – Iraq, International Zone, Baghdad, Iraq
13. June 2007 – June 2011, Director, Communications and Information (J6), Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command (JPAC), Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
14. July 2011 – Present, Commander, Detachment 305 Air Force ROTC, Louisiana Technical University, Ruston, Louisiana

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)


BADGES:
Master Cyber Operations Badge
Basic Acquisitions and Finance Badge

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Service Star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraqi Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal with Bronze Service Star
NATO Medal (Former Yugoslavia)


EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Lieutenant Colonel – 1 March 2008
Major – 1 March 2003
Captain – 19 September 1996
First Lieutenant - 19 September 1994
Second Lieutenant - 23 May 1992
*current as of 1 October 11