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LIEUTENANT COLONEL THOMAS L. "TJ" CLUFF JR.
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Lt. Col. Thomas L. "TJ" Cluff Jr. is the Staff Judge Advocate, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. His office provides legal advice to the wing commander as well as to subordinate units and tenants. He oversees the provision of legal services to a base population of 7,500 active duty and civilian personnel. He supervises a staff of 16, including seven judge advocates, five paralegals and four civilians.
Colonel Cluff received a direct commission as an Air Force judge advocate in December 1995, entered active duty in January 1996, and re-entered active duty in February 2002 after a two-year break in service. He has served as a staff judge advocate, a deputy staff judge advocate, and deployed twice. He is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Texas, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Arts degree in history (minor in economics), Texas A&M University
1995 Juris Doctor degree, with distinction, Mississippi College School of Law
2002 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 1996 - April 1998, assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Civil Law, and Deputy Chief of Military
Justice, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan
2. April 1998 - December 1999, Chief of Military Justice, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif.
3. January 2000 - February 2002, attorney in private law firm (break in service), Philadelphia, Pa.
4. February 2002 - August 2003, Chief of Military Justice, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. (February 2003 - May 2003, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate to U.S. Central Command Air Forces, operations Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom, Southwest Asia)
5. August 2003 - July 2005, Air Force Intern Program, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
6. July 2005 - July 2008, Staff Judge Advocate, 426th Air Base Squadron, Stavanger, Norway
7. July 2008 - June 2010, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, USAF Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev. (January 2009 - September 2009, legal adviser, Office of Defense Representative, Islamabad, Pakistan)
8. July 2010 - present, Staff Judge Advocate, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ari.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2008 Outstanding Judge Advocate of the Year, Air Combat Command
BAR ADMISSIONS
Supreme Court of Texas
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
First Lieutenant Jan. 30, 1996
Captain Aug. 1, 1996
Major Dec. 1, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 1, 2010
(Current as of August 2010)
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