What Happened?
Washington, DC-based United States Air Force has Promoted Gordon O. Tanner as General Counsel
About the Company
The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win … in air, space and cyberspace. To achieve that mission, the Air Force has a vision of Global Vigilance, Reach and Power. That vision orbits around three core competencies: developing Airmen, technology to war fighting and integrating operations. These core competencies make our six distinctive capabilities possible. Air and Space Superiority: With it, joint forces can dominate enemy operations in all dimensions: land, sea, air and space. Global Attack: Because of technological advances, the Air Force can attack anywhere, anytime and do so quickly and with greater precision than ever before. Rapid Global Mobility: Being able to respond quickly and decisively anywhere we`re needed is key to maintaining rapid global mobility. Precision Engagement: The essence lies in the ability to apply selective force against specific targets because the nature and variety of future contingencies demand both precise and reliable use of military power with minimal risk and collateral damage. Information Superiority: The ability of joint force commanders to keep pace with information and incorporate it into a campaign plan is crucial. Agile Combat Support: Deployment and sustainment are keys to successful operations and cannot be separated. Agile combat support applies to all forces, from those permanently based to contingency buildups to expeditionary
About the Person
Gordon O. Tanner, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, located in the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He acts for and assists in executing the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary in the supervision of manpower, military and civilian personnel, Reserve component affairs, and readiness support for the Department of the Air Force. He provides guidance, direction and executive oversight to the Deputy Assistant Secretaries for Management Integration, Strategic Diversity Integration, Reserve Affairs and the Deputy for the Air Force Review Boards Agency. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Air Force. He provided oversight, guidance, and direction regarding legal advice on matters arising within the Department of the Air Force. Mr. Tanner came to this position after one year as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Reserve Affairs), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., where he was responsible for coordinating, planning and establishing policy for the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Civil Air Patrol. He also served as the Department of Defense Executive Agent for the National Science Foundation Antarctica Program/Operation Deep Freeze. In his prior private practice, Mr. Tanner was a Senior Partner in the Financial Institutions and Real Estate Group of a large multistate firm that practiced in almost all fields of law, with clients located in Europe, Asia, Canada and all fifty states. He represented clients in a broad range of industries including banks and financial institutions, real estate joint ventures and development firms, as well as emerging high technology firms. Mr. Tanner retired as a Colonel in the US Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps Reserves. His Reserve assignments included service in the Office of the Air Force General Counsel; as the Senior Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Staff Judge Advocate, Fourteenth Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (Air Force Space Command); and as the Senior Individual Mobilization Augmentee and Instructor at The Judge Advocate General School Maxwell AFB, Ala.
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