President Barack Obama announced this week that he will nominate Gordon O. Tanner (Alpha Phi/Alabama 1970) as General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense.
Tanner is currently the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, a position he has held since 2013. Prior to that, Tanner served as the Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Air Force, and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Reserve Affairs from 2011-2012. From 2008-2011, he served as the Deputy General Counsel of the Air Force for Environment and Installations, and from 2000-2008 he was the Associate General Counsel of the Office of the Air Force General Counsel. Before that, Tanner worked in the private sector, and he has 27 years of service in the Air Force, including active duty from 1973-1977. Tanner received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama, and his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University.
Read Brother Tanner's official bio on the Air Force website by clicking here.