Major General Miguel Aguilar Brigadier General Kallie Kuehl
Air Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, New Mexico Air National Guard
Brigadier General Kallie D. Kuehl is the Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. As Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Kuehl is responsible for the implementation of the New Mexico Air National Guard (NMANG) strategic vision and the leadership of Joint Force Headquarters air staff. She provides strategic counsel and management for the entire NMANG, comprising over 1,000 Airmen.
Brigadier General Kuehl enlisted in the Air Force in 1995 and was an Honor Graduate from Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas in July 1996. General Kuehl served with the Texas Air National Guard, Wyoming Air National Guard and Oregon Air National Guard until she commissioned in May 2001 through the Direct Appointment Program.
She then served on active duty until separating in January 2007 to join the Air Reserve Component as a Judge Advocate General (JAG). As a Reserve JAG, she served as the Reserve Coordinator for 377 ABW/JA, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. After serving as Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) for many years, General Kuehl joined the New Mexico Air National Guard (NMANG) where she held positions of increasing responsibility, including as 150th Special Operations Wing (SOW) Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 150th SOW Wing Staff Judge Advocate, NMANG State Staff Judge Advocate (SSJA), in addition to serving as interim Vice Wing Commander for the 150th SOW. Brigadier General Kuehl is Dual Status Commander qualified. In her civilian practice, Brigadier General Kuehl is the Senior Center Attorney for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland AFB, specializing in the fields of contracts, acquisition, ethics, and procurement law.
Prior to assuming the Chief of Staff position, Brigadier General Kuehl served as the State Staff Judge Advocate (SSJA), Joint Force Headquarters-Air, New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.
Education
- 1997 — Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
- 2000 — Juris Doctor, University of Wyoming College of Law
- 2004 — Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, by correspondence
- 2009 — Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, by correspondence
- 2017 — Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, by correspondence
Assignments
- September 2001 – June 2003: Chief, Legal Assistance, Preventative Law, Civil Law, Labor Law, Contract Law, and Claims, 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
- June 2003 – May 2005: Chief, Adverse Actions and Chief, Military Justice, 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
- May 2005 – January 2007: Area Defense Counsel, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
- January 2007 – September 2014: Judge Advocate General, Individual Mobilization Augmentee Category B, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
- September 2014 – December 2017: Staff Judge Advocate, New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
- December 2017 – May 2022: State Staff Judge Advocate, Joint Force Headquarters-Air, NMANG, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
- October 2023 – Present: Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, NMANG, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
Major Awards and Decorations
- Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
- Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
- Army Commendation Medal
- Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
- Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Effective Dates of Promotion
- Captain: November 17, 2001
- Major: November 17, 2008
- Lieutenant Colonel: November 17, 2015
- Colonel: July 31, 2019
- Brigadier General: October 1, 2023