Major Tyler Leaf

Tyler C. Leaf is the Director of Administration, Director of Professional Development, Personnel Officer, Asst. Director of Information Technology, and Assistant Inspector General, New Mexico Wing, Civil Air Patrol, New Mexico.

Major Leaf has an Associates of Science in Criminalistics and Forensic Technology from ITT Technical Institute, and working on his Bachelors of Science in Public Service & Public Policy in Emergency Management and Homeland Security from Arizona State University.

Prior to his current position, Major Leaf was Deputy Commander of 811 LBJ Middle School Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, New Mexico. Major Leaf was also an active duty Staff Sergeant at the 377th Security Forces Squadron, 377th Air Base Wing, Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM.

EDUCATION

2007 Squadron Leadership School, Scott AFB, Belleville, I.L.
2009 Airman Leadership School, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque N.M.
2013 Officer Basic Course, by correspondence
2014  Associates of Science in Criminalistics and Forensic Technology, ITT Technical Institute, Albuquerque N.M
2014 Training Leaders of Cadets, Edgewood, N.M.
2015 Corporate Learning Course, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, N.M.
2015 Unit Commanders Course, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, N.M.
2015 Region Staff College, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, N.M.
2017 IG Senior Course, San Antonio, T.X.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. July 2001—September 2006, Cadet, Quad City Composite Squadron, Moline I.L..
2. September 2006—April 2009, Squadron Leadership Officer, Quad City Composite Squadron, Moline I.L.
3. September 2006—February 2007, trainee, 37th Training Wing, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, T.X.
4. March 2007 – September 2008 – Response Force Member, 377th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, N.M.
5. September 2008 – August 2010 – Armorer, 377th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, N.M.
6. July 2009—August 2011, Deputy Commander for Cadets, Falcon Composite Squadron, Rio Rancho, N.M.
7. November 2009—April 2012 , Testing Officer, Falcon Composite Squadron, Rio Rancho, N.M.
8. August 2010—September 2012, Area Supervisor, 377th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, N.M.
9. November 2013—July 2016, Administration/Personnel Officer, LBJ Middle School Cadet Squadron, Albuquerque N.M.
10. May 2014—July 2016, Deputy Commander, LBJ Middle School Cadet Squadron, Albuquerque N.M.
11. October 2015—Current, Director of Administration, NM Wing, Albuquerque N.M.
12. August 2016—Current, Personnel Officer, NM Wing, Albuquerque N.M.
13. October 2016 – Current, Asst. Director of IT, NM Wing, Albuquerque N.M.
14. August 2017 – Current, Asst. Inspector General, NM Wing, Albuquerque N.M.
15. August 2018 – Current, Director of Professional Development, NM Wing, Albuquerque N.M.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Cadet July 17,2001
c/Staff Sergeant September 1, 2003
c/Second Lieutenant September 13, 2006
Technical Flight Officer March 17, 2007
First Lieutenant March 17, 2009
Captain November 14, 2013
Major November 14, 2016

(Current as of July 2019)