Gordon O. Tanner
Gordon O. Tanner | |
|---|---|
| General Counsel of the United States Air Force | |
| In office September 2014 – January 2, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Secretary | Deborah Lee James |
| Preceded by | Joseph M. McDade, Jr. (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Joseph M. McDade, Jr. (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gordon Owen Tanner October 28, 1948 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Spouse | Robert L. Patlan |
| Education | University of Alabama (BA) Vanderbilt University School of Law (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1973-2002 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Air Force Reserve Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps |
Gordon Owen Tanner (born October 28, 1948) is an American lawyer who served as the General Counsel of the Air Force, the chief legal officer of the U.S. Department of the Air Force, from 2014 to 2017. Tanner also served as the governor of Wake Island during the same period.