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    HomeAbout UsBiographiesDisplay      100309-F-JZ027-001.JPGEngage On
        
        100309-F-JZ027-001.JPGBRIGADIER GENERAL DANIEL B. FINCHERBrig. Gen. Daniel B. Fincher is the Commander, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Andrews Air Force Base, Md. He is responsible for assisting The Judge Advocate General in the administration of military justice throughout the Air Force, and defending the Air Force in civil litigation before federal and state courts and administrative boards. He is also responsible for training Air Force legal professionals through The Judge Advocate General's School, and providing legal information technology support to Air Force legal offices worldwide. The Air Force Legal Operations Agency is organized around a system of Field Support Centers of legal specialists. They include legal experts in aircraft accident investigations, environmental law, labor law, commercial litigation, contract law, medical law, utility litigation, tort law, and the Air Force Claims Service Center. 
General Fincher is the son of an Air Force pilot and was commissioned through the direct appointment program. During a break in service in the 1980s, he was a financial consultant.**EDUCATION**
1977 Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, University of Arkansas 
1980 Juris Doctorate, University of Arkansas 
1982 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 
1992 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1996 Air War College, by correspondence
2001 Master of Science degree in national security strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. **ASSIGNMENTS**
1. December 1980 - June 1982, Claims Officer, 437th Air Base Group, Charleston AFB, S.C. 
2. July 1982 - August 1983, Area Defense Counsel, Charleston AFB, S.C. 
3. September 1983 - August 1984, Chief of Civil Law, 51st Combat Support Group, Osan Air Base, South Korea 
4. September 1984 - September 1985, Chief of Military Justice, 314th Combat Support Group, Little Rock AFB, Ark. 
5. April 1987 - June 1989, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 323rd Flying Training Wing, Mather AFB, Calif. 
6. July 1989 - July 1991, Chief, Reserve Programs Division, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Lowry AFB, Colo.
7. August 1991 - June 1992, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 1992 - June 1995, Staff Judge Advocate, 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England 
9. July 1995 - December 1996, Chief, Legal Assistance Division, Air Force Legal Services Agency, Washington, D.C. 
10. January 1997 - June 1997, Chief, Military Affairs Branch, General Law Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Washington, D.C. 
11. July 1997 - July 2000, Staff Judge Advocate, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 
12. August 2000 - June 2001, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 
13. June 2001 - February 2003, Chief, Professional Development Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. February 2003 - July 2005, Executive Officer to the Judge Advocate General, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
15. July 2005 - April 2006, Appellate Military Judge, Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
16. April 2006 - June 2008, Staff Judge Advocate, U.S Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
17. June 2008 - February 2010, Director of Staff, Office of The Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
18. February 2010 - present, Commander, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland (October 2010 - November 2011, Deputy, Rule of Law & Law Enforcement, U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan)**SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS**October 2010 - November 2011, Deputy, Rule of Law & Law Enforcement, U.S.
Forces-Afghanistan, U.S. Central Command, Kabul, Afghanistan, as a brigadier
general**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Distinguished Service Medal 
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters **EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION**
Captain July 15, 1982
Major Jan. 1, 1989
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1995
Colonel June 1, 2000
Brigadier General Feb. 2, 2010
(Current as of May 2013)
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