LIEUTENANT COLONEL THAD L. MYERS

169th Fighter Wing
Staff Judge Advocate

Lieutenant Colonel Thad L. Myers is the Staff Judge Advocate for the 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, Eastover, South Carolina.  As the senior legal officer for the Wing, he is responsible for providing legal guidance and opinions to senior commanders on matters related to base operations. As an additional duty, he serves as Chief of the base Survival Recovery Center.

Lt. Col Myers entered the Air National Guard as an airman basic after graduating from Air Force basic training in 1986 as an honor graduate.  In competition with his active duty counterparts, he further distinguished himself in May of 1986 as an honor graduate of the Integrated Avionics Phase I Course at Lowery Air Force Base, Colorado.  He returned to McEntire Air National Guard Station after completion of technical training where as an avionics technician he serviced the unit=s F-16 flight control systems.  In 1988 he was appointed as a noncommissioned officer and promoted to the rank of Sergeant.

Lt. Col. Myers received his commission through the Air National Guard Academy of Military Science after graduating as a Distinguished Graduate in 1989.  He served as the Base Disaster Preparedness and Readiness Officer from 1989 until 1996.  In 1990 Lt. Col Myers was deployed to Saudia Arabia in support of Desert Shield and Desert Storm.  Since 1996 Lt. Col Myers has served in the base legal office as a Judge Advocate and Staff Judge Advocate.

EDUCATION

1977 Bachelor of Arts, History, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1978 Bachelor of Science, Biology, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
1986 Masters in Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1979 Juris Doctor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1995 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
...Air Command and Staff by correspondence
...Air War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS
1.  May 1985  - January 1989,  Avionics Technician, McEntire ANG Station, Eastover, SC
2.  February 1989BMay 1996, Disaster Preparedness Officer, McEntire ANG Station, Eastover, SC
3.  June 1996 B June 1997, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, McEntire  ANG Station, Eastover SC
4.  June 1998 B Present, Staff Judge Advocate, McEntire ANG Station, Eastover, SC

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Air Force Commendation Medal with one device
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three devices
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two devices
Air Force Longevity Service Award ribbon with two devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with two devices
Kuwait Liberation Medal ASaudi Arabia@
Kuwait Liberation Medal A Kuwait@

CIVILIAN LEGAL POSITIONS

May 1989 B December 1990
Staff Attorney, South Carolina Supreme Court, Columbia, SC
April 1991 B May 1993
Assistant Solicitor, 11th Judicial Circuit Solicitor=s Office, Lexington, SC    
May 1993- January 2005
Associate, law firm of James C. Anders and Associates, Columbia, SC
January 2005 – Present,
Share Holder, Whetstone Myers Perkins & Young, LLC Columbia, SC

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant  
Feb 16, 1989

First Lieutenant      
Mar 1, 1991

Captain                   
Mar 7, 1993

Major                      
Mar14, 1997

Lt. Col                    
Apr 18, 2001

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