Technical University (Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Turkey), Ankara University (Turkey), the University of Sulaimani (جامعة السليمانية, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq), and University of Duhok (جامعة دهوك, Duhok, Iraq). He currently serves as the Co-Course Director of the United Nations’ Annual International Humanitarian Law Symposium and Co-Course Director for the Annual International Course on "Crime Prevention Through Criminal Law & Security Studies, Dubrovnik, Croatia. Military career Charles Tucker joined the United States Air Force in 1979 and served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. His duties have included assignments in Germany and Turkey and faculty positions at the United States Air Force Academy. Tucker transferred to the United States Air Force Reserve in 1992 and to the Wisconsin Air National Guard in 1993. Later assignments included serving seconded duty as the Legal and Economic Advisor for the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Military Legal Advisor for the United States Ambassador to Iraq, Senior Legal Advisor for the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and Senior Legal Advisor for United Nations Training Assistance Teams (UNTAT) in Central Asia. In 2001, he was named the Air National Guard's Outstanding Judge Advocate (Lawyer) of the year. Immediately prior to his military retirement in 2009, General Tucker served on the joint staff of the National Guard Bureau as the Director of Doctrine, Training and Force Development. In this capacity, he was responsible for developing training and exercise policies and programs to ensure joint units of the National Guard are ready to respond to their homeland defense and homeland security missions. He also formulated National Guard Joint Professional Military Education policy, and coordinates periodic review of all Joint Professional Military Education curricula. His retirement was effective as of January 30, 2009. Awards he has received include the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster and two bronze oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster, the Kosovo Campaign Medal with service star, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the