Christopher Walker Class Of 1988
Biography
Brig Gen (Ret) Christopher S. Walker was the Assistant Adjutant General and Commander of the West Virginia Air National Guard. The West Virginia Air National Guard has over 2,100 members and consists of two flying units, the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, West Virginia, and the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
General Walker’s former federal dual assignment was Assistant to SAF-MR, and he also served as the Senior Military Advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
General Walker began his Air Force officer career as a 1988 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He served as a C-130 navigator in tactical airlift squadrons throughout the world, flying combat operations into the Balkans, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
In 1997, General Walker left active duty to join the Air National Guard and serve as a C-130H3 evaluator navigator, and has commanded at the squadron, group, and JTF level. He served as civil aviation advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Transportation with the Coalition Provisional Authority. He has served as the ANG Deputy Director of Air and Space Operations. In 2019, he served as Dual-Status Commander of Joint Task Force-World Scout Jamboree (JTF-WSJ).
Candidacy Statement
Being newly retired after wearing the uniform for over 40 years, a USAFA Prep School grad, and a 1988 USAFA grad, I strongly desire to serve on the USAFA AOG Board of Directors. Before retirement, I served in the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Diversity and Inclusion where I got an inside look at what the Air Force is trying to do with our Airmen.
I recently served as an expert witness for Students for Fair Admissions in its lawsuit against the USNA’s race based policies. I am quite certain the service academies can find highly qualified candidates from all walks of life without having to add booster points based on skin color.
I mentor dozens of youngsters who attend USAFA, USNA, and USMA and am deeply concerned about the direction the service academies are heading based on what I am hearing from those cadets. I believe the Air Force Academy’s mission should be to produce career officers to lead and win our nation’s wars, and the AOG BoD should represent the voices of all graduates, not just those who favor one political view.
If elected, I will support the voices of all AFA graduates being heard.