David J. Buck is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.

[1] David Buck graduated summa cum laude with a degree in business administration from Newman University (Kansas).

In 1986, he graduated from Air Force Officer Training School, and commissioned as a second lieutenant.

From 1986 to 1991, he served as a missile combat crew commander at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

He then served in the 576th Flight Test Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Headquarters Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, and attended the College of Naval Command and Staff.