Col. Kleet A. Barclay is the Command Chaplain, Headquarters, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. As a member of the HQ ACC Special Staff, he advises the ACC Commander on all aspects of the Chaplain Corps mission and on all matters pertaining to the religious and moral welfare of ACC Airmen.
He directs a headquarters staff that provides functional oversight to more than 225 Chaplain Corps members at 35 wings and 12 bases, supporting 1,371 units at over 263 operating locations worldwide. Additionally, he develops policies, plans, readiness, and contingency requirements, ensuring ACC Religious Support Teams are organized, trained, equipped, and ready for rapid deployment and employment. As the Command Chaplain, he is responsible for establishing spiritual resiliency programs that meet the diverse religious needs of 155,205 combat-ready air, space, cyber, and intelligence Total Force Airmen and their dependents.
Chaplain Barclay began his career in 1989 as an enlisted Security Police in the Air Force Reserve. In 1997, after finishing a Master of Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian University he commissioned as an active duty chaplain. Since entering active duty he has served as a Senior Protestant Chaplain, a Staff Chaplain to the Air Force Chief of Chaplains, Wing Chaplain, Commandant of the Air Force Chaplain Corps College, and Combatant Command Chaplain. Prior to his current position, Chaplain Barclay served as the Command Chaplain, United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
EDUCATION
1989 Associate of Applied Science in Agriculture and Soil Science, Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho
1989 Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Tex.
1989 Security Police Apprentice Course, Lackland AFB, Tex.
1992 Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Systems Technology, Utah State University, Utah
1992 Four Year Certificate of Religious Studies, Logan Institute of Religion, Utah
1997 Master of Marriage and Family Therapy, Abilene Christian University, Tex.
1997 Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 Commissioned Officer Training, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Chaplain Orientation Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2016 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
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July 1989 – December 1995, Security Police, 419th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah (deployed January – February 1994, Incirlik AB, Turkey)
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January 1996 – September 1997, Security Police, 308th Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas
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October 1997 – August 2000, Technical Training Chaplain, 37th Training Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas (deployed May– September 1999, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait)
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August 2000 – July 2003, Operational Ministries Chaplain, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif. (deployed December 2002 – March 2003, Al Jaber AB Kuwait; March – May 2003, Tallil AB, Iraq)
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July 2003 – June 2007, Chaplain, 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan (deployed December 2005 – May 2006, Andersen AFB, Guam)
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July 2007 – January 2008, Chaplain, 42nd Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
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February 2008 – August 2009, Senior Protestant Chaplain, 42nd Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
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August 2009 – June 2010, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
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June 2010 – June 2011, Staff Chaplain, Personnel, Budget and Readiness Division, Office of the Chief of Chaplains, Bolling AFB, D.C.
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June 2011 – June 2013, Staff Chaplain, Plans, Programs and Budget Division, Office of the Chief of Chaplains, the Pentagon, Washington D.C.
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June 2013 – July 2015, Wing Chaplain, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (deployed November 2013–April 2014, Bagram AB, Afghanistan)
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July 2015 – July 2016, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
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July 2016 – December 2016, Commandant, Air Force Chaplain Corps College, Fort Jackson, S.C.
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January 2017 – July 2019, Commandant, Air Force Chaplain Corps College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
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July 2019 – July 2022, Command Chaplain, United States European Command, Patch Barracks, Germany
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July 2022 – July 2025, Command Chaplain, United States Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany
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July 2025 – present, Command Chaplain, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2019 – July 2022, Command Chaplain, United States European Command, Patch Barracks, Germany
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class June 1, 1989
Senior Airman Aug 1, 1990
Staff Sergeant Sept 1, 1993
Technical Sergeant Nov 1, 1995
First Lieutenant Sept 14, 1997
Captain Oct 21, 1998
Major Sept 1, 2008
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2014
Colonel Aug 1, 2018
(Current as of July 2025)