National Guard
Major General Kurt S. Crytzer
  
Commander, Joint Task Force North, USNORTHCOM
Fort Bliss, TX
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - BA - Criminology
U.S. Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Army Strategic Eduction Program-Transition (ASEP-T)
Army War College (AWC)
Infantry Officer Advanced Course
Infantry Officer Basic Course
United States Army Combined Arms and Service Staff School
United States Army Senior Leader Seminar
Interim Guard Senior Leader Training (IGSLT)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) German

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 7 Mar 86
1LT 7 Sep 87
CPT 1 Aug 90
MAJ 12 Nov 97
LTC 29 Oct 02
COL 13 Mar 08
BG 13 Nov 13
MG 14 Feb 17

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Oct 15 Sep 17 Commander, Joint Task Force North, USNORTHCOM, Fort Bliss, TX
Oct 13 Sep 15 Deputy Commanding General, Special Operations Command, USCENTCOM
Dec 12 Oct 13 Faculty, Center for Strategic Leadership and Development, United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Jun 12 Dec 12 Commander, United States Africa Command Counter Lord's Resistance Army Control Element, Special Operations Command Africa, Entebbe, Uganda
Jul 10 Jul 12 Deputy Director, Homeland Defense and Security Issues Group, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Mar 09 Jul 10 Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force Trans-Sahara, Special Operations Command, Africa, Stuttgart, Germany
Jul 07 Mar 09 Director of Operations, Special Operations Command - Africa, Africa and Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
Jul 06 Jul 07 Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Jun 03 Jun 06 Special Forces Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Operations Group, Kenova, West Virginia
Jun 02 Jun 03 National Guard Advisor/Director of Current Operations, Special Operations Command (Europe), Vaihingen, Germany
Jun 00 May 02 National Guard Advisor/Joint Operations Center Director, Special Operation Command (Europe), Vaihingen, Germany
Jun 99 Jun 00 Special Forces Company Commander, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Kenova, West Virginia
Jun 97 May 99 Battalion Operations Officer (S3), 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Kenova, West Virginia
Oct 96 May 97 Special Forces Battalion Assistant Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Kenova, West Virginia
Jan 96 Oct 96 Mountain Detachment, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Camp Dawson, West Virginia
Jun 94 Jan 96 Observer Controller, Special Operations Division, Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Nov 93 May 94 Special Forces Company Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Boeblingen, Germany
Mar 91 Nov 93 SCUBA Detachment Commander, Company B, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Bad Toelz and Stuttgart, Germany
Sep 86 Sep 89 Platoon Leader and Executive Officer, Company B, 1/52 (later 7/6) Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armor Division, Bamberg, Germany

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force Trans-Sahara, Special Operations Command, Africa, Stuttgart, Germany Mar 09 - Jul 10 Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Commanding General, Special Operations Command, USCENTCOM Oct 13 - Sep 15 Brigadier General
Commander, United States Africa Command Counter Lord's Resistance Army Control Element, Special Operations Command Africa, Entebbe, Uganda Jun 12 - Dec 12 Colonel
Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force Trans-Sahara, Special Operations Command, Africa, Stuttgart, Germany Mar 09 - Jul 10 Colonel
Director of Operations, Special Operations Command - Africa, Africa and Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany Jul 07 - Mar 09 Colonel
National Guard Advisor/Director of Current Operations, Special Operations Command (Europe), Vaihingen, Germany Jun 02 - Jun 03 Lieutenant Colonel
National Guard Advisor/Joint Operations Center Director, Special Operation Command (Europe), Vaihingen, Germany Jun 00 - May 02 Major
Special Forces Company Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Boeblingen, Germany Nov 93 - May 94 Captain
SCUBA Detachment Commander, Company B, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Bad Toelz and Stuttgart, Germany Mar 91 - Nov 93 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star
Southwest Asian Service Medal
Afghan Campaign Medal
Iraqi Campaign Medal
Global War on Terror Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon with Numeral 5
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Medal
Master Parachutist Badge
Special Forces Tab
Ranger Tab
Special Operations Diver Badge
German Parachutist Badge (Bronze)
Czech Republic Parachutist Badge
European Union Parachutist Badge

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Special Forces Association (Life)
Veterans of Foreign Wars
US Army War College and Alumni Affairs

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Level III Joint Qualified (JQO)
St Philip Neri Award (Bronze)
FBI Director's Award

 

 

As of: 24 Jan 18

 

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