National Guard
Brigadier General RUSSELL A. CRANE
  
Assistant Adjutant General
Headquarters, Joint Force Headquarters (- Dets)
Charleston, WV
Retired
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Marshall University - BA - Criminal Justice
Mountain State University - MS - Strategic Leadership
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
United States Army War College
Harvard University, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar
Army Strategic Education Program - Basic (ASEP-B)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 9 May 87
1LT 26 May 90
CPT 22 Apr 93
MAJ 20 Nov 00
LTC 4 Apr 05
COL 2 Oct 08
BG 1 Jul 13

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Feb 16 Sep 20 Assistant Adjutant General, Charleston, WV; dual-hatted, May 2016 - April 2018, Deputy Commanding General, Training Support Division (East), First United States Army , Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD
Jul 13 Jan 16 Joint Task Force Commander/Homeland Defense, Joint Forces Headquarters-West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia
Jul 12 Jun 13 Land Component Commander, Joint Forces Headquarters-West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia
Feb 12 Jul 12 Commander, Detachment Army National Guard Special Operations Detachment-Europe, Kingwood, West Virginia
Feb 11 Jan 12 Commander, Special Operations Command and Control Element-Horn of Africa, Djibouti, Africa
Sep 07 Jan 11 Commander, Detachment Army National Guard Special Operations Detachment-Europe, Kingwood, West Virginia
Jan 06 Aug 07 Commander, Joint Interagency Training and Education Center, Joint Forces Headquarters-West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia
Jan 05 Jan 06 Executive Officer, Joint Interagency Training and Education Center, Headquarters Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters-West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia
Jan 04 Jan 05 Plans and Operations Officer, Headquarters Detachment, Joint Forces Headquarters-West Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia
Dec 02 Jan 04 Special Operations Force Planner, Detachment Army National Guard Special Operations Detachment-Europe (Rear), Kingwood, West Virginia
Jun 01 Dec 02 Company Commander, Company C, 2nd Special Forces Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Kingwood, West Virginia
Jun 00 Jun 01 Company Commander, Headquarters, Detachment 1, 2nd Special Forces Battalion,19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Kenova, West Virginia
Nov 96 Jun 00 Detachment Commander, Headquarters, Detachment 1, 2nd Special Forces Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Kenova, West Virginia
Nov 95 Oct 96 Detachment Commander, Company B, 2nd Special Forces Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Ceredo, West Virginia
May 95 Nov 95 Special Forces Company Executive Officer, Company B (Task Force Black), 2nd Special Forces Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Ceredo, West Virginia
Apr 93 Apr 95 Special Forces Detachment Commander, Company B, 2nd Special Forces Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Ceredo, West Virginia
Jan 90 Apr 93 Detachment Operations Officer, Company B, 2nd Special Forces Battalion, 19th, Special Forces Group (Airborne), Ceredo, West Virginia
May 87 Dec 89 Civil-Military Operations, S-5, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Special Forces Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Ceredo, West Virginia

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, Special Operations Command and Control Element-Horn of Africa, Djibouti, Africa Feb 11 - Jan 12 Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, "M" Device, and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 4)
United Nations Medal
West Virginia Meritorious Service Medal
West Virginia Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
West Virginia National Guard Distinguished Unit Award
West Virginia Emergency Service Ribbon (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
West Virginia State Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
West Virginia Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
West Virginia Counterdrug Service Ribbon
West Virginia National Guard Minuteman Ribbon
District of Columbia Community Service Ribbon
Combat Infantryman Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Basic Parachutist Badge
Military Freefall Jumpmaster Parachutist Badge
Military Freefall Parachutist Badge
Special Forces Tab
Special Operations Diver Badge
Scuba Diver Badge
German Parachutist Badge in Bronze

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
West Virginia Department of Military Authority

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of West Virginia
National Guard Association of the United States
Special Forces Association (Life)
Veterans of Foreign Wars

 

 

As of: 19 Jan 21

 

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