BRIGADIER GENERAL DARWIN L. CRAIG
Brig. Gen. Craig serves as the Director, Joint Staff, Utah National Guard, Draper, Utah. He is responsible to The Adjutant General to prepare the Utah National Guard to effectively respond to contingency operations in a federal or state emergency. General Craig also serves as the Designated Dual Status Commander, Joint Forces Headquarters-Utah. He has oversight responsibilities for the joint staff as well as Family Programs, Counter Drug Taskforce, Human Resource Office, and other fulltime joint activities. He advises The Adjutant General on all issues and policies relating to Defense Support to Civil Authorities.
General Craig earned his commission from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Utah in 1989. He has served in a variety of command, operational, and staff positions including Deputy Director, Joint Staff and the 151st Air Refueling Wing Commander. He flew two Homeland Defense air refueling missions on 9/11 in response to the terrorist attacks against the United States. General Craig served as the deployed Detachment Commander to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in 2009. He is a command pilot with more than 4100 flying hours in the KC-135 Stratotanker, KC-10A Extender, C-12 Huron, T-38 Talon, and T-37 Tweet.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science in Geography, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
1995 Squadron Officer School (SOS), Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1999 Master of Science in Aviation Management and Operations, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Castle Air Force Base, Calif.
2003 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2005 Air War College (AWC), by correspondence
2018 Harvard University, Senior Executives in National and International Security (SENIS), Cambridge, Mass.
2018 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC); Joint Base Andrews, Md. & Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
2020 Regional Seminar - Africa
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1990 - July 1991, Student Pilot, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.
2. August 1991 - April 1994, Education and Training Officer, 4444th Operations Detachment, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.
3. May 1994 - September 1994, KC-10A Combat Crew Training School, March Air Force Base, Calif.
4. October 1994 - June 1995, KC-10A Pilot, 9th Air Refueling Squadron, March Air Force Base, Calif.
5. July 1995 - October 1997, Chief of Safety, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
6. November 1997 - November 1999, KC-135E Pilot, 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, Salt Lake City, Utah
7. December 1999 - May 2000, KC-135E Scheduler, 191st Air Refueling Squadron, Utah Air National Guard, Salt Lake City, Utah
8. June 2000 - March 2001, Operations Group Executive Officer, 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, Salt Lake City, Utah
9. April 2001 - November 2003, Chief of Safety, 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, Salt Lake City, Utah
10. December 2003 - September 2004, Chief of Current Operations, 151st Operations Support Squadron, Utah Air National Guard, Salt Lake City, Utah
11. October 2005 - April 2007, Commander, 151st Operations Support Squadron, Utah Air National Guard, Salt Lake City, Utah
12. April 2007 - July 2010, Commander, 151st Operations Group, Utah Air National Guard, Salt Lake City, Utah
13. July 2013 - January 2014, Vice Wing Commander, 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, Salt Lake City, Utah
14. January 2014 - June 2016, Wing Commander, 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, Salt Lake City, Utah
15. June 2017 - Present, Director, Joint Staff - (UT) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Joint Force Headquarters, Draper, Utah
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,100
Aircraft flown: T-37B, T-38, KC-10A, C-12, KC-135E, KC-135R
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with three bronze stars
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air & Space Campaign Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short Tour
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border, and with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with five devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
Navy Pistol Shot Medal
Air Force Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Nov. 12, 1989
First Lieutenant Nov. 12, 1991
Captain Nov. 12, 1993
Major Nov. 12, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 4, 2004
Colonel June 27, 2008
Brigadier General Sept. 28, 2017
(Current as of March 2020)
