BRIGADIER GENERAL GREGORY A. KRANE
Brigadier General Gregory A. Krane serves as the Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Western Hemisphere), Strategy, Plans, and Policy Directorate (J5), Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. His portfolio includes political and military matters in the Americas and policy issues associated with Homeland Defense, Defense Support of Civil Authorities, and Counter-Narcotics. He provides policy recommendations to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff through close coordination with the National Security Council, Department of State, Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Northern Command.
Brig Gen Krane received his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps in June 1996. He is a senior air battle manager with more than 25 years of operational experience in the Air Operations Center, the Battle Control Center, and Airborne Warning and Control System. He has filled critical leadership positions at the Major Command, Numbered Air Force, Group, and Squadron levels, to include Commander, 601 Air Operations Center. Brig Gen Krane has participated in several worldwide theater operations to include Operations NOBLE EAGLE, NORTHERN WATCH, and ALLIED FORCE. Prior to his current assignment he was the Deputy Director of Plans and Execution, National Guard Bureau A3/10, Washington, D.C.
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2005 United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
2006 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2010 Master of Arts in Human Resource Management, Troy University, Troy, Alabama
2013 Air War College (AWC), by correspondence
2015 Combined Air and Space senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field, FL
2015 Executive Certificate in National Security Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2017 Air National Guard Commander Development Course , Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2021 Joint and Combined Warfighting School – Hybrid, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
2022 Dual Status Commander Course, Peterson AFB, CO
2023 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar (GFOS), Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
2024 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1996 - August 1997, Student, Air Battle Manager Course, Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Fla.
2. August 1997 - October 1999, Air Battle Manager/Electronic Combat Officer, 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
3. October 1999 - September 2000, Instructor/Evaluator Electronic Combat Officer, 966th Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
4. September 2000 - July 2001, Chief, Standards/Evaluations, Electronic Combat Section, 552nd Operations Group, Tinker AFB, Okla.
5. July 2001 - June 2005, Instructor/Evaluator Air Battle Manager/Senior Director, Southeast Air Defense Sector, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
6. June 2005 - June 2006, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, Southeast Air Defense Sector, Tyndall AFB, Fla
7. June 2006 - August 2010, Chief, Strategy Plans and Strategy Planner, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
8. August 2010 - June 2012, Chief, Current Operations, First Air Force, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
9. June 2012 - February 2013, Deputy Chief, Combat Plans Division, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
10. March 2013 - March 2014, Deputy Chief, Strategy Division, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
11. April 2014 - February 2015, Deputy Chief, Combat Operations Division, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
12. March 2015 - August 2017, Chief, Combat Operations, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
13. September 2015 - March 2016, Chief, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
14. August 2017 - April 2018, Chief of Staff, First Air Force, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
15. April 2018 - September 2019, Commander, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
16. September 2019 - May 2021, Commander, 601st Air Operations Center, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
17. January 2023 - Present, Deputy Director Western Hemisphere, Strategy, Plans and Policy (J5), Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, VA
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Air Battle Manager
Flight hours: more than 1,000 hours
Aircraft flown: E-3B/C
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
AF Outstanding Unit Award with five oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 3, 1996
First Lieutenant July 3, 1998
Captain July 3, 2000
Major Aug. 5, 2004
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 6, 2010
Colonel March 12, 2015
Brigadier General Jan. 1, 2023
(Current as of June 2024)
