Maj. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree is the Commander of the Standing Joint Force Headquarters for Elimination of Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Deputy Director, Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction, U.S. Strategic Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.
General Crabtree was commissioned in 1974 through Officer Training School. He completed undergraduate navigator training in 1975 and began flying as an F-4 weapon systems officer. In 1978, he was selected to attend undergraduate pilot training and graduated from Reese Air Force Base, Texas, as a distinguished graduate. In 1989, he joined the Air Force Reserve as an Air Reserve Technician.
The general served as a numbered air force staff officer and held several key operational leadership positions, including operations group commander and Reserve adviser to the Air Mobility Command Commander. General Crabtree commanded the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colo., and 4th Air Force, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. He is a command pilot with nearly 5,000 hours.
EDUCATION
1974 Bachelor of Arts degree in English, St. Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y.
1982 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1984 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Master of Arts degree in management, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
2004 National Security Managers Course, Syracuse University, N.Y.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1975 - November 1975, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. November 1975 - January 1976, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. January 1976 - June 1976, F-4 weapons systems officer, Replacement Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. July 1976 - June 1978, weapons systems officer, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
5. June 1978 - May 1979, weapons systems officer, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
6. June 1979 - August 1980, student, undergraduate pilot training, Reese AFB, Texas
7. September 1980 - October 1980, student, C-130 initial qualification, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
8. October 1980 - June 1985, pilot, 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss.
9. July 1985 - November 1988, training manager, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Va.
10. February 1989 - June 1992, tactics officer and Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 934th Airlift Group, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, Minn.
11. June 1992 - July 1993, tactics officer, Headquarters 4th Air Force, McClellan AFB, Calif.
12. July 1993 - December 1994, operations and training officer, 95th Airlift Squadron, General Mitchell IAP ARS, Wis.
13. January 1995 - October 1995, Vice Commander, 440th Operations Group, General Mitchell IAP ARS, Wis.
14. October 1995 - September 1997, Commander, 440th Operations Group, General Mitchell IAP ARS, Wis.
15. September 1997 - March 2001, Commander, 910th Operations Group, Youngstown ARS, Ohio
16. March 2001 - August 2003, Reserve adviser to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
17. August 2003 - September 2007, Commander, 446th Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash.
18. September 2007 - January 2009, Commander, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colo.
19. January 2009 - March 2011, Commander, 4th Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, March Air Reserve Base, Calif.
20. March 2011 - present, Deputy Director, Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction, U.S. Strategic Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.
21. February 2012 - present, Commander, Standing Joint Force Headquarters for Elimination of Weapons of Mass Destruction, U.S. Strategic Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: 4,988 hours
Aircraft flown: T-38A, F-4C/D/E, EC-130, C-130B/E/H, C-17A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device and gold hourglass
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Air Force Association
Life member, Air Force Sergeants Association
Airlift and Tanker Association
Daedalians
Military Officers Association of America
Life member, Reserve Officers Association
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 13, 1974
First Lieutenant Dec. 13, 1976
Captain Dec. 13, 1978
Major May 1, 1986
Lieutenant Colonel June 13, 1994
Colonel May 1, 1998
Brigadier General March 30, 2006
Major General Feb. 2, 2010
(Current as of May 2012)