Clinton Crosier Explained
Clinton E. Crosier is a retired United States Air Force major general who last served as director of space force planning in the Office of the Chief of Space Operations.[1] After retiring, he was hired to lead Amazon Web Services' new Aerospace and Satellite Solutions.[2]
Crosier attended Iowa State University on an Air Force ROTC scholarship. He was commissioned and entered the Air Force in 1988 after receiving a degree in aerospace engineering.[1]
Assignments
- January 1988–September 1991, operations management officer and squadron section commander, 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
- September 1991–February 1992, student, Undergraduate Space Training, Lowry AFB, Colorado
- February 1992–February 1995, chief of operations plans and requirements, deputy chief of standardization and evaluations, flight commander, instructor, 3rd Space Operations Squadron, Falcon AFB, Colorado
- February 1995–July 1995, student, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Initial Qualification Training, Vandenberg AFB, California
- July 1995–September 1997, operations support flight commander, instructor, crew commander, 320th Missile Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming
- September 1997–July 1998, chief of current operations and training, 90th Operations Support Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming
- July 1998–January 1999, Congressional liaison officer, Headquarters Air Force, Office of Legislative Liaison, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
- January 1999–January 2000, legislative fellow, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
- January 2000–July 2001, space and missile advisor, Secretary of the Air Force Action Group, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
- July 2001–July 2003, commander, 2d Space Launch Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, California
- July 2003–June 2004, student, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
- June 2004–May 2006, director of preparation and planning, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
- June 2006–July 2008, commander, 50th Operations Group, Schriever AFB, Colorado
- July 2008–June 2009, deputy director of plans and programs, Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado
- June 2009–May 2011, commander, 460th Space Wing, Buckley AFB, Colorado
- May 2011–July 2012, director of Space Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
- July 2012–January 2014, director of strategic plans, programs, requirements, and assessments, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
- January 2014–June 2015, deputy director, Global Operations Directorate (J3), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska
- June 2015–July 2017, director of plans and policy (J5), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska
- July 2017–December 2017, director of operational capability requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
- December 2017–December 2018, director of Air Force warfighting integration capability, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
- December 2018–February 2019, deputy, deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration and requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
- February 2019–October 2020, director of Space Force planning, Office of the Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia[1]
Awards and decorations
Effective dates of promotion
Notes and References
- Web site: Major General Clinton E. Crosier. February 2020. United States Air Force. August 13, 2020.
- News: Amazon's AWS establishes new aerospace cloud unit as Jeff Bezos increases bets on outer space. June 30, 2020. CNBC. Sheetz. Michael. August 13, 2020.
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