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COLONEL MICHAEL E CRADER
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Colonel Crader is the Commander of the 240th Civil Engineer Flight, Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley AFB, Colo. The 240 CEF is an elite unit of engineers and specialists who assist NAF and MAJCOM (PACAF, NORTHCOM and AFSPC) bases and the state of Colorado with facility design, programming construction projects and project management. During contingency and humanitarian assistance operations, the 240 CEF augments headquarters staff by providing engineer resource management and command and control expertise. The 240 CEF is one of five S-Teams in the ANG.
Colonel Crader is a career traditional Guardsman, receiving his commission through the Academy of Military Science in 1987 and serving with the Colorado Air National Guard since 1989. He has held numerous positions in the 240 CEF during this time. Col. Crader has deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, Operation Enduring Freedom in 2008 and headed up a multi-unit S-Team providing humanitarian assistance for Operation Tomadachi in 2011.
Col. Crader is married and has three children and a granddaughter. The family resides in the Denver Metro Area.
EDUCATION:
1985 Bachelor of Science, Petroleum Eng, University of Wyoming
1990 Contingency Engineering Course, AFIT
1994 Squadron Officers School, by correspondence
1995 Environmental Compliance Assesment Management Program, AFIT
1999 USAF Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2003 USAF Air War College, by correspondence
2008 Masters in Business Administration, Strategic Leadership, Western Governor's University
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Feb 1986 - Jun 1988, Resource and Requirements Officer, 153 CES, Wyoming ANG, Cheyenne, WY
2. Jun 1988 - Nov 1989, Resource and Requirements Officer, 159 CES, Louisiana ANG, New Orleans NAS, LA
3. Nov 1989 - Aug 2000, Civil Engineering Officer, 240 CEF, Colorado ANG, Buckley
4. Aug 2000 - Dec 2005, Executive Officer, 240 CEF, Colorado ANG, Buckley
5. Dec 2005 - Oct 2007, Chief of Engineering, 240 CEF, Colorado ANG, Buckley
6. Oct 2007 - Jun 2013, Deputy Commander of Operations, 240 CEF, Colorado ANG, Buckley
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
1. Bronze Star
2. Meritorious Service Medal 2 Devices
3. Air Force Commendation Medal 1 Device
4. AF Outstanding Unit Award 2 Devices
5. Combat Readiness Medal
6. National Defense Service Medal 1 Device
7. Afghanistan Campaign Medal 1 Device
8. Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
9. Korean Defense Service Medal
10. AF Overseas Ribbon Short
11. Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border 1 Device
12. AF Longevity Service 2 Devices
13. Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 2 'M' Devices
14. Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
15. AF Training Ribbon
16. NATO Medal
17. Colorado Active Service Medal
18. Colorado The Adjutant General Outstanding Unit Citation
19. Colorado Long Service Medal 2 Devices
20. Colorado Foreign Deployment Service Ribbon 13 Devices
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 12 Feb 1987
First Lieutenant 21 Jan 1990
Captain 8 Feb 1992
Major 7 Sep 1996
Lieutenant Colonel 9 Jun 2001
Colonel 20 Sep 2007
Current as of Aug 2013
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