Colonel Gregory A. Krane

Colonel Gregory A. Krane is the Commander, 601st Air Operations Center (AOC), Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The 601 AOC plans, directs, and assesses air and space operations for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). The AOC provides aerospace warning and control for NORAD Defensive Counter Air activities, as well as directing Air Force air and space capabilities in support of USNORTHCOM homeland security and civil support missions. The 601 AOC fills the critical need to meet the challenge of directing all air sovereignty activities for the continental United States and is the new-age combat weapon system needed to fulfill that crucial defense role by remaining vigilant 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Krane was Commander, HQ 101st Air and Space Operations Group, where he was responsible for the approximately 400 Title 32 Florida Guardsmen that staff and support the 601 AOC.

Colonel Krane was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps in June 1996. He is a Senior Air Battle Manager with more than 1,000 hours of operational experience in the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). Colonel Krane also served as an evaluator and instructor Senior Director at the Southeast Air Defense Sector and a Mission Crew Commander at the Eastern Air Defense Sector. He has also filled critical Weapons and Tactics positions at the Numbered Air Force, Group, and Squadron levels. He controlled and directed operational missions in several worldwide theaters to include combat and combat support missions in Operations NOBLE EAGLE, NORTHERN WATCH, and ALLIED FORCE.

EDUCATION

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Jul 1996 – Aug 1997, Student, Air Battle Manager Course, Tyndall AFB, FL.

2. Aug 1997 – Oct 1999, Air Battle Manager/Electronic Combat Officer, 963d Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK.

3. Oct 1999 – Sep 2000, Instructor/Evaluator Electronic Combat Officer, 966d Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK.

4. Sep 2000 – Jul 2001, Chief, Standards/Evaluations, Electronic Combat Section, 552d Operations Group, Tinker AFB, OK.

5. Jul 2001 – Jun 2005, Instructor/Evaluator Air Battle Manager/Senior Director, Southeast Air Defense Sector, Tyndall AFB, FL.

6. Jun 2005 – Jun 2006, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, Southeast Air Defense Sector, Tyndall AFB, FL.

7. Jun 2006 – Aug 2010, Chief, Strategy Plans and Strategy Planner, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, FL.

8. Aug 2010 – Jun 2012, Chief, Current Operations, First Air Force, Tyndall AFB, FL.

9. Jun 2012 – Feb 2013, Deputy Chief, Combat Plans Division, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, FL.

10. Mar 2013 – Mar 2014, Deputy Chief, Strategy Division, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, FL.

11. Apr 2014 – Feb 2015, Deputy Chief, Combat Operations Division, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, FL.

12. Mar 2015 – Aug 2017, Chief, Combat Operations, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, FL.

13. Sep 2015 – Mar 2016, Chief, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, FL.

14. Aug 2017 – Present, Deputy Chief of Staff, First Air Force, Tyndall AFB, FL

15. Apr 2018 – Sep 2019, Commander, 101st Air and Space Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.

16. Sep 2019 – Present, Commander, 601st Air Operations Center, Tyndall AFB, Fla.

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant         July 3, 1996

First Lieutenant              July 3, 1998

Captain                         July 3, 2000

Major                            August 5, 2004

Lieutenant Colonel         August 6, 2010

Colonel                         March 12, 2015

(Current as of November 25, 2019)