U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E
LIEUTENANT COLONEL JEFFREY A. KRUSE
Lt Col Jeff Kruse is assigned to the National War College at National Defense University, Ft McNair, Washington DC, where he is pursuing a Master of Science degree in National Security Strategy. The National War College is comprised of 180 hand-selected Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, and Central Intelligence Agency officers, and 41 International Fellows from allied nations around the globe.
Lt Col Kruse is a career intelligence officer and has served in a variety of leadership positions at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. He has commanded two squadrons, served as Deputy Director of Intelligence for Seventh Air Force, performed Legislative Liaison duties for the US Congress, and served as Special Assistant to the Commander in Chief, US Strategic Command. Throughout his career, Lt Col Kruse has been stationed at a variety of Air Force, Army, and Navy installations around the world, and completed multiple deployments to the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility.
Lt Col Kruse was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and is a graduate of Pettisville High School, Pettisville, Ohio. He is married to Dr. Susie Kruse from Kent, Ohio, and has been selected for promotion to the rank of Colonel in 2008.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH
1991 Intelligence Officer Training, Distinguished Graduate, Goodfellow AFB, TX
1996 Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence, Joint Military Intelligence College, Honor Graduate, Wash, DC
1997 Squadron Officer School, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell AFB, AL
2004 College of Naval Command & Staff, Distinguished Graduate, Newport, RI
2004 Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, with Highest Honors, Naval War College, Newport, RI
ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 1991 - November 1991, Student, Intelligence Officer Training, Goodfellow AFB, TX.
2. November 1991 - December 1993, Chief of Intelligence, 682nd Air Support Operations Center, Shaw AFB SC.
3. January 1994 - July 1994, Deputy Chief, Training & Tactics, 609th Air Intelligence Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC.
4. July 1994 - August 1995, Chief, Intelligence Section, 78th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFC, SC.
5. September 1995 - September 1996, Student, Joint Military Intelligence College, Wash, DC.
6. September 1996 - September 1997, Instructor & Course Supervisor, Intelligence Applications Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, TX.
7. September 1997 - June 1998, Executive Officer, 17th Training Wing, Goodfellow AFB, TX.
8. June 1998 - July 2000, Commander, 314th Training Squadron, Ft. Huachuca, AZ.
9. August 2000 - November 2001, Chief, Strategic & Theater Targeting Sections, then Chief, Hard & Deeply Buried Targets Branch, US Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE.
10. November 2001 - July 2003, Special Assistant to the CINC and Chief, Legislative Affairs, US Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE.
11. August 2003 - June 2004, Student, College of Naval Command & Staff, Naval War College, Newport, RI.
12. July 2004 - April 2005, Chief, Intelligence Force Management Branch, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, VA.
13. May 2005 - June 2006, Commander, Pacific Air Forces Air Intelligence Squadron, Hickam AFB, HI
14. June 2006 - June 2007, Deputy Director of Intelligence, Seventh Air Force, and Deputy Commander, 607th Air Intelligence Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
15. July 2007 - Present, Student, National War College, National Defense University, Ft McNair, Washington DC
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship (Pistol)
Kuwaiti Liberation Medal – Government of Kuwait
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant - December 16, 1990
First Lieutenant - December 16, 1992
Captain - December 16, 1994
Major - Jan 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel - May 1, 2005
(Current as of September 2007)
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