LtCol Joseph Crane

Marine Corps | Pilot AH-l Qualified

Dates of Service: Sep 1990 - Oct 2013

RETIRED

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Commissioning Source: OCS, May 1990

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Bio

Graduated from the University of Kansas in 1990 and accepted a commission as a 2ndLt in the U.S. Marine Corps. AH-1W Super Cobra pilot deployed to Okinawa, Japan and South Korea. 2 Combat tours in Iraq flying AH-1W. Delta Airlines pilot. Host of Veteran On the Move podcast at www.veteranonthemove.com

Military Experiences

Apr 2010 - Oct 2013

Deputy Director/ Executive Officer Marine Element

CGSS, CGSC, CAC-LD&E, CAC | Leavenworth, KS

Marine Staff member at CGSC, Marine Capabilities, Marine Command dutes at CGSC

Jul 2005 - Apr 2010

Mag 42 Operations Officer

HMLA-773, MAG-49, 4th MAW, MARFORRES | Dobbins ARB, GA

MAG-42 Operations Officer, HMLA-773 Aircraft Maintenance Officer, HMLA-773 XO Iraq, HMLA-773 DET OIC Iraq, , MAG-49 Det A XO, HMLA-773 Operations Officer XO, AMO, OPSO, OIC, Instructor pilot

Jul 1993 - Apr 1998

AH-1W Pilot

HMLAT-303, MAG-39, 3rd MAW, I MEF, HMLA-367 | Camp Pendleton, CA

HMLA-367 AH-1W Pilot, HMLAT-303 Instructor