Col. Ryan A. F. Crowley is the commander, 11th Wing, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. As commander of "The Chief's Own", he is responsible for the United States Air Force Honor Guard, United States Air Force Band and Arlington Chaplaincy missions, which conduct ceremonial honors worldwide. The 11th Wing also provides security, personnel, logistics, contracting, finance, and infrastructure support to approximately 70 mission partner organizations and more than 18,000 military and civilian employees and their families throughout the National Capital Region. Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling encompasses approximately 1,000-acres and supports a range of military and civilian agency mission partners, including the Defense Intelligence Agency, Marine Helicopter Squadron One, the White House Communications Agency, the Joint Air Defense Operations Center, United States Coast Guard Station Washington, and the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard.
Col. Crowley entered the Air Force in 2001 as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at Virginia Tech. He has served, in a variety of base civil engineer positions, as a group and squadron commander, headquarters staff positions at United States Africa Command and Air Staff, and as an instructor at Air University.
Prior to this assignment, he served as the Senior Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Energy, Installations, and Environment, where he provided strategic leadership and oversight for executive management and administrative services supporting five Senior Executive Service civilians.
EDUCATION
2001 Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Las Vegas, Nev.
2006 Master of Science Degree in Engineering Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2020 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
- January 2002 – August 2004, Civil Engineer, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
- August 2004 – March 2006, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
- April 2006 – June 2006, Chief of Logistics, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
- June 2006 – October 2006, Engineering Flight Commander, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea
- October 2006 – April 2007, Chief of Maintenance Engineering, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea
- May 2007 – October 2008, Readiness and Emergency Management Flight Commander, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, Royal Air Force, Mildenhall, England
- October 2008 – September 2009, Wing Executive Officer, 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England
- September 2009 – July 2010, Operations Officer, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England
- July 2010 – June 2012, Combat Support Manager, Expeditionary Engineering Branch, Readiness Division, Office of the Civil Engineer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- June 2012 – July 2013, Deputy Commander, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
- July 2013 – July 2014, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
- July 2014 – November 2015, Branch Chief, Engineer Operations, Logistics Support and Engineering Division, Directorate of Logistics, United States Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany
- November 2015 – May 2016, Chief, Theater Construction, Logistics Support and Engineering Division, Directorate of Logistics, United States Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany
- June 2016 – July 2018, Commander, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
- July 2018 – June 2019, Instructor, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Leader Development Course for Squadron Command, Eaker Center, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
- July 2019 – July 2020, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
- July 2020 – July 2022, Commander, 81st Mission Support Group, Keesler AFB Miss.
- July 2022 – July 2023, Senior Military Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations and Environment, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- July 2023 – Present, Commander, 11th Wing and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
- July 2014 – May 2016, Branch Chief, Engineer Operations, and Chief, Theater Construction, Logistics Support and Engineering Division, Directorate of Logistics, United States Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant December 21, 2001
First Lieutenant January 6, 2004
Captain January 6, 2006
Major January 1, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel January 1, 2016
Colonel March 1, 2020
(Current as of July 2023)