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COLONEL CRAIG A. TRAMMELLColonel Craig A. Trammell is the Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO) for FEMA Region V, 1st Air Force/National Security Emergency Preparedness, Tyndall AFB, Florida, with duty in Minnesota. As an EPLO, Colonel Trammell serves as the principal Air Force liaison to The Adjutant General on AF DSCA/Civil Support/HLS plans/policies/procedures with the Regional DCO/E, facilitates 1 AF NSEP support required during Presidentially-declared natural/man-made disasters or emergencies, serves as AF representative to the State Area Command EOC & engages in state/federal HLS planning/training exercises, and annually visits active and reserve AF installations preparing wing CCs for their DoD HLS/DSCA roles and responsibilities

Colonel Trammell was born in Rochester, Minnesota. After his commissioning in the active duty Air Force through ROTC at the University of Iowa in 1985, he graduated from Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather Air Force Base, California, in 1986. He served on active duty for seven years as a mission ready lead navigator on the C-130E with the 61 TAS, 314 AW, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas, and later as a Joint Army/Air Transportability Training Officer, Executive Officer and Instructor Navigator on the C-141B with the 52 MAS, 63 AW, Norton AFB, California. In 1994, Colonel Trammell transferred to the Air Force Reserve Command and served in a number of wings, including the 934 th Airlift Wing, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, Minnesota, the 928 th Airlift Wing, Chicago-O’Hare International Airport Air Reserve Station, Illinois, the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, and finally returning to the 934 AW in 1999. During this time he served in a variety of positions including Combat Rescue Navigator, Lead, Instructor and Evaluator Navigator, Tactics Instructor Navigator, Operations Support Flight Commander and Airlift Squadron Commander. In 2009 Colonel Trammell served as deployed Squadron Commander, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia. He is a master navigator with 4800 hours of flying time, and has participated in Operations DEEP FREEZE, JUST CAUSE, DESERT STORM, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM and UNIFIED RESPONSE. As a civilian, he is a corporate pilot.

EDUCATION1985 Bachelor of Arts Degree - Journalism, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA1993 Master of Arts Degree - National Security Studies, Cal State University at San Bernardino, CA

1996 Squadron Officer School (in-residence), Maxwell AFB, AL2005 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)2006 Squadron Commanders Course, AFRC Professional Development Center, Warner-Robins AFB, GA2007 Air War College (correspondence)2007 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington DC2008 Airlift/Tanker Association Convention & Symposium, Anaheim, CA2009 Leadership Today and Tomorrow Seminar, Washington DC

ASSIGNMENTS1. Oct 1985 – Aug 1986, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather AFB, California2. Aug 1986 – Jan 1987, C-130E Student Navigator, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas3. Jan 1987 – Feb 1989, C-130E Navigator, 61 TAS, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas4. Feb 1989 – Oct 1990, C-141B Navigator and Executive Officer, 52 MAS, Norton AFB, California5. Oct 1990 – Dec 1992, C-141B Instructor Navigator and JA/ATT Plans Officer, 52 MAS, Norton AFB,

California6. Mar 1994 – May 1995, C-130E Navigator, 96 AS, Minneapolis-St Paul IAP ARS, Minnesota7. May 1995 – Mar 1996, C-130H Navigator, 64 AS, Chicago-O’Hare IAP ARS, Illinois8. Mar 1996 – Oct 1999, HC-130 Combat Rescue Navigator, 39 RQS, Patrick AFB, Florida9. Oct 1999 – Oct 2002, C-130E Navigator, 96 AS, Minneapolis-St Paul IAP ARS, Minnesota10. Oct 2002 – May 2004, C-130E Instructor Navigator, 96 AS, Minneapolis-St Paul IAP ARS, Minnesota11. May 2004 – Mar 2006, C-130E/H Evaluator Navigator and Tactics Officer, 934 OSF, Minneapolis-St

Paul IAP ARS, Minnesota12. Mar 2006 – Dec 2007, Commander, 934 OSF, Minneapolis-St Paul IAP ARS, Minnesota13. Dec 2007 – Aug 2011, Commander, 96 AS, Minneapolis-St Paul IAP ARS, Minnesota14. May 2009 – Sep 2009, Commander, 746 EAS, Southwest Asia

FLIGHT INFORMATIONRating: Master Navigator/Airline Transport PilotFlight Hours: 4800+ military / 4600+ commercialAircraft Flown: T-37, T-43, C-130E/H2/H3, HC-130P/N, WC-130H, C-141B, EMB-120, CL-65, G200

AWARDS AND DECORATIONSMeritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters   Air Medal   Aerial Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters   Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters   Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf clusterMeritorious Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster   

AF Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device, six oak leaf clusters   Combat Readiness Medal with seven oak leaf clusters   National Defense Service Medal with bronze star   Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal   Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star   Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal   Global War on Terrorism Service MedalHumanitarian Service Medal   

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border, one oak leaf cluster   AF Longevity Service with five oak leaf clusters   Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 3 'M' Devices   Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Rifle)   

  EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONSecond Lieutenant September 18, 1985First Lieutenant September 18, 1987Captain September 18, 1989

Major October 1, 1998Lieutenant Colonel October 1, 2005Colonel September 1, 2011