Francis P. Crowley

Mr. Francis P. Crowley is Director, Air Force Fleet Viability Board. He leads
four fleet viability assessment teams, responsible for making sustainment or
retirement recommendations to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force
Chief of Staff. In this capacity, he conducts the Air Force’s only integrated
analysis of a fleet’s technical fitness, and associated availability and cost of
continued ownership.

On 1 June 2005, Mr. Crowley retired from the Air Force after nearly 27 years of
service. During his active duty tenure, Mr. Crowley served as a master aircraft
maintenance officer and logistician with assignments on KC-135 aircraft at
Atlus AFB, OK and Malmstrom AFB, MT, and C-130 aircraft at Yokota Air
Base, Japan, Hurlburt Field, FL, and Dyess AFB, TX. During these
assignments, he participated in numerous worldwide deployments including
Operation DESERT STORM, the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi aggression.

Mr. Crowley served an exchange tour with American Airlines and was assigned to an aircraft maintenance depot (Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, UT) where he was the Division Chief of Plant Management and Deputy Division Chief of Software Engineering. He completed tours at three major command headquarters. While assigned to Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, IL, Mr. Crowley completed a Federal Aviation Administration airline maintenance inspector course and audited the maintenance practices of 100 airlines to ensure they were capable of providing safe and reliable air transportation services to the Department of Defense. While assigned to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, FL, Mr.
Crowley was the Chief of Programs and Modifications Division, responsible for managing aircraft modifications. At United States Forces-Japan, Yokota Air Base, Japan, he was Chief of Logistics Plans and Coordination Branch, overseeing Department of Defense logistics operations in the Japan area of operations. He also worked with the Japanese Joint Staff on United States-Japan plans, exercises, and bilateral agreements. As the Deputy Commander of the 317th Airlift Group, he was responsible for logistics operations involving 1,200 people and 29 C-130 aircraft. Later he served as Director of Logistics, 13th Air Force, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, where he was responsible for logistics, civil engineering, and medical engagement for the Numbered Air Force with the largest area of responsibility including direct supervision of detachments at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, and the United States territory of Wake Island. In August 2003, Mr Crowley became the first Director of the Air Force Fleet Viability Board, an office initiated by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable James Roche. Mr. Crowley served in this position until his retirement at which point he was selected to become the first civilian director of the organization.

EDUCATION:
1977 Bachelor of Science Degree, Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA
1979 Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
1981 Master of Arts Degree, Management and Public Administration, Webster
University, St Louis, MO
1982 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1983 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
1985 Airframe and Powerplant License, Federal Aviation Administration
1986 Air Command & Staff College, correspondence
1986 Airworthiness Inspector Course, Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, OK
1994 Air Command & Staff College/Joint, by seminar
1996 Air War College, seminar
1998 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA

ASSIGNMENTS:
1. 1979 to 1979 – Student, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Chanute AFB, IL
2. 1979 to 1982 - Maintenance Supervisor, 340th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Altus AFB, OK
3. 1982 to 1985 - Maintenance Supervisor, 316th Field Maintenance Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan
4. 1985 to 1986 - Education with Industry, Air Force Institute of Technology, American Airlines, Tulsa, OK
5. 1986 to 1990 - Airline Auditor, Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, IL
6. 1990 to 1991 - Assistant Deputy Commander for Maintenance Production, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, FL
7. 1991 to 1992 - Division Chief, Programs & Modifications, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, FL
8. 1992 to 1994 - Squadron Commander, 43d Logistics Support Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, MT
9. 1994 to 1995 - Division Chief, Plant Management Division, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, UT
10. 1995 to 1997 - Deputy Division Chief, Software Engineering Division, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, UT
11. 1997 to 1999 - Branch Chief, Logistics Plans and Coordination (J43), Headquarters United
States Forces-Japan, Yokota AB, Japan
12. 1999 to 2002 - Deputy Commander for Logistics, 317th Airlift Group, Dyess AFB, TX
13. 2002 to 2003 - Director of Logistics, 13th Air Force, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
14. 2003 to Present - Director, Air Force Fleet Viability Board, Air Force Installations and Logistics, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (5 OLC)
Commendation Medal (1 OLC)
Achievement Medal (1 OLC)
Headquarters Military Airlift Command Company Grade Officer of the Year, 1986
General Thomas Gerrity