Brig. Gen. Rodney E. McCraine is the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is a team of more than 10,500 military and civilian professionals delivering combat power for America. The complex performs programmed depot maintenance and modifications on KC-46, KC-135, B-1B, B-52, E-3 and Navy E-6 aircraft, as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul for F100, F101, F108, F117, F118, F119, F135 and TF33 engines, and a wide variety of commodities for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and foreign military sales partners. The complex is also responsible for worldwide aircraft battle damage repair capability for multiple weapon systems.
Brig. Gen. McCraine graduated from the University of Colorado and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1999 through the ROTC program. He is a logistics readiness officer and has served in all three Air Force components: Active Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve. He has deployed in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and Unified Response supporting Air Force, Special Operations, and joint forces. He has commanded at the Group and Squadron levels as well as served in key staff positions at Headquarters Air Force, two Air Force major commands, and two combatant commands.
Prior to his current assignment, the general served as the Associate Director and Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Logistics (A4L), Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Colorado, Denver
2001 Master of Arts, Human Resource Management, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
2004 Top Third Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 Master of Science, Logistics Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2008 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2018 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1999–November 2000, Assistant Chief, Management and Systems Flight, 22nd Supply Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
2. November 2000–November 2001, 22nd Logistics Group Executive Officer, McConnell AFB, Kan.
3. November 2001–April 2002, Officer in Charge, Readiness, 22nd Supply Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
4. April 2002–January 2003, OIC, Flightline Support, 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
5. January 2003–August 2004, Flight Commander, Material Management and Distribution, 355th LRS (Deployed 444th Expeditionary LRS, January 2003–May 2003), Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
6. August 2004–March 2006, Graduate Student, Supply Chain/Logistics Management, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. March 2006–August 2007, Chief, Aerial Port Transformation, Air Mobility Command Air Transportation Division, Scott AFB, Ill.
8. August 2007–January 2009, Logistics Transformation Staff Officer, AMC Resources and Requirements Division (Deployed to Combined Airpower Transition Force - Afghanistan as Aviation Supply Advisor, August 2007 – March 2008), Scott AFB, Ill.
9. January 2009–November 2009, Chief, Aerial Port Requirements, 183rd Air Operations Group, Springfield, Ill.
10. November 2009–October 2010, Joint Movements Officer, U.S. Southern Command J4, Deployment and Distribution Operations Center / DDOC, Miami, Fla.
11. October 2010–October 2012, Commander, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss.
12. October 2012–July 2014, Chief, Program Integration Branch, Directorate of Logistics, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
13. July 2014–July 2015, Logistics Specialist, Office of the Secretary of Defense Supply and Transportation Fellow Program, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Supply Chain Integration, Alexandria, Va.
14. July 2015–July 2017, Chief, Strategic Integration Branch, Office of the Chief of Air Force Reserve, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. July 2017–May 2018, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
16. May 2018–August 2018, Chief, AFR Protection Programs, Office of the Chief of Air Force Reserve, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
17. August 2018–May 2020, Commander, 403rd Mission Support Group, Keesler AFB, Miss.
18. May 2020–August 2022, Commander, 452nd Mission Support Group, March ARB, Calif.
19. August 2022–December 2022, Individual Mobilization Augmentee, Logistics Readiness Division Chief, Robins AFB, Ga.
20. December 2022–January 2024, Future Plans Director, Camp Smith, Hawaii
21. January 2024–April 2026, Director of Staff and Reserve Advisor, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
22. April 2026–present, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker AFB, Okla.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 2022–January 2024, Individual Mobilization Augmentee, Future Plans Division Chief, Camp Smith, Hawaii, as a colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short
NATO Medal
(Current as of September 2026)