Chief Master Sergeant TIMOTHY D. CROUCH Chief Master Sergeant Timothy D. Crouch is the Senior Enlisted Leader of Space Delta 12, headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. Delta 12 prepares Space Force forces to prevail in a contested, congested, degraded, and operationally limited environment through the test and evaluation of USSF capabilities and delivery of timely, accurate, and expert information in support of weapon system acquisition, operational acceptance, and readiness decisions. Chief Crouch entered the Air Force in November 1996 as a Computer and Switching Systems Technician. He has since served in a variety of Communications assignments in Communications Squadrons, Combat Communications Squadrons, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Joint Special Operations Command, Air Force Space Command, and Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. He has deployed in support of various operations to Turkey, Qatar, Afghanistan, and Jordan. Chief Crouch crossed into the Space Force in December 2020 while assigned to Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado. Prior to his current position, Chief Crouch was the Senior Enlisted leader of the 21st Communications Squadron at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. EDUCATION 2000 Associates in Elec Systems Tech, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala. 2001 Airman Leadership School, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. 2008 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, McGhee-Tyson ANGB, Tenn. 2010 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Correspondence 2011 Cyber Operations X Course, Correspondence 2013 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala. 2016 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I, Correspondence 2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, Correspondence 2019 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala. 2020 Bachelors of Science in Tech Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona, Fla. 2023 United States Space Force Chief’s Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md. ASSIGNMENTS 1.November 1996 - January 1997, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas 2.January - July 1997, Student, Technical Training, Keesler AFB, Miss. 3.July 1997 - December 2003, TDC Technician, 4th Communications Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. 4.December 2003 - December 2004, NCOIC, Voice Systems, 607th Combat Communications, Republic of Korea 5.December 2004 - June 2008, NCOIC, Voice Systems, 4th Communications Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. 6.June 2008 - August 2012, Space COMSEC Superintendent, Cryptologic Systems Group, Lackland AFB, Texas 7.August 2012 - August 2016, Superintendent, JSOC Networks, Joint Special Operations Command, Ft Bragg, N.C. 8.August 2016 - December 2019, Superintendent, A3/6, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 9.December 2019 – August 2020, Superintendent, Air Force Operational Test & Evaluation Center, Det 4, Peterson AFB, Colo. 10. August 2020 – May 2021, Superintendent, Space Training & Readiness Delta (P) Det 4, Peterson AFB, Colo. 11. May 2021 – August 2023, Senior Enlisted Leader, 21st Communications Squadron, Peterson SFB, Colo. 12. August 2023 – Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, Space Delta 12, Schriever SFB, Colo. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Airman First Class November 19, 1996 Senior Airman March 20, 1999 Staff Sergeant December 1, 2001 Technical Sergeant March 1, 2007 Master Sergeant July 1, 2010 Senior Master Sergeant January 1, 2014 Chief Master Sergeant January 1, 2022 (Current as of August 2023)