Col Matthew J. Crosman is the Deputy Commander, 91st Missile Wing, Minot Air Force Base (AFB), N.D. In this role, he assists the wing’s 1,800 personnel as they operate, maintain, and secure 150 Minuteman III ICBMs, 15 missile alert facilities, and 150 remote launch facilities located throughout an 8,500 square-mile missile complex in North Dakota. Combat-ready Airman provide a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear capability to credibly hold at risk targets worldwide, ever-poised to accomplish the Air Force’s core mission of global strike.
Col Crosman was commissioned through the ROTC program at the University Massachusetts at Amherst. He entered the Air Force in January of 2004 and completed ICBM Initial Qualification Training in August 2004. Col Crosman has a unique and extensive breadth of knowledge in nuclear operations, having served in multiple positions at the operational and strategic levels to include ICBM Code Controller, Master ICBM Instructor, Emergency Actions Officer, and Strike Advisor to Commander United States Pacific Command (PACOM). In 2014, he was selected for assignment at the White House Military Office where he worked on Continuity of the Presidency programs and trained Military Aides to the President and Vice President on their nuclear roles and responsibilities. Col Crosman has also served as an ICBM staff officer at the wing, Numbered Air Force and Combatant Command levels.
Prior to his current assignment, the colonel was the Director of Logistics, Programs and Requirements, Twentieth Air Force, F. E. Warren AFB.
EDUCATION
2004 Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Western New England University at Springfield, Mass.
2005 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Master of Science in Administration, Central Michigan University at Mount Pleasant, Mich.
2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2014 Air Command and Staff College, Air University, by correspondence
2018 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2004 - August 2004, Student, Minuteman III - REACT initial qualification training, 392d Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
2. May 2005 - August 2007, Minuteman III Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander, Missile Combat Crew Commander and Assistant Flight Commander, 91st Space Wing, Minot AFB, N.D.
3. August 2007 - July 2009, ICBM Combat Crew Instructor, Chief, Simulator Operations, ICBM Code Controller and Chief, Wing Codes Training, 91st Operations Group, Minot AFB, N.D.
4. July 2009 - October 2011, ICBM Operations Instructor, Senior Instructor and Assistant Flight Commander, 392d Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
5. October 2011 - June 2014, Emergency Actions Officer; Chief and Nuclear Operations Training, J364, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii
6. June 2014 - July 2017, Exercise Program Manager, Policy Plans and Requirements Directorate, White House Military Office, Washington, D.C.
7. June 2017 - July 2020, Assistant Director of Operations, Director, Wing Inspections and Director of Operations,
341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
8. July 2020 - July2022, Military Deputy, Minuteman III ICBM Directorate, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Hill AFB, Utah
9. July 2022 - July 2024, Commander, AFROTC Detachment 630, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
10. July 2024 - July 2025, Director Logistics, Programs and Requirements, Twentieth Air Force, F. E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
11. July 2045 - Present, Deputy Commander, 91st Missile Wing, Minot AFB, N.D.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 31, 2003
First Lieutenant Dec. 31, 2005
Captain Dec. 31, 2007
Major Dec. 1, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 2018
Colonel Dec. 1, 2024
(Current as of July 2025)