South Carolina National Guard

Chief Master Sergeant Lawrence W. Crowson is the State Command Chief for the State of South Carolina. In this role, he is responsible to the Adjutant General/Assistant General for Air on quality-of-life issues and concerns for the enlisted Airman.

CMSgt. Lawrence W. Crowson enlisted in the Texas Army National Guard in 1972 and transferred to active duty in November 1973. He graduated from the Munitions Maintenance Specialist Course in March 1974 and was assigned as a munitions maintenance specialist at Myrtle Beach AFB. He separated from the Air Force in 1975 and joined the South Carolina Air National Guard that same year. Chief Crowson served as a munitions missile technician and maintenance training manager from June 1983 to February 1985 until he was assigned as Quality Assurance specialist, Munitions Element supervisor. While assigned to the Quality Assurance element, Chief Crowson performed duties as the lead Air National Guard Weight and Balance Program manager in March of 1985. Chief Crowson returned to the Munitions Element as supervisor in June of 1989 and completed the Combat Ammunitions Planning Course in July of 1990. He served as the Munitions Branch chief during DESERT STORM/DESERT SHIELD and became the first enlisted Munitions Accountable System Officer in the Air National Guard in March of 1995. In February 1996, his Munitions Element received an “Outstanding” rating and “best seen to date” by the 9th Air Force Inspector General. Chief Crowson deployed as Munitions flight chief on the first Air National Guard Air Expeditionary Force in February 1997.

In August 1997, he was promoted to Quality Assurance superintendent. During Operation ENDURING FREEDOM was assigned as the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing Quality Assurance Chief and the Logistic Group Chief Enlisted Manager. Also during IRAQI FREEDOM, he was assigned as the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Quality Assurance Chief. He served as Quality Assurance Superintendent until July 2002 when he was assigned as Maintenance Operations Flight Chief and was reassigned in April 2004 back to the Quality Assurance Superintendent. April 2007, Chief Crowson was assigned as the Aircraft Maintenance Chief then in February 2011, Chief Crowson was reassigned back to the Quality Assurance Superintendent. January 2012, Chief Crowson was appointed as the State Command Chief for the State of South Carolina. Chief Crowson resides in Columbia, South Carolina with his wife Renee’.

• 1977 Command Noncommissioned Officer Academy Correspondence Program
• 1978 Associate in Business Data Processing
• 1980 Air National Guard Noncommissioned Officer Academy In-residence
• 1982 Munitions System Superintendent Course
• 1984 Command Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy Correspondence Program
• 1990 Combat Ammunitions Planning Course
• 1993 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy In-residence
• 1998 Chief Master Sergeant Executive Course (ANG)
• 2006 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course
• 2010 Managing Change Through Communication & Control
• 2011 ANG Command Chief Orientation Course

• Meritorious Service Medal
  
• Air Force Commendation Medal
• AF Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device
• Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal
•    National Defense Service Medal
•    Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
• Southwest Asia Service Medal
•    Iraq Campaign Medal
•   Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
•   AF Longevity Service
•    Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 2 'M' Devices
•    USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon
•   Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Rifle)
•    AF Training Ribbon
•  Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
•    Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait

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• May 1972 - December 1972, Army Basic Military Training, Fort Polk LA.
• December 1972 - December 1973, Texas Army National Guard
• December 1973 - January 1974, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX.
• February 1974 - May 1974, Munitions Maintenance Specialist School, Lowery AFB, CO.
• May 1974 - March 1975, Munitions Maintenance Technician, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC
• March 1975 - June 1983, Missile/Munitions Maintenance Technician, McEntire ANGS
• June 1983 - February 1985, Maintenance Training Manager, McEntire ANGS, SC
• February 1985 - June 1989, Quality Assurance Specialist, McEntire ANGS, SC
• June 1989 - December 1989, Munitions Element Supervisor, McEntire ANGS, SC
• December 1990 - May 1991, Munitions Branch Chief, Al Kharj AB, Saudi Arabia
• May 1991 - February 1997, 4AEW Munitions Flight Chief, Doha, Qatar
• February 1997 - August 1997, Munitions Element Supervisor, McEntire ANGS, SC
• August 1997 - January 2001, Quality Assurance Chief, McEntire ANGS, SC
• January 2001 - March 2001, Wing Quality Assurance Chief, Al Kharj AB, Saudi Arabia
• March 2001 - January 2002, Quality Assurance Chief, McEntire ANGS, SC
• January 2002 - April 2002, Wing Quality Assurance Chief, Doha, Qatar
• January 2002 - April 2002 Logistics Group Chief Enlisted Manager, Doha, Qatar
• April 2002 - July 2002, Quality Assurance Chief, McEntire ANGS, SC
• July 2002 - February 2003, Logistics Support Flight Chief, McEntire ANGS, SC
• February 2003 - May 2003, Wing Quality Assurance Chief, Doha, Qatar
• May 2003 - April 2004, Maintenance Operations Flight Chief, McEntire ANGS, SC
• April 2004 - April 2007, Quality Assurance Chief, McEntire ANGS, SC
• April 2007 - February 2011, Aircraft Maintenance Chief, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, SC
• February 2011 - January 2012, Quality Assurance Chief, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, SC
• January 2012 - Present, State Command Chief for the State of South Carolina (State CCM), McEntire Joint National Guard Base, SC

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Mar 1985- Lead Air National Guard Weight & Balance Program Manager
• Dec 1990 – Desert Shield/Desert Storm Air National Guard Munitions Branch Chief
• Mar 1995 – First Enlisted Munitions Accountable System Officer in Air National Guard
• Feb 1997 – First Air National Guard Air Expeditionary Wing Munitions Flight Chief
• Jan 2001 – Deployed as 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing Quality Assurance Chief
• Jan 2002 - Deployed as 366th Air Expeditionary Wing Quality Assurance Chief and Logistics Group Chief Enlisted Manager
• Feb 2003 – Deployed as 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Quality Assurance Chief and Senior Enlisted ANG Advisor to the Wing/CC
• Nov 2005 – Dec 2006 Maintenance Chiefs Advisory Board Member for ANG to HQ USAF
• Jan 2005 – Dec 2009 NGB/IG Liaison for Aircraft Maintenance
• Jan 2010 – Present Co-Chairman of the SCNGA Scholarship Committee
• Jan 2010 – Present Member of the SCNGA Financial Committee
• Apr 2010 – Sep 2010 First ANG 120 Standalone AEF (AMU Chief)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

• Staff Sergeant Apr 1977
• Technical Sergeant Mar 1979
• Master Sergeant Apr 1984
• Senior Master Sergeant Oct 1989
• Chief Master Sergeant Jun 1998