Brigadier General Rory Crooks

BG Rory Crooks hails from Spokane, WA, and commissioned as a Field Artillery officer from Washington State University in 1994.

BG Crooks served his company grade years as a Fire Support Officer for Airborne, Ranger, and Armor units. His experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom included pioneering the first operational Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar system.

As a field grade officer, BG Crooks deployed with a Stryker Brigade Combat Team and served with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). He then deployed in support of the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines.

While serving as the 1st Infantry DIVARTY Commander, BG Crooks conducted three Warfighter Exercises and one Joint Warfighting Assessment in Germany. Additionally, he served with the NATO Special Operations Component Command/Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan and V Corps before assuming his duties as Director of the Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team.

His civilian education includes a B.S. in Civil Engineering, a Master of Military Arts and Sciences, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Army War College. BG Crooks and his wife, LTC (Ret) Lisa Crooks, have two sons, Ryan, and Daniel.