Steven A. Cray
| Steven A. Cray | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
Major General Steven A. Cray
|
|
| Born |
June 15, 1964 Burlington, Vermont |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1984 to present |
| Rank |
 Major General
|
| Unit | Vermont National Guard |
| Commands held | Vermont National Guard (March 2013 to present) |
| Awards |
Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal |
| Other work | Commercial Airline Pilot, American Airlines |
| Website | http://www.vtguard.com |
Major General Steven A. Cray (born June 15, 1964) is the Adjutant General of Vermont. In this post he serves as the senior uniformed officer in the state, and is responsible for the organization, training and equipping of the 4,000 members of the Vermont Army and Air National Guard. As Adjutant General, he also serves as inspector general, quartermaster general and head of the State Military Department, including Veterans Affairs.
Steven A. Cray was born in Burlington, Vermont on June 15, 1964. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture.
General Cray enlisted in the Vermont Air National Guard while a student at UVM. He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant after graduating from the Academy of Military Science in 1984.
He became a pilot and attained the rating of command pilot, logging over 2,500 hours of military flying, mostly in the F-16. He is a qualified Joint Task Force Commander. General Cray held a variety of command, supervisory and staff positions in the 158th Fighter Wing and Vermont Joint Force Headquarters. Prior to his appointment as Adjutant General he served as Assistant Adjutant General for Air.
In 2012 Michael Dubie left the Adjutant General's position to become Deputy Commander of United States Northern Command. He was succeeded on an interim basis by Thomas E. Drew.
In February, 2013 Cray defeated three other candidates in the Vermont General Assembly election for the position. (In Vermont, the Adjutant General is elected for a two-year term in secret balloting by a combined meeting of the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont State Senate in February of each odd-numbered year.)
...
Wikipedia