Colonel (Ret) Thomas M. Crews was commissioned as a lieutenant of Field Artillery through ROTC as a Distinguished Military Graduate from Appalachian State University in 1971.
His duty assignments have included:
- Section Commander and Executive Officer, Battery B, 1st Battalion – 21st Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, Ft. Carson, CO
- Operations Officer, Company A, 2nd Aviation Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casy, Korea
- Battery Commander, Battery C, 2d Battalion – 321st Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, NC
- Operations Officer and Attack Helicopter Company Commander, 3rd Aviation Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Giebelstadt, Germany
- Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion – 18th Field Artillery, 212th Field Artillery Brigade, III Corps, Ft. Sill, OK
- Deputy Inspector General, Ft, Sill, OK
- Operations Officer, Apache Training Brigade, Ft. Hood, TX
- Squadron Commander, 4th Squadron – 6th Cavalry, III Corps, Ft. Hood, TX
- Army Staff Officer, Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters Department of the Army, The Pentagon
- Brigade Commander, 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Ft. Riley, KS
- Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command Center, Joint Staff, The Pentagon
- Senior Military Assistant to Secretary of the Army, The Pentagon
Colonel Crew's military education includes Field Artillery Basic and Advanced courses, the Army War College, and Command and General Staff College. He also earned a Masters Degree from Central Michigan University.
His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (2 awards), Meritorious Service Medal (4 awards), Army Commendation Medal (2 awards), Master Army Aviator Badge, Ranger Tab, Parachutist Badge, and Army Staff Badge.