Chief Master Sergeant Timothy D. Crouch is the Senior Enlisted Leader of Space Base Delta 41, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. He is the principle adviser to the Commander on all matters impacting personnel readiness, welfare and development of 3,278 personnel who provide Base Operation Support to over 18,000 military, Department of Defense, civilians and contractors serving at 22 operating locations worldwide executing critical warning; space domain awareness; space control; position, navigation and timing; satellite communications; electronic warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and cyberspace missions.
Chief Crouch entered the Air Force in November 1996 as a Computer and Switching Systems Technician. He has since served in a variety of Communications assignments in Communications Squadrons, Combat Communications Squadrons, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Joint Special Operations Command, Air Force Space Command, and Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. He has deployed in support of various operations to Turkey, Qatar, Afghanistan, and Jordan. Chief Crouch crossed into the U.S. Space Force in December 2020 while assigned to Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado. Prior to his current position, Chief Crouch was the Senior Enlisted leader of Space Delta 12 – Test and Evaluation.
EDUCATION
2000 Associates in Elec Systems Tech, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL
2001 Airman Leadership School, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
2008 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, McGhee-Tyson ANGB, TN
2010 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Correspondence
2011 Cyber Operations X Course, Correspondence
2013 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL
2016 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I, Correspondence
2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, Correspondence
2019 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AL
2020 Bachelors of Science in Tech Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona, FL
2023 United States Space Force Chief’s Course, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
ASSIGNMENTS
- November 1996 - January 1997, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX
- January - July 1997, Student, Technical Training, Keesler AFB, MS
- July 1997 - December 2003, TDC Technician, 4th Communications Sq, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
- December 2003 - December 2004, NCOIC, Voice Systems, 607th Combat Communications, Republic of Korea
- December 2004 - June 2008, NCOIC, Voice Systems, 4th Communications Sq, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
- June 2008 - August 2012, Space COMSEC Superintendent, Cryptologic Systems Group, Lackland AFB, TX
- August 2012 - August 2016, Superintendent, JSOC Networks, Joint Special Operations Command, Ft Bragg, NC
- August 2016 - December 2019, Superintendent, A3/6, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO
- December 2019 – August 2020, Superintendent, Air Force Operational Test & Eval Cntr Det 4, Peterson AFB, CO
- August 2020 – May 2021, Superintendent, Space Training & Readiness Delta (P) Det 4, Peterson AFB, CO
- May 2021 – August 2023, Senior Enlisted Leader, 21st Communications Sq, Peterson SFB, CO
- August 2023 – June 2025, Senior Enlisted Leader, Space Delta 12, Schriever SFB, CO
- June 2025 – Present, Senior Enlisted Leader, Space Base Delta 41, Schriever SFB, CO
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class November 19, 1996
Senior Airman March 20, 1999
Staff Sergeant December 1, 2001
Technical Sergeant March 1, 2007
Master Sergeant July 1, 2010
Senior Master Sergeant January 1, 2014
Chief Master Sergeant January 1, 2022
(Current as of JUNE 2025)