Guest Speaker - Col Eric "Crunch" Crowell, PACAF/A6

Colonel Eric W. Crowell is the Director of Cyber Operations and Warfighter Communications, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Hickam AFB, Hawaii. He is responsible for ensuring PACAF provides ready cyberspace power to promote United States’ interests in the Indo-Pacific region during competition, crisis, and conflict. In this capacity, Col Crowell leads the Warfighting Headquarters staff providing cyberspace operations, combat communications, and command and control support to the Commander of PACAF, combatant commanders, and assigned forces. Furthermore, he oversees cyberspace operations and sustainment across 3 Numbered Air Forces and 10 Wings. Additionally, he manages a $2.5B Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) portfolio and is the functional leader for more than 3,500 cyber personnel.

Prior to assuming his current position, Col Crowell was Director, Installation, Mission Services and Force Protection, 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He oversaw installation, mission support and force protection…