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JEREMIAH M. CROSS

Mr. Jeremiah M. Cross is the Vice Director, Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), headquartered at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.  The NTTR provides warfighters a flexible, realistic and multidimensional battlespace to conduct testing, tactics development, and advanced training in support of U.S. national interests. As a Department of Defense Major Range Test Facility Base activity, NTTR hosts numerous RED FLAG and U.S. Air Force Weapons School exercises each year. The NTTR also provides instrumentation and target maintenance support for GREEN FLAG-West at the National Training Center and Leach Lake Tactics Range, California. NTTR personnel coordinate operational and support matters with Air Force Major Commands, other armed services, Departments of Energy and Interior, as well as federal, state, and local government agencies. NTTR leadership conducts intergovernmental activities with sovereign Tribal Nations.     

Mr. Cross received his commission through Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in 2005 from The Citadel. He served as an acquisitions engineer, training instructor, and ROTC commandant. Following his active duty career, Mr. Cross was employed as a contract project engineer supporting efforts at Holloman AFB, Naval Military Sealift Command, Library of Congress, and deployed to stand up network capabilities at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan. He reentered federal service as the Enterprise Deputy Branch Chief for NATO Special Operations Headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Belgium. He originally joined the NTTR team in 2017 as Chief, Communications and Computers Division.

Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Cross served for five years as the Technical Director, NTTR Range Support.

EDUCATION
2005 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina
2005 U.S. Air Force Fundamentals of Acquisition Management, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2008 DOD Systems, Planning, Research, Development and Engineering Management, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2008 U.S. Air Force Intermediate Systems Acquisitions, Robins AFB, Georgia
2016 Army Management Staff College, SHAPE, Belgium
2017 Civilian Cyber Fundamentals, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
2019 Global Information Assurance Certification Security Leadership for Managers, Nashville, Tennessee
2020 Electronic Warfare Test and Evaluation University Radar Fundamentals, Edwards AFB, California
 
ASSIGNMENTS
  1. May 2005-May 2008, U-2 Avionics and Electrical Lead Engineer, Robins AFB, Georgia
  2. May 2008-May 2010, Commandant and Unit Admissions Officer, AFROTC DET 536, Potsdam, New York
  3. November 2010-May 2015, Project Engineer and Project Leader, M.C. Dean, Inc., Dulles, Virginia
  4. May 2015-February 2017, Enterprise Deputy Branch Chief, IT Specialist, NATO Special Operations Headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Belgium
  5. February 2017-August 2019, Chief, Communications and Computers Division, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis AFB, Nevada
  6. August 2019-June 2020, Director, Mission Systems, Department of the Air Force, Las Vegas, Nevada
  7. June 2020-March 2026, Technical Director, Range Support, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis AFB, Nevada
  8. March 2026-Present, Vice Director, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis AFB, Nevada

(Current as of April 2026)