During his career , he served as Commander of the 89th Airlift Support Group at Joint Base Andrews . There , he led his unit providing global command and control communications and aerial port services to the President of the United States and Air Force One . His first command was the 52nd Combat Communications Squadron , shortly after the September 11 attacks , where he helped establish new airbases in Kyrgyzstan . His second deployment was in March 2003 in southern Iraq , where his unit established the first United States Airbase in enemy territory in over 50 years . Colonel Wilcox returned to Iraq for his final deployment during the height of the insurgency and commanded for a year from 2006-2007 at Balad Air Base . Colonel Wilcox earned two Bronze Star Medals during these combat tours
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Craig Wilcox