Brigadier General Rory A. Crooks

Deputy Commanding General - Operations, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss

Brig. Gen. Rory A. Crooks commissioned as a Field Artillery officer from Washington State University in 1994.  Crooks served his company grade years as a Fire Support Officer for Airborne, Ranger, and Armor units.  His experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom included pioneering the first operational Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar system.  As a field grade officer, Crooks deployed with a Stryker Brigade Combat Team and served with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne).  He then deployed in support of the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines.  While serving as the 1st Infantry DIVARTY Commander, Crooks conducted three Warfighter Exercises and one Joint Warfighting Assessment in Germany.  Additionally, he served with the NATO Special Operations Component Command/Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan and as the V Corps Chief of Staff.  Brig. Gen. Crooks served as the Director of the Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team, U.S.  Army Futures Command, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, before assuming his duties as Deputy Commanding General-Operations of 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. 

His civilian education includes a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Washington State University, a Master of Military Arts and Sciences, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Army War College.