Brigadier General Daniel J. Kramer II serves as the Assistant Adjutant General of the Michigan Air National Guard, providing principal advisory support to the Adjutant General on all Air National Guard matters. He leads a force of 2,500 dedicated Airmen engaged in multi-domain global operations, protecting the homeland, and assisting Michigan communities.
General Kramer was commissioned as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at Michigan Technological University in May 1995. He began his career as an acquisitions officer for intelligent tutoring systems at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. In June 1998, he transferred to the Michigan Air National Guard, serving as a C-130 Navigator at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Throughout his tenure at Selfridge, he deployed multiple times to the United States Central Command Theater in support of various named contingency operations. General Kramer has successfully held command positions at the Squadron, Group, and Wing levels across two installations.
In November 2009, he transitioned to the 217th Air Operations Group (AOG) at Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, where he undertook various staff and operational roles supporting United States Air Forces in Europe and Africa. He deployed as the Chief of Combat Operations at the 603rd Air Operations Center in Ramstein Air Base, Germany, overseeing command and control for counter-terrorism operations and embassy evacuations across the African Theater. In 2018, he returned to the 217 AOG as Group Commander, responsible for
operational planning and command and control support in the EUCOM and AFRICOM Areas of Responsibility (AOR). Subsequently, he returned to Selfridge ANGB to command the largest Mission Support Group in the Air National Guard. Prior to his current assignment, the Gen was the Commander of the 110th Wing, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Michigan.
Education
- 1995 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Mich.
- 2011 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
- 2012 AFRICOM Theater Special Operations, USAF Special Operations School, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
- 2014 Ballistic Missile Defense Staff Course, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
- 2015 Special Operations Command and Control, USAF Special Operations School, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
- 2016 Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
- 2017 Air National Guard Squadron Commanders Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
- 2019 Air National Guard Commanders Development Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
- 2019 Safety & Accident Investigation Board President Course, Andrews AFB, Md.
- 2021 Air Force Wing Commander Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
- 2023 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, Peterson SFB, Colo.
- 2023 Dual Status Commander Course, Peterson SFB, Colo.
- 2024 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Harvard University, Mass.
Assignments
1. June 1995–May 1997, Software Test Engineer, Human Systems Center, Brooks Air Force Base (AFB), Texas
2. June 1997–June 1998, Executive Officer, Human Systems Program Office, Brooks AFB, Texas
3. July 1998–October 1999 Student, Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training, Randolph AFB, Texas
4. November 1999–March 2000, Student, C-130 Mission Qualification Training, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
5. April 2000–December 2007, C-130 Mission Navigator, 171st Airlift Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Mich.
6. January 2008–July 2008, Student, Air Force Officer Intelligence Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
7. August 2008–October 2008, Intelligence Officer, 171st Air Refueling Squadron, Selfridge ANGB, Mich.
8. November 2008–February 2010, Air Operations Officer, 110th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
9. March 2010–September 2011, Mission Director, 617th Air Operations Center, Ramstein AB, Germany
10. October 2011–December 2012, Senior Duty Officer, 603d Air Operations Center, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
11. January 2013–September 2014, Chief of Combat Operations, 603d Air Operations Center, Ramstein AB, Germany
12. October 2014–June 2015, Chief of Strategy, 217th Combat Operations Squadron, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
13. July 2015–June 2016, Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
14. July 2016–October 2016, Chief, Combat Operations Division, 217th Air Operations Group, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
15. November 2016–January 2018, Commander, 110th Force Support Squadron, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
16. February 2018–July 2019, Commander, 217th Air Operations Group, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
17. August 2019–May 2022, Commander, 127th Mission Support Group, Selfridge ANGB, Mich.
18. June 2022–August 2024, Commander, 110th Wing, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
19. September 2024 – Present, Assistant Adjutant General, Michigan Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Lansing, Mich.
Flight information
Rating: Senior Navigator
Flight hours: More than 1,140, including 263 combat hours
Aircraft flown: T-43, T-1, C-130
Major awards and decorations
- Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
- Air Medal
- Aerial Achievement Medal
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one service star
- Iraq Campaign Medal with one service star
- Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service medal with one oak leaf cluster
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two hourglass devices and 2 ”M” devices
Effective dates of promotion
- Second Lieutenant May 31, 1995
- First Lieutenant May 31, 1997
- Captain 18 January 18, 2000
- Major January 18, 2007
- Lieutenant Colonel 06 June 6, 2013
- Colonel February 15, 2018
- Brigadier General October 1, 2024
