Staff Sergeant Joshua Crossman enlisted into the US Air Force on January 8, 2019 as a Photojournalist. In August 2019, Crossman arrived at his first assignment with the 460th Space Wing at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, where he worked as a Photojournalist. A few months later, the US Space Force would be activated, and the 460 SW would eventually be deactivated with Space Base Delta 2 taking its place, along with Buckley Air Force Base being renamed to Buckley Space Force Base. While at Buckley, Crossman would transition into a Public Affairs Specialist along with the rest of the career field.
In May of 2022, Crossman PCS'd to Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, where he would continue to work as a Public Affairs Specialist for the 39th Air Base Wing. During his time at Incirlik, Crossman attended Airman Leadership School where he earned the John L. Levitow Award. He also directly assisted with the Türkiye Earthquake Relief, which took the lives of roughly 50,000 in the surrounding area of the installation.
In July of 2023, Crossman PCS'd to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, working for the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing. Shortly after arriving to the 521 AMOW, Crossman would take on the Public Affairs Advisor role, making him the sole Air Mobility Command's Public Affairs troop in the EUCOM AOR. He currently works as the NCOIC of Public Affairs role, where he plans, organizes, coordinates, and conducts command information, community engagement, and media operations activities across 6 EUCOM and CENTCOM installations.
