Brig. Gen. Craig S. Olson is the Program Executive Officer for Enterprise Information Systems, Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex, Ala. The Program Executive Office is comprised of more than 1,500 military, civil service and contractor support personnel located at four bases throughout the United States with total funding exceeding $820 million. The organization designs, acquires, installs, and maintains operations support systems for the Air Force and the Department of Defense.

General Olson was commissioned in 1982 following graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has extensive operational, flight test and acquisition experience. The general has flown operationally as a weapon systems officer and electronic warfare officer in the F-4E and F-4G, and as a flight test weapon systems officer in the F-15E. His acquisition tours include the JSTARS Joint Program Office, the Air Staff Special Programs Directorate, and the Navy-led V-22 Joint Program Office. He has commanded at the group and wing levels.

Prior to his current assignment, General Olson was Chief, Office of Security Cooperation, U.S. Forces-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq. He is a master navigator with more than 1,900 flying hours in more than 20 different aircraft.