Craig Campbell

Office of Threat Reduction and Arms Control, U.S. Department of Defense
Principal Director
UPCOMING EVENT
CBRN Quarterly Spring Forum
Bio
Mr. Craig P. Campbell is the Principal Director in the office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Threat Reduction and Arms Control (DASD/TRAC. He reports direct to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs (ASD (NCB)) within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In this capacity, he provides oversight of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s execution of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. He advises the DASD (TRAC) on formulation of policy, plans and is the DoD treaty manager for all chemical, biological, nuclear and conventional treaties and agreements, except the New START. He has oversight of the Chemical and Biological Weapon elimination research and development, the office responsible for Counter Proliferation Special Projects, and the development of capability for Radiological and Nuclear detection and identification. He also is responsible for oversight of the U.S. chemical demilitarization program and the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternative program (ACWA) which finished destroying the last remaining stockpile of U.S. chemical weapons in Summer of 2023. In his previous assignment, he was the Principal Deputy in the office of Nuclear Matters and was responsible for the oversight of programs to provide a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent and the means to counter nuclear threats. Mr. Campbell is retired from the United States Air Force. Prior to his retirement, he served as the Military Assistant to the ASD (NCB). He has over 3,000 hours as a Command Pilot with time in the T-37, T-38, F-16, KC-135A/D/G/L/R, and the B-1B. Mr. Campbell entered the Air Force in 1986 as a graduate of the U. S. Air Force Academy. He is married and has two sons.