John R. Croft is a retired brigadier general in the United States Air National Guard and former chief of staff of the Wisconsin Air National Guard.
Croft graduated from Central Washington University in 1972.
As a civilian he has worked as a pilot for American Airlines and has logged more than 13,000 hours flying in a Boeing 727, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and McDonnell Douglas MD-80.
He has acquired more than 3,300 hours flying in a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Cessna T-37 Tweet, and Northrop T-38 Talon.
He became chief of staff of the Wisconsin Air National Guard in 2001.