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Steven M. Shepro

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Steven M. Shepro
BornHollywood, CA
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Air Force
Years of service1984–2019
Rank Lieutenant general
Commands 438th Air Expeditionary Wing

316th Wing
18th Air Support Operations Group

2nd Air Support Operations Squadron

Steven Michael Shepro[1] is a former lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as the 21st deputy chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee.,[2] the 32-nation alliance's highest military authority.

Raised in Hollywood, California,[1] General Shepro was commissioned in 1984 as a distinguished graduate (magna cum laude) of the U.S. Air Force Academy and is an Olmsted Scholar fluent in multiple languages. He is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in fighters, helicopters, and tactical airlift with over 600 combat hours in numerous operations. He commanded at operational squadron, group and wing levels, and led frontline Battlefield Airmen in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served on the U.S. Joint Staff, Air Staff, and in Coalition Command and Combatant Command positions. General Shepro retired out of the Air Force in 2019.

In 2020, he joined Boeing and held several executive positions as Vice President of Fixed-Wing Aircraft, Global Sales & Marketing and Vice President Bombers & Fighters, Business Development for Boeing Defense, Space & Security, and was a member of Boeing's corporate Sustainability Council.

In 2023, Shepro joined Pratt & Whitney, and is currently Vice President of Integrated Customer Solutions, overseeing domestic and global business development of the company's defense sector. He is also a teaching fellow at SMU's Tower Center for Public Policy and International Affairs, a senior mentor for the NATO Defense College, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a director of the Olmsted Foundation.

Education[2]

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Assignments[2]

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  • August 1984 - June 1985, student, undergraduate pilot training (helicopter), Fort Rucker, Alabama
  • June 1985 - March 1987, H-1 pilot, 37th Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Warren AFB, Wyoming
  • March 1987 - June 1988, H-1N weapons officer and instructor pilot, 67th Special Operations Squadron, Zaragoza Air Base, Spain
  • June 1988 - December 1988, student, UPT (fixed wing conversion), Vance AFB, Oklahoma
  • December 1988 - July 1991, A-10 flight commander, 509th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Alconbury, England
  • August 1991 - October 1992, A-10 flight commander and instructor pilot, 78th and 510th Tactical Fighter Squadrons, RAF Bentwaters, England
  • October 1992 - September 1995, Olmsted Scholar, European Parliament and Council of Europe Intern, Strasbourg, France
  • October 1995 - September 1997, F-16, weapons and tactics chief, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
  • December 1997 - December 1998, student, Escuela Superior de Guerra Aérea, Argentina
  • December 1998 - December 2001, chief of international fighter programs, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force (International Affairs), Washington, D.C.
  • January 2002 - November 2002, director of operations, 52nd Operational Support Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
  • November 2002 - June 2004, commander of 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, Wurzburg, Germany
  • July 2004 - June 2005, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
  • July 2005 - May 2007, commander of 18th Air Support Operations Group, Pope AFB, North Carolina
  • July 2007 - July 2008, vice commander of 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Base, Iraq
  • August 2008 - June 2010, commander of 316th Wing, and commander of Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
  • July 2010  - July 2012, director for strategy, policy and plans (J5), Headquarters U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Florida
  • August 2012 - August 2013, commanding general of NATO Air Training Command Afghanistan; and commander of 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan
  • September 2013 - June 2014, director of operations, deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements (A3O), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
  • June 2014 - October 2016, vice director for strategic plans and policy (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
  • November 2016 - present: deputy chairman of North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium

Summary of joint assignments[2]

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  • November 2002 – June 2004, senior air liaison officer to 1st Infantry Division, Wurzburg, Germany (February 2003 – April 2003, senior air liaison officer to V Corps Assault Command, Iraq; February 2004 – April 2004, senior air liaison officer to Multi-National Division-North, Iraq), as a lieutenant colonel
  • July 2005 – May 2007, senior jump air liaison officer to 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C. (August 2005 – February 2006, senior air liaison officer to Multi-National Corps-Iraq), as a colonel
  • July 2010 – July 2012, director for strategy, policy and plans (J5), Headquarters U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla., as a brigadier general
  • July 2012 – August 2013, commanding general, NATO Air Training Command Afghanistan; and commander of 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan, as a brigadier general
  • June 2014 – October 2016, vice director for strategic plans and policy (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a major general
  • November 2016 – present: deputy chairman of North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium, as a lieutenant general

Flight Information[2]

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Rating: command pilot

Flight hours: more than 3,000, including 600 combat hours

Aircraft flown: F-16, A-10, H-1, C-27

Awards and decorations

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Personal decorations
Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges
Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.
Meritorious Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Unit awards
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal
Campaign and service medals
Bronze star
Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes
National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with three service stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Service, training, and marksmanship awards
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze star
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze service star
Air Force Training Ribbon
Foreign awards
National Order of Merit (France), in the Rank of Knight
NATO Chairman Commemorative Medal (Czech Republic)
NATO Medal (Non-Article 5)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Other accoutrements
US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
Basic Parachutist Badge
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Headquarters Air Force Badge
Other Awards
Honorable Order of Saint Barbara (U.S. Army / U.S. Marine Corps Artillery) Order of the Daedalians' Orville Wright Achievement Award
Undergraduate Pilot Training (Helicopter) Top Graduate Undergraduate Pilot Training (Fixed Wing Conversion) Top Graduate
Lead-in Fighter Training Top Gun A-10 Replacement Training Top Gun

Effective dates of promotion[2]

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Promotions
Insignia Rank Date
Lieutenant general Nov. 3, 2016
Major general Dec. 3, 2013
Brigadier general Aug. 2, 2010
Colonel July 1, 2005
Lieutenant colonel April 1, 2000
Major Dec. 1, 1995
Captain May 30, 1988
First lieutenant May 30, 1986
Second lieutenant May 30, 1984

References

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  1. ^ a b Polaris (PDF). Vol. XXVI. Colorado Springs, Colorado: United States Air Force Academy. 1984. p. 116. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Lieutenant General Steven M. Shepro". United States Air Force. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing
2012–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff
2014–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Chair of the NATO Military Committee
2016–2019
Succeeded by