Major General Steven R. McCamy is the assistant adjutant general for Air, Missouri Air National Guard. He is directly responsible to the adjutant general of Missouri for the supervision and continuity of all units of the Missouri Air National Guard.
The general was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy in 1972 and attended Naval Flight Training at Beeville Naval Air Station, Texas, earning his pilot wings in 1973. He completed the United States Navy's Maintenance Officer School in 1973. During his service in the United States Navy, he flew fighters, predominately the A-6 aircraft, logging over 2,000 flying hours and accomplishing 480 carrier landings. He completed Navy Fighter Weapons School in 1975. General McCamy completed tours aboard the USS Independence and the USS Eisenhower. He separated from the United States Navy in January 1979.
General McCamy joined the 139th Airlift Wing, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, St. Joseph, Mo., in 1981. Soon after completing his check out in the C-130A, he was assigned to the initial cadre developing the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center (AATTC) program. He is a command pilot with over 4,000 flying hours.
1971 Bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1983 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1985 Marine Corps Command and Staff, by correspondence
1988 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1991 Air War College, by correspondence
1. March 1972 - June 1973, student, basic naval aviator training, Naval Air Station Beeville, Texas
2. June 1973 - June 1975, aircraft commander, Gulfstream I, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va.
3. June 1975 - April 1976, student, operational training, A-6, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va.
4. April 1976 - January 1977, aircraft commander, A-6, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va.
5. January 1977 - February 1977, student, Flight Weapons Instructor course, A-6, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va.
6. February 1977 - March 1978, chief of tactics instructor, A-6, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va.
7. March 1978 - January 1979, chief of standardization, A-6, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va., USS Eisenhower
8. January 1979 - November 1981, inactive status
9. November 1981 - October 1983, co-pilot, C-130, 180th Tactical Airlift Squadron, St. Joseph, Mo.
10. October 1983 - November 1984, aircraft commander, C-130, 180th Tactical Airlift Squadron, St. Joseph, Mo.
11. November 1984 - June 1985, instructor pilot, 139th Tactical Airlift Group, St. Joseph, Mo.
12. June 1985 - August 1987, director of operations, AATTC, St. Joseph, Mo.
13. August 1987 - July 1989, commander, AATTC, St. Joseph, Mo.
14. July 1989 - July 1990, air commander, 139th Tactical Airlift Group, St. Joseph, Mo.
15. July 1990 - June 1991, director of operations, 139th Tactical Airlift Group, St. Joseph, Mo.
16. June 1991 - January 1994, vice wing commander, 139th Airlift Group, St. Joseph, Mo.
17. January 1994 - April 2000, wing commander, 139th Airlift Wing, St. Joseph, Mo.
18. April 2000 - June 2005, chief of staff, Headquarters Missouri Air National Guard, St. Joseph, Mo.
19. June 2005 - Present, assistant adjutant general for air, Headquarters Missouri Air National Guard, Jefferson City, Mo.
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with 1 device
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 2 devices
Navy E Award
Combat Readiness Medal with devices
National Defense Service Medal with 1 device
Vietnam Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with 4 devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Missouri Conspicuous Service Medal
Missouri Commendation Ribbon with 1 device
Missouri Recruiting/Retention Ribbon
Missouri Emergency Service Ribbon
Missouri 20 Year Long Service Ribbon
Medical Group Practice Administrator
Ensign Mar 3, 1972
Lieutenant JG Mar 3, 1974
Lieutenant Mar 15, 1977
Major Jan 1, 1984
Lieutenant Colonel Sep 30, 1988
Colonel Jun 9, 1991
Brigadier General Apr 2, 2000
Major General Nov 2, 2001
(Current as of March 2006)
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