National Guard
Brigadier General STEVEN T. RIVERA
  
Director, Military Advisor Group – Iraq
United States Central Command
Baghdad, Iraq, APO AE
Since: July 2025
Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Oklahoma - BBA - Accounting
Webster University - MA - Management and Leadership
United States Naval War College - MSS - National Security and Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Combined Logistics Captains Career Course
Infantry Captains Career Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Naval War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 10 May 96
1LT 16 Apr 98
CPT 1 May 00
MAJ 25 Oct 06
LTC 13 Sep 12
COL 4 Sep 18
BG 1 Jun 25

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jul 25 Present Director, Military Advisor Group – Iraq, United States Central Command, Baghdad, Iraq, APO AE
Jun 25 Jul 25 Special Assistant to Chief, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
May 22 May 25 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Houston, Texas
Nov 21 May 22 Senior Army National Guard Advisor, Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Jul 21 Nov 21 Deputy Commander, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, Louisiana
Aug 20 Jul 21 Senior Army National Guard Advisor, Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Jun 18 Aug 20 Division Chief, G3 Operations (G33), United States Army North, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Jul 17 Jun 18 Student, Senior Service College, United States Naval War College, Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island
Aug 16 Jul 17 Reserve Component Advisor, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), 7th Army Training Command, United States Army Europe, Hohenfels, Germany
Aug 14 Aug 16 Branch Chief, Ground Operations, Headquarters United States Army Element, J3, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
Dec 12 Aug 14 Commander, 1st Battalion (Armor), 136th Regiment, Bastrop, Texas
Jun 12 Dec 12 Operations Officer, Headquarters, 136th Regiment (CA), Austin, Texas
Jan 09 Jun 12 Deputy Chief, Future Operations, Headquarters Main Command Post, United States Army South, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Jan 08 Jan 09 Executive Officer, Embedded Training Team, Afghan Regional Security Integration Command-West, 3-1 Kandak, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, FOB Rescorla Farah, Afghanistan
Nov 06 Jan 08 Plans Officer, 1st Army Division-West, Fort Carson, Colorado
Jan 06 Nov 06 Commander, C Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 05 Jan 06 Air Operations Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sep 04 Feb 05 Materiel Management Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 700th Support Battalion, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Apr 04 Sep 04 Combat Advisor, 1st Embedded Training Team, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Konduz, Afghanistan
Sep 03 Apr 04 Commander, Forward Support Company, 700th Brigade Support Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix II, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan
Mar 03 Sep 03 Student, Combined Logistic Captains Career Course, United States Army Logistics Management College, Fort Lee, Virginia
Nov 02 Mar 03 Material Management Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 700th Support Battalion, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 01 Oct 02 Personnel Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry, New Albany, Indiana
Feb 00 Jan 01 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Indianapolis, Indiana
May 99 Feb 00 Logistics Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Soldier Support Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
May 98 May 99 Deputy, Finance Support Operations, C Company, 82nd Soldier Support Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Mar 97 May 98 Rifle Platoon Leader, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Oct 96 Mar 97 Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Branch Chief, Ground Operations, Headquarters United States Army Element, J3, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida Aug 14 - Aug 16 Lieutenant Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Executive Officer, Embedded Training Team, Afghan Regional Security Integration Command-West, 3-1 Kandak, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, FOB Rescorla Farah, Afghanistan Jan 08 - Jan 09 Major
Combat Advisor, 1st Embedded Training Team, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Konduz, Afghanistan Apr 04 - Sep 04 Captain
Commander, Forward Support Company, 700th Brigade Support Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix II, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan Sep 03 - Apr 04 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
​​Bronze Star Medal​
​​Defense Meritorious Service Med​al
​​Meritorious Service Medal​ (with ​1​ ​Silver​ and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
​​Joint Service Commendation Medal​
​​Army Commendation Medal​ (with ​2​ ​Bronze​ Oak Leaf Clusters)
​​Army Achievement Medal​ (with ​1​ ​Bronze​ Oak Leaf Cluster)
​​Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal​ (with ​1​ ​Bronze​ Oak Leaf Cluster)
​​National Defense Service Medal​ (with ​1​ ​Bronze​ Star)
​​Afghanistan Campaign Medal​ (with 1 Bronze Star)
​​Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary Medal​
​​Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal​
Armed Forces Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Stars)
​​Armed Forces Reserve Medal​ (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
​​Army Service Ribbon​
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
​​North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal​
Master Combat Infantryman Badge
​​Senior Parachutist Badge​
​​Pathfinder Badge​
​​Air Assault Badge​

 

 

As of: 24 Sep 25

 

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