BRIGADIER GENERAL STEVEN P. HUBER

Commander, Land Component Command, Illinois Joint Force Headquarters

Brigadier General Steven P. Huber is Commander, Land Component Command, Illinois Joint Force Headquarters, Illinois National Guard, Springfield, Illinois. The Illinois Army National Guard is comprised of approximately 13,000 Citizen Soldiers. He advises the Assistant Adjutant General and The Adjutant General on the readiness status of Illinois Army National Guard units in planning for mobilization and deployment. General Huber assists in organizing, training and planning for post mobilization missions. He also prepares mobilization plans according to published guidance and serves as the point of coordination with First United States Army for mobilization procedures. General Huber prepares the Illinois Army National Guard to provide Military Support to Civil Authorities and serves as the immediate commander of all assigned units to the Joint Force Headquarters. He also serves in a dual-hat capacity as the Deputy Commanding General, Training Support Division (East), First United States Army where he is Deputy of Training Operations responsible to observe conduct of training of Army National Guard units, conduct liaison visits, direct special projects and represent the Commanding General before civilian agencies and veteran and patriotic organizations.

General Huber was commissioned in 1981 through the Officer Candidate School at the Illinois Military Academy. Prior to receiving his commission, General Huber served as an enlisted member of the 108th Support Battalion, 33rd Separate Infantry Brigade of the Illinois Army National Guard. He has held numerous command and operational assignments throughout his military career and has served in an Active Guard-Reserve (AGR) status for over 22 years. Prior to his current assignment, General Huber served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Multi-National Division - Central South in Iraq, Commander of the 108th Sustainment Brigade, Commander of the 404th Chemical Brigade and Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan.

EDUCATION:

1976 Northeastern Illinois University, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Chicago, Illinois
1998 Keller Graduate School, Master of Business Administration, Chicago, Illinois
2000 Keller Graduate School, Master of Human Resource Management, Chicago, Illinois
2001 John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Army War College National Security Fellowship, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2004 National Defense University, Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort Leslie J. NcNair, Washington, District of Columbia

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. April 1981 - September 1985, Platoon Leader, Company C, 108th Support Battalion, Chicago, Illinois
2. September 1985 - October 1986, Assistant Material Management Officer, 108th Support Battalion, Chicago, Illinois
3. October 1986 - October 1988, Materiel Management Officer, 108th Support Battalion, Chicago, Illinois
4. October 1988 - February 1989, Commander, Company C, 108th Support Battalion, North Riverside, Illinois
5. February 1989 - December 1990, Commander, Company A, 108th Support Battalion, North Riverside, Illinois
6. December 1990 - November 1991, Material Control Officer, 108th Support Battalion, North Riverside, Illinois
7. November 1991 - March 1992, Transportation Plans Control Officer, 108th Support Battalion, North Riverside, Illinois
8. March 1992 - August 1994, S-3, 108th Support Battalion, North Riverside, Illinois
9. August 1994 - November 1995, Executive Officer, 108th Support Battalion, North Riverside, Illinois
10. November 1995 - October 1996, Operations Officer, 404th Chemical Brigade, Machesney Park, Illinois
11. October 1996 - September 1997, S-3, 404th Chemical Brigade, Machesney Park, Illinois
12. September 1997 - May 1998, Operations Officer, 404th Rear Operations Center - Corps, Machesney Park, Illinois
13. May 1998 - July 2000, Commander, 108th Maintenance Battalion, North Riverside, Illinois
14. July 2000 - June 2001, Student, U.S. Army War College National Security Fellowship - Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
15. June 2001 - July 2003, S-3, 404th Chemical Brigade, Chicago, Illinois
16. July 2003 - June 2004, Deputy Commander, 404th Chemical Brigade, Chicago, Illinois
17. June 2004 - August 2005, Deputy Chief of Staff, Multi-National Division - Central South, Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq
18. August 2005 - February 2006, Deputy Commander, 404th Chemical Brigade, Chicago, Illinois
19. February 2006 - April 2007, Commander, 108th Sustainment Brigade, Chicago, Illinois
20. April 2007 - September 2007, Director of Logistics, Joint Forces Headquarters, Springfield, Illinois
21. September 2007 - April 2008, Commander, 404th Chemical Brigade, Chicago, Illinois
22. April 2008 - September 2008, Deputy Commander, Joint Forces Headquarters, Springfield, Illinois
23. September 2008 - December 2009, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan
24. December 2009 - July 2010, Commander, Land Component Command, Illinois Joint Force Headquarters, Illinois National Guard, Springfield, Illinois
25. July 2010 - September 2011, Director, Joint Staff, Illinois Joint Force Headquarters, Illinois National Guard, Springfield, Illinois
26. September 2011 - Present, Commander, Land Component Command, Illinois Joint Force Headquarters, Illinois National Guard, Springfield, Illinois

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, Mobilization Device and Numeral 2 Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2 Device)
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2 Device)
NATO Medal (Afghanistan)
Polish Army Medals (Silver and Bronze)
French National Defense Medal
Danish Training Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Superior Unit Award
Combat Action Badge

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Association of Eagle Scouts
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Illinois

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant ARNG 6 April 1981
First Lieutenant ARNG 5 April 1984
Captain ARNG 28 October 1986
Major ARNG 19 June 1992
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 22 July 1998
Colonel ARNG 30 July 2003
Brigadier General (Line) ARNG 25 August 2008

(Current as of May 2012)