MAJOR GENERAL STEVEN J. DEMILLIANO
Retired February 01, 2023
Maj. Gen. Steven J. deMilliano served as the Director, Exercises and Training Directorate United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. General deMilliano entered the U.S. Air Force after graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University, where he received his commission through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
He is a Distinguished Graduate of pilot training and F-15 training and is an F-15 Weapons School graduate. He has served numerous operational assignments in Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces Europe, and Pacific Air Forces, as well as on the air staff at the National Guard Bureau, and joint assignments as Vice Director of Operations J3 and Operations Directorate Division Chief at Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
1995 Squadron Officer School (SOS), by correspondence
1996 United States Air Force Weapons Instructor Course, Las Vegas, Nev.
1997 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2004 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2005 Master of Business Administration, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2012 Air War College, by correspondence
2014 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va.
2015 Dual Status Commander Course, Washington, D.C.
2015 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2015 Reserve Component National Security Course, Washington, D.C.
2018 African Studies Seminar, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.
2018 Harvard University, Senior Executives in National and International Security (SENIS), Cambridge, Mass.
2019 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC); Joint Base Andrews, Md. & Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
2021 Globalism vs. Sovereignty Seminar (GVS), Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1989 - June 1990, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. June 1990 - July 1990, Student, Fighter Lead-In Training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. July 1990 - March 1992, F-15 Pilot, Holloman AFB, N.M.
4. March 1992 - February 1994, F-15 Aircraft Commander, Bitburg Air Base, Germany
5. February 1994 - June 1996, F-15C Instructor Pilot, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, UK
6. June 1996 - July 1997, Chief of Weapons & Tactics/F-15C IP, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, UK
7. July 1997 - January 1998, Chief, F-15C Scheduler, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. January 1998 - October 1999, F-15C IP/Flight Commander, Nellis AFB, Nev.
9. October 1999 - June 2009, F-15 Instructor Pilot, Lambert-St. Louis, Mo.
10. June 2009 - July 2010, F-15 Instructor Pilot, Great Falls, Mont.
11. July 2010 - June 2012, Commander, 120th Fighter Wing, Det-1, Great Falls, Mont.
12. June 2012 - February 2013, Fighter Pilot, F-15, Great Falls, Mont.
13. February 2013 - August 2014, Chief of Combat Operations, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
14. August 2014 - January 2016, NJ37 Chief, Operations Support, Peterson AFB, Colo.
15. January 2016 - July 2016, NORAD, Vice Director of Operations, Peterson AFB, Colo.
16. July 2016 - March 2018, Wing Commander, 176th Wing, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
17. March 2018 - March 2021, Deputy Director for Strategy, Plans, Programs (J5), United States Africa Command, Stuttgart, APO AE
18. March 2021 - July 2021, National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Africa Command, Stuttgart-Mohringen, APO AE
19. July 2021 - December 2022, Director, Exercises and Training Directorate United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL
20. January 2023 - January 2023, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard, Washington, DC
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2014 - January 2016, NJ37 Chief, Operations Support, Peterson AFB, Colo. as a colonel
2. January 2016 - July 2016, NORAD, Vice Director of Operations, Peterson AFB, Colo. as a colonel
3. March 2018 - March 2021, Deputy Director for Strategy, Plans, Programs (J5), United States Africa Command, Stuttgart, APO AE as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,500
Aircraft flown: C-17, C-130, F-15A/B/C/D, HC-130J, HH-60
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
AF Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with six oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jan. 6, 1989
First Lieutenant Jan. 6, 1991
Captain Jan. 6, 1993
Major Oct. 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 2007
Colonel May 23, 2013
Brigadier General March 29, 2018
Major General June 10, 2021
(Current as of October 2024)
