Brigadier
General Steven C. Speer is the state director of operations also serving as
J5/7, Headquarters, Pennsylvania National Guard, Annville, Penn. As director,
J5/7, he is responsible to the adjutant general and components for Strategic
Planning and Initiatives, Joint Force Development. Transformation, International
Affairs, Training and Exercises.
The general enlisted in the Air National Guard in 1969 and served in several career fields before being commissioned in the Air National Guard at the Professional Military Education Center in 1974. His career has included numerous operational flying and command assignments in airlift, combat rescue and special operations. While on an extended five-year active duty tour, he served as the Air National Guard chief of Airlift, Rescue and Special Operations programs. He completed his Headquarters Air Force tour as the executive officer to the director of the Air National Guard. He has commanded at the squadron, group, and has commanded two wings prior to his current assignment. The general is a master navigator with more than 6,275 flying hours.
1977 Bachelor of science degree in business administration, California
State University, Long Beach
1978 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1984 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
1993 Air War College, by seminar
2003 CAPSTONE
1. January 1975 - September 1975, student, undergraduate navigator
training, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
2. September 1975 - August 1980, C-130 navigator, instructor navigator, evaluator
navigator, 146th Tactical Airlift Wing, Van Nuys Air National Guard Base,
Calif.
3. August 1980 - October 1981, training officer, 146th Tactical Airlift Wing,
Van Nuys Air National Guard Base, Calif.
4. October 1981 - January 1986, C-130 navigator, chief of tactics branch,
146th Tactical Airlift Wing, Van Nuys Air National Guard Base, Calif.
5. January 1986 - June 1989, chief of tactical airlift operations, National
Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.
6. June 1989 - September 1990, executive officer to the director, Air National
Guard, National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.
7. September 1990 - April 1993, commander, 129th Rescue Squadron, Naval Air
Station Moffett Field, Calif.
8. April 1993 - April 1995, commander, 129th Rescue Group, Naval Air Station
Moffett Field, Calif.
9. April 1995 - November 1999, commander, 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Federal
Airfield, Calif.
10. November 1999 - April 2004, commander, 193rd Special Operations Wing,
Harrisburg International Airport, Penn.
11. April 2004 - Present, Director, J5/7, Headquarters, Pennsylvania National
Guard
Rating: Master Navigator
Flight hours: More than 6,275
Aircraft flown: C-130, HC-130, LC-130H, MC-130P, EC-130E, EC-130J
Navigator wings from: Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 2 oak leaf clusters
Coast Guard Unit Commendation
Combat Readiness Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters
Air Reserve Meritorious Service Medal with one 1 oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award with 6 oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters
Vietnam Gallantry Cross with one device
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Emirate of Kuwait)
Second Lieutenant Nov 21, 1974
First Lieutenant Dec 14, 1976
Captain Dec 14, 1978
Major Feb 20, 1986
Lieutenant Colonel Mar 16, 1990
Colonel Dec 8, 1993
Brigadier General Mar 30, 2001
(Current as of August 2004)
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