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BRIGADIER GENERAL STEVEN J. DEPALMER

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Brig.Gen. Steven J. DePalmer is the Deputy Director, Joint Interagency Task Force South, United States Southern Command, Key West, Fla. The Joint Interagency Task Force South conducts interagency and international Detection & Monitoring operations, and facilitates the interdiction of illicit trafficking and other narco-terrorist threats in support of national and partner nation security.

General DePalmer is a 1985 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. A command pilot with more than 3,000 flight hours, he has served as an instructor pilot and weapons officer, and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. He has commanded the 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England; 32nd Air Operations Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany; and 53rd Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. He also served as Vice Commander, 14th Air Force Air Forces Strategic, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the NATO Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger, Norway.

EDUCATION
1985 Distinguished graduate, Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1991 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1993 Distinguished graduate, Air Force F-15C Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1996 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 Master of Airpower Arts and Science degree, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2003 NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
2005 Joint Professional Military Education Phase II, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2007 Leadership for a Democratic Society, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Va.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1985 - August 1986, Student, undergraduate pilot training, 47th Student Training Squadron, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. August 1986 - November 1986, Student, AT-38B lead-in fighter training, 435th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. December 1986 - May 1987, Student, F-15C Replacement Training Unit, 1st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
4. May 1987 - December 1989, F-15C Instructor Pilot, 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
5. January 1990 - July 1991, F-15C Standards and Evaluation Pilot, 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland
6. July 1991 - June 1995, F-15C Standards and Evaluation Pilot, 71st Fighter Squadron; F-15C Weapons Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
7. June 1995 - June 1996, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. June 1996 - June 1997, Student, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 1997 - July 1998, Executive Officer to the Commander, 16th Air Force, Naples, Italy
10. July 1998 - July 2002, Chief of Safety, 48th Fighter Wing; Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
11. July 2002 - February 2003, Student, NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
12. May 2003 - May 2005, Commander, 32nd Air Operations Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
13. May 2005 - January 2006, Vice Commander, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England
14. February 2006 - April 2008, Vice Director, NORAD Operations, Peterson AFB, Colo.
15. April 2008 - May 2009, Commander, 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
16. May 2009 - August 2010, Vice Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
17. August 2010 - July 2012, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, Joint Warfare Centre, Supreme Allied Command for Transformation, NATO, Stavanger, Norway

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 2006 - April 2008, Vice Director, NORAD Operations, Peterson AFB, Colo., as a colonel
2. August 2010 - July 2012, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, Joint Warfare Centre, Supreme Allied Command for Transformation, NATO, Stavanger, Norway, as a brigadier general 3. August 2012 - present, Deputy Director, Joint Interagency Task Force South, United States Southern Command, Key West, Fla.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,000
Aircraft flown: F-15C/E, AT-38B, T-38 and T-37

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 29, 1985
First Lieutenant May 29, 1987
Captain May 29, 1989
Major Dec. 1, 1995
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 1998
Colonel July 1, 2003
Brigadier General July 3, 2009

(Current as of August 2012)





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