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STEVEN A. ARRINGTON
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Steven A. Arrington is currently the Executive Operations Support Officer for the 37th Training Wing, Lackland AFB, TX. He retired from active duty as the Inspector General at Nellis AFB NV on 1 May 2004, after spending 30 years in the USAF. He was commissioned a second lieutenant after graduating from The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, in 1973 and entered active duty in March 1974 as a Missile Launch Officer.
EDUCATION
1973 Bachelor of Arts, English
1979 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base AL.
1981 Master of Science degree in Personnel Management, Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA.
1986 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College
1993 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base AL
ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 1974 - July 1974, student, technical training in systems interface for the Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Strategic Air Command, Sheppard Air Force Base TX
2. July 1974 - August 1974, student, operational readiness training, Strategic Air Command, Vandenberg Air Force Base CA
3. August 1974 - March 1976, deputy missile combat crew commander, 571st Strategic Missile Squadron, 390th Strategic Missile Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base AZ
4. March 1976 - September 1976, missile combat crew commander, 571st Strategic Missile Squadron, 390th Strategic Missile Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base AZ
5. September 1976 - January 1977, alternate command post (ACP) missile combat crew commander, 571st Strategic Missile Squadron, 390th Strategic Missile Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base AZ
6. January 1977 - July 1979, missile combat crew commander, standardization evaluator (ACP qualified), Standardization Evaluation Division, 571st Strategic Missile Squadron, 390th Strategic Missile Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base AZ
7. September 1979 - February 1981, chief of advertising, 3537th USAF Recruiting Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base SC, covering NC, SC, and 13 counties in Georgia
8. February 1981 - April 1984, chief of advertising and publicity, 3503rd USAF Recruiting Group, Robins Air Force Base GA, covering the Southeast quadrant of the Continental United States
9. March 1983 - March 1984, student, Personnel Management Course, Georgia College
10. April 1984 - August 1986, instructor, deputy wing chief, and chief of training, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base AL
11. August 1986 - June 1987, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base AL
12. June 1987 - January 1990, commander 3515th USAF Recruiting Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base NJ
13. July 1989 - January 1990, commander 3514th , then 3515th USAF Recruiting Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base NJ, covering New Jersey, the five boroughs of New York, and Western Europe
14. January 1990 - November 1991, deputy base commander, United States Air Forces in Europe (Tactical Air Command), Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Orchestrated the noncombatant evacuation of 2,500 dependents under multiple alarm red conditions during OPERATION DESERT STORM; acting base commander during part of the war and the initial phases of OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT I and II
15. November 1991 - August 1992, director, base commanders' course, Maxwell Air Force Base AL
16. August 1992 - July 1993, deputy support group commander, 502nd Support Group, Maxwell Air Force Base AL, under the Objective Wing concept
17. July 1993 - June 1994, chief of executive services, supporting the commander and vice commander of Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base AL
18. June 1994 - August 1996, deputy commander, 369th Recruiting Group, Lackland Air Force Base TX, and later as Chief, Wing Plans, 37th Training Wing
19. August 1996 - August 1997, Deputy Commander, 82nd Support Group, Sheppard Air Force Base TX
20. August 1997 - June 1999, Commander, 99th Support Group, Nellis Air Force Base NV
21. July 1999 - July 2001 Vice commander, 17th Training Wing, Goodfellow Air Force Base TX
22. July 2001 - May 2004 Inspector General, 99th Air Base Wing, Nellis AFB NV
23. May 2004 - May 2007 Chief, Employee Management and Labor Relations
24. May 2007 - May 2009 Chief, Wing Plans and Programs
25. May 2009 - Present Executive Operations Support Officer
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit, with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Humanitarian Service Medal with bronze star
Both Kuwait Liberation Medals, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
San Antonio Intermediate Personnel Manager of the Year
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, May 1, 1974
First Lieutenant, December 6, 1975
Captain, December 6, 1977
Major, May 1, 1985
Lieutenant Colonel, February 1, 1990
Colonel, March 1, 1996
Retired Active Duty, May 1, 2004
GS-13, May 2004
YC-02, Sept 2006
YC-03, 24 May 2009
(Current as of June2009)
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