Steven Nordhaus

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Steven Nordhaus
Lt Gen Steven S. Nordhaus.jpg
Official portrait, 2023
Born (1966-10-13) October 13, 1966 (age 57)
Ohio, United States [1]
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service1989–present
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held First Air Force
Air National Guard Readiness Center
180th Fighter Wing
112th Fighter Squadron
Awards Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)

Steven Scott Nordhaus (born October 13, 1966) [1] is a United States Air Force lieutenant general who has served as the commander of First Air Force since March 31, 2023. [2] [3] [4] He most recently served as the Director of Operations of the National Guard Bureau from November 2019 to September 2022. Previously, he was the Commander of the Air National Guard Readiness Center from February 2017 to November 2019. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Raised in Ottawa, Ohio, Nordhaus attended Ottawa-Glandorf High School, graduating in 1985. [11] He is a 1989 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. Nordhaus later earned a Master of Science degree in organizational leadership from Columbia Southern University in 2013. [5] [12]

Nordhaus is the son of Donald David Nordhaus and Sandra Susan Nordhaus. [1] He married Shannon Kay Lawrence in 1989. <

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References

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  2. "PN2711 — Maj. Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus — Air Force, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
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Military offices
Preceded by
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Commander of the 180th Fighter Wing
2011–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the Air National Guard Readiness Center
2017–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by
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Director of Operations of the National Guard Bureau
2019–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of First Air Force
2023–present
Incumbent