BIOGRAPHY

UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Office of Public Affairs, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 62225-5357

BRIGADIER GENERAL STEVEN J. BERRYHILL

Brig. Gen. Steven J. Berryhill is the Deputy Director of Operations and Plans, Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is responsible to the director for planning, coordinating and monitoring all air, land and sea transportation provided by the command’s three components, , Surface Deployment and Distribution Command and Military Sealift Command for OSD, the Joint Staff, unified combatant commands and the services.

General Berryhill began his career with a commission through Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp. He entered Undergraduate Pilot Training in October 1980 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. General Berryhill served in various positions with the Air Force including KC- 135A pilot and KC-135A/R instructor pilot prior to joining the , Birmingham, in 1996. He was assigned to the 117th Operations as a Evaluator Pilot flying the KC-135R and subsequently served as Commander, 106th Air Refueling Squadron and Commander, prior to his assignment as Commander, 117th Air Refueling , Alabama Air National Guard and Assistant to the Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott AFB, Ill.

General Berryhill is a decorated pilot who accumulated five Air Medals and more than 8,000 flying hours prior to accepting his current assignment.

EDUCATION 1982 Bachelor of Science in Energy Resource Management, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas 1985 Squadron Officer School, , Ala. 1990 Master’s degree in aero science technology, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Castle AFB, Calif. 1995 Air Command Staff College, by correspondence 1999 Air War College, by correspondence 2014 Senior Executive Fellowship, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge Mass

ASSIGNMENTS 1. October 1980 – October 1981, Student Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Okla. 2. November 1981 – March 1982, Student Combat Crew Training, KC-135C, Castle AFB. Calif. 3. April 1982 – July 1988, Co-Pilot, Aircraft Commander and Instructor Pilot, KC-135A, 920th Air Refueling Heavy Squadron, Wurtsmith AFB, Mich. 4. August 1988 – September 1993, Instructor Pilot, Aircraft Commander, Instructor Pilot, Flight Commander and Operations Officer, KC-135, Castle AFB, Calif. 5. October 1993 - April 1996, Director, KC-135 SATAF, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Okla. 6. May 1996 – April 1997, Evaluator Pilot, KC-135R, 117th Operation Group, Alabama Air National Guard, Birmingham, Ala. 7. May 1997 – December 2005, Evaluator Pilot, KC-135, Flight Commander, Operations Officer, Commander, 106th Air Refueling Squadron, Alabama Air National Guard, Birmingham, Ala. 8. January 2006 – December 2007, Commander, 117th Operations Group, Alabama Air National Guard, Birmingham, Ala. 9. January 2008 – March 2012, Wing Commander, 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, Birmingham, Ala. 10. April 2012 – May 2016, Commander, Headquarters, Alabama Air National Guard, Montgomery, Ala. and Assistant to the Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott AFB, Ill. 11. June 2016 – present, Deputy Director of Operations and Plans, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB Ill.

FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command Pilot Flight Hours: More than 8,000 Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, KC-135A, KC-135R

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Service Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters Combat Readiness Medal with six oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star Kosovo Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two ‘M’ devices Small Arms Marksmanship Ribbon with Bronze Star Air Force Training Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 10, 1980 First Lieutenant Oct. 29, 1982 Captain Oct. 29, 1984 Major Jan. 1, 1993 Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 27, 1994 Colonel Dec. 27, 2005 Brigadier General April 15, 2012

(Current as of June 2016)