Steven J. Bleymaier

Steven Joseph Bleymaier (born 17 November 1968) is a retired United States Air Force brigadier general. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1991. He served two tours of duty in Germany and three in the Middle East.

Biography Steven Joseph Bleymaier was born on 17 November 1968. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a Bachelor of Science degree, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force (USAF) on 29 May 1991. He completed the Aircraft Maintenance and Munitions Officers Course at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois, from September to December 1991.

Returning to the United States, Bleymaier was chief of the Site Activation and Field Support Branch in the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, Air-to-Air Joint System Program Office at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida from August 1995 to June 1997.He graduated from the Squadron Officer School, at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, and was an intern at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, in Arlington, Virginia, from July 1997 to May 1999. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Management from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

His decorations and awards include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal with an oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Achievement Medal, and the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with an oak leaf cluster.

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