Deputy Commanding General

Deputy Commanding General’s Biography

Brig. Gen. Steven M. King received his commission from the Illinois Institute of Technology in May of 1996 into the U.S. Army Reserve and earned a BS in Business Administration (Marketing Management). He also holds an MBA in Military Management from Trident University International and an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College.

He began his career with the 336th Adjutant General Company (Postal) in Sheffield, Alabama, serving as a Platoon Leader. He went on to serve as Aide-de-Camp for the 81st Regional Support Command in Birmingham, Alabama. He then served with the 678th Personnel Services Battalion in Nashville, Tennessee as the Detachment Commander, Detachment 1. Following this assignment, he served from November 2002 to October 2005 as Company Commander for the 912th Adjutant General Postal Company out of Orlando, Florida, with deployment from March 2003 to March 2004 to Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Colonel King was then assigned to U.S. Army Human Resources Command in Alexandria, Virginia, where he served as Wounded in Action Branch Officer in Charge. He went on to serve as the Group S1 and HHC Commander for the 2nd Psychological Operations Group, Twinsburg, Ohio. Colonel King then joined the United States Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia, where he served as Human Resources Director/S1 for the Army Reserve Element, as well as Human Resources Director/S1 for the Army Reserve Element, Joint Staff from 2009 to 2011. Following this assignment, he served as the Chief, Personal/Administration for U.S. Army Reserve Element in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Suffolk, Virginia.

King was then assigned to Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, where he served as Company Commander, Third Army Augmentation Company. He went on to serve as Detailed Inspector General with U.S. Army Reserve Command at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. He then took command of 3d Battalion, 337th Regiment at Fort Knox, Kentucky, before attending the United States Naval War College from July 2017 to July 2018. Following his attendance at the Naval War College, Colonel King was assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense in Washington, DC, as the Assistant Director of Personnel Programs, followed by the Senior United States Army Reserve Advisor, Reserve Forces Policy Board. He was then assigned to the United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, where he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G1. Prior to joining U.S. Army Cadet Command, King served as the Deputy Director-Reserve Component, Director, Military Personnel Management in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff G1, Headquarters for the Department of the Army in Washington, DC.

King has completed operations assignments in Support of Operation Spartan Shield in Jordan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. His decorations and badges include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Bronze OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze OLC), Army Commendation Medal (with Bronze OLC), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Parachutist Badge, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge.