Selected for promotion to major general

Selected as Director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Brig. Gen. Steven L. Basham is the Deputy Director for Requirements (J8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for assisting the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in identifying, assessing and approving joint military requirements to meet the national military strategy; and ensuring the consideration of trade-offs between cost, schedule, and performance objectives for those requirements. In this role, he orchestrates Joint Staff support of the capabilities development process through the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System. Additionally, he oversees the validation of joint urgent operational needs leading to the fielding of rapid solutions for combatant commanders.

General Basham was commissioned in 1989 through Officer Training School.  He has completed numerous flying, staff and command assignments and is a command pilot with more than 3,400 flying hours in the B-1, B-2 and B-52.

EDUCATION 
1987 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Technology, Western Kentucky University 
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 Master of Arts in Management, Webster University, Mo.
2001 Master of Arts in Strategic Studies, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Master of Arts in Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Air War College (non-resident), Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Master of Arts in Strategic Studies, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
2009 U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia 
2011 Senior Manager Course, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington D.C.
2012 Seminar for Executives on Legislative Operations, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
2014 Combined Force Air Component Commander Course (CFACC), Maxwell AFB, Ala
2015 Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course (SJIOAC), Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Combined/Joint Force Land Component Commander Course (CFLCC), Carlisle Barracks, Pa.

ASSIGNMENTS 
1. February 1989 - February 1990, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. March 1990 - July 1990, Student, B-1 Combat Crew Training Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
3. August 1990 - April 1994, B-1 Pilot, Aircraft Commander, T-38 pilot, 46th Bomb Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
4. April 1994 - April 1995, B-1 Instructor Pilot, 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
5. April 1995 - August 1998, B-2 Pilot, Mission Commander, Instructor Pilot, Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Scheduling, Chief of Standards and Evaluations, 393rd Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
6. August 1998 - June 1999, Flight Commander, 394th Combat Training Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
7. June 1999 - June 2000, Executive Officer, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
8. June 2000 - June 2001, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 2001 - June 2002, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. September 2002 - May 2004, Director of Operations, 325th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
11. June 2004 - April 2006, Commander, 393rd Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
12. April 2006 - June 2006, Director of Staff, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
13. June 2006 - June 2007, Student, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
14. June 2007 - July 2008, Chief, Combat Plans Division, 607th Air Operations Center, Osan AB, South Korea
15. July 2008 - March 2009, Vice Commander, 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D.
16. March 2009 - July 2010, Commander, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La.
17. July 2010 - June 2012, Assistant Deputy Director for Command, Control and Nuclear Operations (J-36), Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
18. June 2012 - May 2013, Chief, House Liaison Office, Office of Legislative Liaison, Washington, D.C.
19. May 2013 - June 2015, Director of Strategy, Plans and Programs, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
20. June 2015 - present, Deputy Director of Requirements (J-8), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2010 - June 2012, Assistant Deputy Director for Command, Control and Nuclear Operations (J-36), Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. as a colonel
2. June 2015 - present, Deputy Director for Requirements, (J-8) Joint Staff as a brigadier general

FLIGHT INFORMATION 
Rating: command pilot 
Flight hours: 3,400
Aircraft flown: B-1, B-2, B-52, T-38, T-37

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster 
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with N device and four oak leaf clusters

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS 
Second Lieutenant Jan. 27, 1989
First Lieutenant Jan. 27, 1991
Captain Jan. 27, 1993
Major July 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2002
Colonel Aug. 1, 2007
Brigadier General Aug. 2, 2013 

(Current as of February 2016)