BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM E. STEVENS Brigadier General William E. Stevens is assistant deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for international affairs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. International affairs is responsible for formulating and integrating U.S. Air Force policy with regards to politico-military affairs, security assistance, technology and information disclosure issues and attache affairs in support of U.S. government objectives.The general entered the Air Force in 1970 as a distinguished graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He has served as flight commander, chief pilot, operations officer, squadron commander, operations group commander and wing commander. His staff experience includes serving as an air attache; action officer for Middle East and Africa plans; executive officer to the deputy director of plans; chief, Middle East, Africa and South Asia plans; and military assistant to the undersecretary and principal deputy under secretary of defense for policy.EDUCATION1970 Bachelor of science degree in business administration, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro1975 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.1978 Master of arts degree in national security affairs and Africa studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.1985 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.1992 Department of State Senior Seminar, Washington, D.C.1994 Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Seminar XXI ProgramASSIGNMENTS1. June 1970 - June 1971, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas2. July 1971 - July 1975, C-130E aircraft commander, 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va.3. August 1975 - June 1977, T-38 instructor pilot, wing T-37 and T-38 test pilot, 83rd Flying Training Squadron, Webb Air Force Base, Texas4. June 1977 - December 1978, graduate student, Naval Post Graduate School and Defense Language Institute, Monterey, Calif.5. January 1979 - June 1979, attache training, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.6. July 1979 - July 1981, U.S. air attache to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Niger, Upper Volta and Ivory Coast, West Africa7. August 1981 - January 1985, action officer, Middle East, Africa, South Asia plans, executive officer to the deputy director of plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.8. January 1985 - July 1985, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.9. August 1985 - November 1985, C-130E requalification training, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.10. December 1985 - December 1989, C-130E instructor pilot; assistant operations officer; chief pilot; operations officer; and squadron commander, 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany11. January 1990 - July 1991, division chief, Middle East, Africa and South Asia plans; directorate of plans; deputy chief of staff, plans and operations; Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.12. August 1991 - July 1992, student, Department of State Senior Seminar, Washington, D.C.13. August 1992 - August 1993, commander, 89th Operations Group, 89th Air Wing, Andrews Air Base, Md.; commander, 1610th Airlift Support Group, Cairo West Air Base, Egypt14. September 1993 - June 1995, assistant to the undersecretary and principal deputy under secretary of defense for policy, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.15. June 1995 - May 1996, commander, 86th Airlift Wing and the Kaiserslautern Military Community, Ramstein Air Base, Germany16. June 1996 - present, assistant deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for international affairs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.FLIGHT INFORMATIONRating: Command pilotFlight hours: More than 5,000Aircraft flown: C-130E, C-20, C-21, C-12, T-38, T-37 and UH-1NMAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSDefense Superior Service MedalLegion of MeritDefense Meritorious Service MedalMeritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clustersAir MedalAir Force Commendation MedalPresidential Unit Citation with bronze oak leaf clusterAir Force Outstanding Unit Award with four bronze oak leaf clustersCombat Readiness Medal with bronze oak leaf clusterNational Defense Service Medal with bronze service starVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with PalmRepublic of Vietnam Campaign MedalEFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONSecond Lieutenant May 21, 1970First Lieutenant Dec 27, 1971Captain Dec 27, 1973Major Jun 1, 1982Lieutenant Colonel Mar 1, 1986Colonel Nov 1, 1991Brigadier General Apr 1, 1996(Current as of September 1996)