Mr. Stephen L. Hart, is the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. In this role, Mr. Hart serves as the Headquarters U.S. Air Force A8, responsible for annual development of the Air Force’s Long-Range Resource Allocation Plan and its Program Objective Memorandum to ensure tomorrow’s Airmen can fight and win.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Hart was the Deputy Director, Strategy, Requirements, Plans and Programs (S5/8), Headquarters U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington Va. In this role, he was responsible for developing strategy, requirements coordination and development and approval of the Space Force’s POM.
Mr. Hart entered the Air Force in 1988 through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program as a graduate of California State University at Fresno. He has extensive operational experience as an instructor navigator and evaluator in the KC-135. He served as a staff officer and unit commander. Specifically, he commanded an Operations Support Squadron and an Air and Space Operations Center.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, California State University at Fresno
1993 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1996 Master of Management Degree, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
2000 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, by correspondence
2001 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2004 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, by correspondence
2009 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. October 1988–July 1989, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, 323rd Flying Training Wing, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
2. January 1990–October 1993, KC-135A Instructor Navigator, 46th and 307th Air Refueling Squadrons, K.I. Sawyer AFB, Mich.
3. October 1993–April 1997, KC-135R Evaluator Navigator and Deputy Commander, Special Operations Flight, 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
4. April 1997–November 1998, Chief, Special Operations Air Refueling, Air Support Operations Squadron, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
5. November 1998–May 2001, Chief, Combat Assault Operations, Aviation Tactics and Evaluation Group, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
6. May 2001–January 2003, Chief, Special Access Programs, Program Integration Division, Directorate of Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
7. January 2003–July 2004, Chief, Program Integration Branch, Program Integration Division, Directorate of Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
8. August 2004–April 2005, Operations Officer, 100th Operations Support Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom
9. April 2005–April 2006, Chief of Safety, 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, UK.
10. April 2006–January 2008, Commander, 100th Operations Support Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
11. July 2008–June 2009, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 2009–June 2010, Deputy Director, Directorate of Plans, Programs, and Requirements (A5/8), Thirteenth Air Force, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
13. June 2010–January 2011, Chief, Air Mobility Division, 613th Air and Space Operations Center, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
14. February 2011–November 2011, Commander, 617th Air and Space Operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
15. November 2011–June 2012, Director of Staff, Headquarters, United States Air Forces Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
16. July 2012–October 2015, Chief, War Planning & Policy Division, Directorate of Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
17. December 2015–August 2019, Associate Chief, Force Planning and Integration Division, Directorate of Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
18. August 2019–August 2022, Deputy Director of Plans, Deputy Chief of Staff Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
19. August 2022–August 2024, Deputy Director, Strategy, Requirements, Plans and Programs (S5/8), Headquarters U.S. Space Force, Washington, D.C.
20. August 2024–present, Associate Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs (A8), Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1996 Air Mobility Command, Instructor Navigator of the Year
2003 Directorate of Plans and Programs (AF/XP), Action Officer of the Year
(Current as of September 2024)