Col. Steven G. Anderson

Colonel Stephen G. Anderson is the Commander, 633d Air Base Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. As the Joint Base Commander, he commands three groups, providing installation support to more than 18,000 Air Force and Army personnel, including Headquarters Air Combat Command, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, four operational wings, eight brigades, and more than 20 major associate units. Colonel Anderson is also responsible for providing mission-ready expeditionary Airmen to combatant commanders in support of joint and combined operations worldwide. 

Colonel Anderson entered the Air Force in 2001, receiving his commission after completing Basic Officer Training at the Air Force Officer Training School. He is a career Force Support officer and has served in a variety of positions at Wing, Major Command, Forward Operating Agency, Air Staff, and Combatant Command levels. He has commanded at the group and squadron levels, both within the Combat Air Force enterprise. Additionally, Colonel Anderson served a career broadening tour as an instructor at the Air Force Officer Training School in Montgomery, AL, where he later deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM as an instructor and advisor to the Iraqi Air Force. 

Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Anderson was the Commander, 31st Mission Support Group at Aviano Air Base, Italy. 

EDUCATION 

2001: Bachelor of Arts in History, University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Wise, VA 
2007: Squadron Officer School, Air University, Montgomery, AL 
2010: Master of Arts, Organization Management, Southwest University, Kenner, LA 
2013: Master of Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Montgomery, AL 
2020: Master of Science, National Resource Strategy, Dwight D. Eisenhower School, Ft. Leslie J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 

ASSIGNMENTS 

1. October 2001 – December 2002, Chief, Relocations & Employment, 341st Mission Support Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, MT 
2. December 2002 – August 2004, Section Commander, 741st Security Forces Squadron and then 341st Missile Security Forces Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, MT 
3. August 2004 – July 2008, Flight Commander/Instructor, Evaluator and Executive Officer to the Commander, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL 
4. July 2008 – May 2011, Chief of Senior Leader Development, Chief of Colonel Matters and Assistant Chief of Senior Leader Management, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA 
5. May 2011 – August 2012, Operations Officer, 633d Force Support Squadron, Joint Base Langley- Eustis, VA 
6. August 2012 – June 2013, IDE Student, Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL 
7. June 2013 – March 2015, Chief, Colonel Force Support Assignments, Air Force Colonel’s Management Office, Pentagon, VA 
8. March 2015 – July 2017, Commander, 355th Force Support Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 
9. July 2017 – March 2018, Chief, Support Airmen Career Management Branch, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX 
10. March 2018 – July 2019, Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force (and later Acting Secretary of the Air Force), Pentagon, VA 
11. August 2019 – July 2020, SDE Student, The Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington, DC 
12. July 2020 – June 2022, Chief, Joint Strength Management, HQ U.S. Special Operations Command, Directorate of Personnel (J1), MacDill AFB, FL 
13. July 2022 – July 2023, Chief, USAF Selection Board Secretariat, HQ Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX 
14. July 2023 – July 2025, Commander, 31st Mission Support Group, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano AB, IT 
15. July 2025 – Present, Commander, 633d Air Base Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA 

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 

1. July 2020 – June 2022, Chief, Joint Strength Management, HQ U.S. Special Operations Command, Directorate of Personnel (J1), MacDill AFB, FL, as a Lieutenant Colonel 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS 

Defense Superior Service Medal 
Legion of Merit 
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters 
Joint Service Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster 
Air Force Commendation Medal 
Meritorious Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster 
Iraq Campaign Medal with one service star 
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal 
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal 

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION 

Second Lieutenant, September 27, 2001 
First Lieutenant, September 27, 2003 
Captain, September 27, 2005 
Major, November 1, 2011 
Lieutenant Colonel, October 1, 2016 
Colonel, May 1, 2022 

(Current as of July 2025)