Steve Sargeant

Maj. Gen. Stephen T. Sargeant is the CEO of Marvin Test Solutions and former Commander, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M. General Sargeant reports directly to the Air Force Chief of Staff regarding the test and evaluation of more than 76 major programs, including the Joint Strike Fighter, valued at more than $650 billion being assessed at 12 different locations. The general directs the activities of more than 625 civilian and military people, as well as 225 contractors. As a member of the test and evaluation community, General Sargeant coordinates directly with the offices of the Secretary of Defense and Headquarters U.S. Air Force while executing realistic, objective and impartial operational testing and evaluation of Air Force, coalition and joint warfighting capabilities. General Sargeant was born in Defiance, Ohio, and earned his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1978. He has served as the Commandant of the USAF Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nev., and commanded the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, and the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz. He served in numerous joint and coalition assignments including Deputy Chief of Staff of Strategy for Combined Joint Task Force 7 and Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Plans and Assessment for Multi-National Force – Iraq in Baghdad. General Sargeant also served in various positions in the Pentagon, including military assistant to both the Deputy Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Defense, and he was the Deputy Executive Secretary to the National Security Council in the White House. Prior to his assignment to AFOTEC, the general served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the United Nations Command and U.S. Forces Korea at Yongsan Army Garrison, South Korea. He is a command pilot with more than 3,100 flying hours.