Stephen M. Goldfein

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Stephen M. Goldfein
Major General Stephen M. Goldfein
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1978–2008
Rank	Major General
Commands	Vice Director of the Joint Staff Vice Commander, Air Combat Command Commander, United States Air Force Warfare Center
Battles / wars	Gulf War Operation Allied Force
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit
Relations	David L. Goldfein (Brother)

Stephen M. Goldfein is a retired Major General in the United States Air Force who previously served as Vice Director of the Joint Staff and Vice Commander of Air Combat Command.^[1] Goldfein is the brother of the 21st Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General David L. Goldfein.^[1]

Major General Stephen M. Goldfein began his career in the United States Air Force in 1978 following his graduation from the United States Air Force Academy and was commissioned in 1978. In 1998, Goldfein commanded its fellow Airmen from 10 bases within the Pacific theater on the first Air Expeditionary Force deployment which provide precision air-strike capability from Kwang-Ju, South Korea.^[1] Goldfein oversaw the conversion of a bare base to a full F-15E fighter wing operation. In 1999, Goldfein assisted Air Force Chiefs of Staff Michael E. Ryan in Operation Allied Force strategic planning and direction. During the September 11, 2001, attacks, Goldfein was the commander of the 1st Fighter Wing and was the first active-duty to response to the terrorist attacks at that time.^[1]

The following year in 2002, Goldfein conducted early strategic planning exercises for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard B. Myers, for Operations Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.^[1] In 2004 Goldfein was appointed as the Commander of the United States Air Force Warfare Center and oversaw all Predator operations in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom as well as supervising all training and development programs. In 2006 Goldfein was appointed as the Vice Commander of Air Combat Command which was the primary provider of air combat forces for the Air Force. In 2007 Goldfein was appointed as Vice Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was assigned in The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.^[1]

On August 10, 2008, Goldfein retired from active-duty service in the United States Air Force, following 30 years of service.^[1]

Rating: Command pilot

Flight Hours: 3,900^[1]

Aircraft flown: T-41, T-37, T-38, F-15 A/B/C/D, F-15E, F-18F, C-12, C-130, E-3B, B-2 and B-1B

Rank	Date [1]
Second lieutenant	June 1, 1978
First lieutenant	June 1, 1980
Captain	June 1, 1982
Major	April 1, 1987
Lieutenant colonel	July 1, 1991
Colonel	February 1, 1995
Brigadier general	April 1, 2002
Major general	September 1, 2005