Anthony Steffen Email & Phone Number

Ankara, Turkey

- Managed 17-person joint military attaché team; responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Defense Attaché Office. Advanced U.S. national interests in the face of continually increasing diplomatic turbulence and multiple in-country crises by utilizing open-source resources and highlighting key information to attachés.- Interacted with embassy counterparts in the General Services Office, Facilities Maintenance, Budgeting Office, Human Resource Management section, Office of Defense Cooperation, Political-Military Office, and the Information Resource Management Section to ensure Defense Attaché Office team had the resources and support required to perform individual tasks. - Developed annual budgets for the DAO. Worked closely with Embassy to interpret Department of Defense funding requirements with State Department requirements using ICASS and COAST. Input funding documents for visiting DoD units and completed inter-departmental funding requests for visitors.- Maintained comprehensive office electronic records management system. Reduced hard-copy records to the absolute minimum to comply with the Defense Intelligence Agency Records Management Program. Retired files as necessary to meet the National Archives and Records Administration approved Records Schedule, and DIA instructions.- Represented the DoD and Embassy to the government of Turkey, Turkish General Staff, and military departments. Produced diplomatic notes to acquire U.S. aircraft overflight and landing clearances in Turkish airspace. Coordinated over 3000 aircraft clearances to enable continuing U.S. missions. Secured blanket authorization for routine flights, significantly reducing approval times with the Turkishgovernment.- Led logistical operations for over 50 high-level visits to Turkey. Briefed multi-agency counterparts on shortfalls and DoD requirements for each visit during planning meetings. Identified problems and implemented corrective solutions with planning teams.

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

- Directly responsible to the Defense Attaché for the daily operations of the Defense Attaché Office(DAO). Managed all administrative duties of the DAO that included the disbursement of annualoperations and housing budgets.- Coordinated US Government Aircraft landings and overflights for all US aircraft operating inTurkmenistan Airspace, directly supporting the Tactical Air Command Center with diplomatic clearances on approximately 800 flights per year. Worked hand-in-hand with Turkmen government officials to maintain key flight routes into Afghanistan to support Operations FREEDOMS SENTINEL and INHERENT RESOLVE. Process diplomatic notes to coordinate Letters of Invitation for DoD guests to enter Turkmenistan. - Interacted with U.S. and Turkmenistan Armed Forces to ensure accomplishment of Defense Intelligence Agency and U.S. mission objectives. Attended multiple diplomatic events with cross-cultural attendance of representatives from multiple countries to represent the Defense Attaché and Ambassador.- Performed as the lead airport site officer for a historic and critical visit to Turkmenistan by Secretary of State John Kerry. Synchronized protocol activities, personnel movements, equipment staging, transportation, expediter services at the airport and payment for services. Made quick decisions to enable project to move forward as necessary. Ensured all aircraft services were completed in time for return with only 4 hours on-ground time. Briefed airport operations to advance team in preparation for visit.- Compiled critical data on U.S. and Turkmenistan military relationships for the U.S. Ambassador and Inter-Agency Country Team. Briefed important data during country team meetings in the absence of the Defense Attaché.

Cannon Afb, New Mexico

Advised and provided trusted counsel to the unit commander on enlisted and officer personnel, directives, policies and programs. Managed manpower documents, training, professional development and mentorship of 130 personnel in 5 diverse and varied functional areas. Advised commander on personnel actions to include discipline, awards and performance evaluations.

Cannon Afb, New Mexico

Led/mentored 84-person munitions flight in training, mobilizing, planning, scheduling, directing and coordinating munitions activities of a $26.4M munitions stockpile. Provided combat munitions support for 41 Remote Piloted Aircraft, 20 AC-130 aircraft, and 5 CV-22 Osprey Aircraft. Led intense preparation for the wing’s first-ever compliance inspection, resulting in an “Excellent” rating. Directed deployment and exercise support for multiple engagements, aiding in the test and validation of critical SOCOM munitions platforms.

Eielson Afb, Alaska

Led 75 personnel in munitions production to support the daily flying operations of the 354th Fighter Wing and RED-FLAG Alaska/DISTANT FRONTIER exercises. Oversaw strict management of 3 separate munitions storage areas comprising over 52K square feet of storage space and a $30M munitions stockpile. Provided wing leadership with real-time status on munitions capabilities and deployment preparation status.

Eielson Afb, Alaska

Trained and organized 65 personnel to support a robust deployment and exercise schedule. Monitored unit status to meet in-garrison and deployed mission requirements. Provided wing leadership with shortfalls/limitations and corrective actions. Organized Foreign Military Sales for visiting countries supporting RED-FLAG Alaska exercises up to 4 times per year.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Public Administration

Bachelor Of Science Business Administration - Bba, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Associate Of Science - As, Business Administration And Management, General

Associate Of Science - As, Munitions System Technology