Steven A. Shapiro is a retired U.S. Army

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who specializes in

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and sustainment. Major General Shapiro was commanding general of the

United States Army Sustainment Command The United States Army Sustainment Command (ASC) is the primary provider of logistics support to units of the United States Army. It is a major subordinate command of United States Army Materiel Command (AMC). Four types of command authority can ...

from 2019 to 2020. Prior to that, he was the commanding general of

21st Theater Sustainment Command The 21st Theater Sustainment Command (21st TSC) provides theater sustainment throughout EUCOM and AFRICOM Areas of Responsibility in support of USAREUR and 7th Army. On order, it deploys to support theater opening, distribution, and Recepti ...

in Germany with responsibility for military sustainment throughout the European and Africa theaters.

Education

Shapiro received a bachelor's degree from

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in 1985, a master's degree from

Florida Institute of Technology Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech or FIT) is a private research university in Melbourne, Florida. The university comprises four academic colleges: Engineering & Science, Aeronautics, Psychology & Liberal Arts, and Business. Approxim ...

in 1994 and a second master's degree from the Army War College.

Career

In August 2007, Shapiro took command of

Letterkenny Army Depot Letterkenny Army Depot (originally Letterkenny Ordnance Depot), the Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for Air Defense and Tactical Missile Systems, was established in early 1942. Its leadership began recruiting civilian personn ...

in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. While he was base commander, construction of a new reserve center was added providing "real-world" training opportunities for the soldiers. While he was base commander, Letterkenny Army Depot won its fourth

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for manufacturing.Barnes III, Roscoe
"Depot wins 4th 'Nobel Prize of manufacturing"
''Public Opinion'', Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 140th year, number 244, page 3A.

Awards and decorations

His awards and badges include: *

Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a high award of a nation, state or country. Examples include: *Distinguished Service Medal (Australia) (established 1991), awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force for distinguished leadership in act ...

Defense Superior Service Medal The Defense Superior Service Medal (DSSM) is a military decoration of the United States Department of Defense, which is presented to United States Armed Forces service members who perform superior meritorious service in a position of significant ...

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a Awards and decorations of the United States military, military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievemen ...

(with three Oak Leaf Clusters) *

Bronze Star Medal The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious a ...

(with two Oak Leaf Clusters) *

Defense Meritorious Service Medal The Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM) is an award bestowed upon members of the United States military by the United States Department of Defense. In the order of precedence of the United States Armed Forces, it is worn between the Purple ...

Meritorious Service Medal A Meritorious Service Medal is an award presented to denote acts of meritorious service, and sometimes gallantry, that are worthy of recognition. Notable medals with similar names include: Singapore *Pingat Jasa Gemilang, or Meritorious Services Me ...

(with three Oak Leaf Clusters) *

Army Commendation Medal The Commendation Medal is a mid-level Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, United States military decoration presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces issu ...

(with four Oak Leaf Clusters) *

Army Achievement Medal The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize outstanding achievement or meritorious service of military personnel who were not eligible to rece ...

(with one Oak Leaf Cluster) * Parachutist Badge

References

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