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23rd Commander
White Sands Missile Range
Page 23 of 26
Brigadier General Steven
Flohr
Commander
Nov 16, 1999 - Oct 22, 2001
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Brigadier General Steven W. Flohr was the 23rd
Commander of White Sands Proving Ground/Missile Range. Prior to this
assignment, BG Flohr served as Deputy Commander of the United States Army
Space and Missile Defense Command. Brigadier General Flohr was also the
Director of the Space and Missile Defense Acquisition Center which includes
the Army Space Program Office, the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense
Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) Project Office, the Ballistic Missile
Targets Joint Project Office (BMTJPO), the United States Army Kwajalein
Atoll/Kwajalein Missile Range, and the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility
(HELSTF).
Previously, Brigadier General Flohr served as Project
Manager, Multiple Launch Rocket System, in the Program Executive Office,
Tactical Missiles. His other military assignments include: Product Manager of
the Improved Army Tactical Missile System, Logistics Staff Officer, Supply and
Maintenance Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics,
Department of the Army; Project Manager's Representative for the Multiple
Launch Rocket System in Seckenheim, Germany; Research and Development
Coordinator for the Ballistic Missile Defense Advanced Technology Center,
Huntsville, Alabama; Materiel Officer and Missile Support Company Commander
for the 707th Maintenance Battalion and Forward Area Support Coordinator for
the 7th Infantry Division Support Command, 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord,
California; and Direct Support Platoon Leader of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Air
Defense Artillery, Wackerheim, Germany. Brigadier General Flohr served as a
Mechanical Engineer for the National Range Operations, White Sands Missile
Range, New Mexico, in his first active duty assignment.
Brigadier General Flohr graduated from the University
of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, with a bachelor's degree in mechanical
engineering in 1971. He received a master of business administration degree
from Florida Institute of Technology in 1978.
Brigadier General Flohr is an Ordnance Officer and is a
graduate of the U.S. Army War College, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff
College, and the Executive Program Manager's Course at the Defense Systems
Management College.
Brigadier General Flohr's military awards include the
Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal (5 Oak
Leaf Clusters), the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Superior Unit Award, and
the Department of Army Staff Badge.
Brigadier General Flohr is married to the former Sue
Thompson of Storm Lake, Iowa. Their daughter, Cari Ossenfort graduated from
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, and is employed in Dallas, Texas. Their
son Dan, also graduated from Auburn University.
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