English: Brigadier General Stephen E. Strand was selected to become the 88th Regional Support Command Deputy Commanding General on 28 April 2016. He has served in the Army Reserve for over 31 years. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on the 10th of June 1987 through the ROTC Program at Auburn University.

Brigadier General Strand has completed Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced Courses; the Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense Course; the Unit Movement Officer Deployment Planning Course; courses in Real Property Master Planning; courses in Military Systems Acquisition; the Reserve Component Theater Sustainment Course; and the Senior Transportation Officer Qualification Course. He has completed the Combined Arms Services and Staff School, the Command and General Staff Course, the Advanced Joint Professional Military Education Course, and is a 2012 graduate of Army War College.

Brigadier General Strand's assignments include: Platoon Leader in B Company, 926th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Heavy) in Birmingham, Alabama; Executive Officer of A Company, 926th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Heavy) in Decatur, Alabama; Intelligence Officer, 926th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Heavy) in Birmingham, Alabama; Commander of C Company, 926th Engineer Battalion(Combat)(Heavy) in Huntsville, Alabama; Plans Officer and Senior Plans Officer in the Facility Master Planning Section of the Deputy Chief of Staff (Engineer) of the 81st Regional Support Command in Birmingham, Alabama; the Engineer Equipment Officer of and deployed to Iraq with the 926th Engineer Group in Montgomery, Alabama; Executive and Operations Officer of the 13th Battalion (Ordnance), 4th Brigade, 108th Division (Institutional Training), at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Commander of and deployed to Iraq with the 478th Engineer Battalion in Ft Thomas, Kentucky; Executive Officer and Deputy Commander of the 926th Engineer Brigade in Montgomery, Alabama; Commander of the 368th Forward Engineer Support Team - Main, Decatur, Georgia; and Chief of Staff of the 416th Theater Engineer Command.

His military awards include: Bronze Star Medal (2 awards), Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards), Army Achievement Medal (2 awards), Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (9 awards), Commander's Award for Civilian Service, National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), Iraq Campaign Ribbon with 3 service stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal - With 'M' and '2' Devices , Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Korean Defense Service Medal, Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (8 awards), Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation, Superior Unit Award (2 awards), Navy Meritorious Unit Citation, and the Combat Action Badge.

In his civilian career, he works as a Lead Engineer for the Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office - Missiles and Space, on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Brigadier General Strand is married to the former Claire Nelson, and they have 3 children, William, Katrina and Michelle.

Unit: 88th Regional Support Command