General Steve Nordhaus, USAF
Chief, National Guard Bureau
Steven Scott Nordhaus was born in October 1966 in Putnam County, Ohio. He earned his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy and earned a master’s from Columbia Southern University.
Nordhaus commanded the Air National Guard Readiness Center, then served as director of operations for the National Guard Bureau. He served as commander of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region – First Air Force before being installed as the National Guard Bureau Chief in October 2024.
Nordhaus is a command pilot with over 3,000 flight hours.
In the News…
The National Guard is still deployed to help secure the nation’s capital. Its troops are also still present in Memphis, Tennessee, as part of President Trump’s policy to increase public safety and reduce crime. The D.C. U.S. Circuit Court is hearing a lawsuit that seeks to end the deployment to Washington.
When troops intervened in a fight near Eastern Market over the weekend, a National Guard member was shot. National Guard members have also been directed not to monitor or secure ballot boxes or polling locations.
A federal judge ordered an end to the deployment nearly a year ago, which the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals paused.
