Background
Blum, Steven was born in 1946.
Blum, Steven was born in 1946.
Bachelor in History, University Baltimore, 1968. Master of Science in Social Science, Morgan State College, 1973. Graduate, Army War College, 1989.
Joined Army National Guard, 1971, advanced through grades to lieutenant general, 2003. S-3, detachment B-3, Company B, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 1st Special Forces Maryland Army National Guard, 1971—1972, air operations officer, headquarters detachment, 5th Special Forces Battalion 20th Special Forces Group, 1972—1974, Battalion S-2, headquarters detachment, 1974—1976, recruiting & retention officer, 1976—1977, 1978, Commander special forces operations detachment-A, Company B, 5th Special Forces Battalion, 20th Special Forces, 1977—1978, special forces operations officer command & control, 1978—1981, marksmanship program administrator headquarters, 1981, training administrator headquarters detachment, 1981—1982, director plans, operations & training headquarters, 1982—1984, mobilization operations officer headquarters state area command, 1984—1985, battalion Commander headquarters 1st Battalion, 115th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division, 1985—1987, executive officer headquarters 3rd Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, 1987—1988, operations and training officer headquarters State Area Command, 1988—1989, director plans, operations and training headquarters, 1989—1992, Commander 3rd Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, 1992—1995, assistant division Commander 29th Infantry Division, 1996—1999. Commanding general 29th Infantry Division Virginia Army National Guard, 1999—2001, 2002.
Commanding general Multi National Division SFOR-10, Operation Joint Force Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2001—2002. Chief of staff United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, 2002—2003. Chief National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia, since 2003.