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Gentry Stephens

Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force
U.S. Department of the Air Force

Gentry B. Stephens, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this position, he provides oversight and guidance for U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force international policy, programs and engagements in support of national security objectives. As leader of the security cooperation enterprise for the Department of the Air Force, Mr. Stephens oversees the planning and accelerated execution of approximately $55 billion in annual equipping, training and support of allies and partners, further facilitating strategic burden shifting and burden sharing through education, exercises, personnel exchanges, agreements, engagements and advocacy for the U.S. defense industrial base.

Mr. Stephens brings extensive experience working in international air and space security cooperation. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Stephens spent more than 20 years leading, developing and executing strategy, profit and loss business, program management and business development globally for Raytheon Technologies, The Boeing Company, Honeywell and Anduril Industries. He holds multiple patents and awards in these organizations.

Mr. Stephens is a 1994 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and spent six years on active duty before transitioning to the Air Force Reserve where he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. As an Air Force officer, he specialized in astronautical engineering, test and evaluation and program management in multiple international security cooperation and international affairs roles. He also served as the Air Force Programs Director at the American Institute in Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan. Mr. Stephens is Defense Acquisition University-certified in Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering; Test and Evaluation; and Program Management.

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