Brigadier General Steven Turner currently serves as the Deputy Commissioner / Deputy Adjutant General for the Tennessee National Guard. Before assuming his current role, Brigadier General Turner served as the Assistant Adjutant General, Army.

Brigadier General Turner enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1989. After he left the Army, Brigadier General Turner returned home to East Tennessee and joined the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR). In 1997, he graduated from the University of Tennessee and was commissioned as an Armor Officer. With most of his career being served at the operational level, Brigadier General Turner commanded at Brigade, Battalion and Company level, and served on Joint Forces Headquarters, Tennessee staff. Other assignments include serving as the Chief of Staff (Army), the fifteenth Commander of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Regimental Executive Officer, Commander, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, Regimental Logistics Officer, Regimental Chief of Operations, Chief of Plans, Squadron Operations Officer and Reconnaissance Troop Commander. He served and trained in numerous Countries and deployed to Iraq twice; in 2004 and 2009.

Brigadier General Turner earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Tennessee in 1997, a Masters of Business Administration from Northcentral University in 2007, and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College in 2020. His military education includes: Armor Officer Basic Course, Armor Captain’s Career Course, Command and General Staff College, Advanced Operations Course, Support Operations Course, the US Army War College, and the Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS).

Brigadier General Turner’s awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Iraqi Campaign Medal with 2 Campaign Stars, Combat Action Badge, the Order of Saint George (Silver and Bronze), the Order of Saint Maurice, and the Order of Saint Michael.