Brigadier General Steven A. Shapiro

Brigadier General Steven A. Shapiro became commander, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support August 1, 2013. DLA Troop Support annually procures more than $14.5 billion worth of food, clothing and textiles, construction and equipment, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and equipment, as well as industrial hardware items for America's warfighters and other customers worldwide. Brig. Gen. Shapiro leads this global mission, which is performed by approximately 2,900 civilian and military personnel.

Brig. Gen. Shapiro entered the United States Army as a commissioned officer on May 24, 1985, at the rank of 2nd Lt. His military education includes the Ordnance Officer Basic and Advanced Course, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College.

Prior to coming to DLA Troop Support, Brig. Gen. Shapiro served as the deputy commander of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command at Fort Bragg, N.C. While assigned to the 1st TSC, Brig. Gen. Shapiro was forward-deployed with the unit to Kabul, Afghanistan.

Brig. Gen. Shapiro’s previous assignments include; Director of the Materiel Enterprise Integration and Retrograde Operations Center, Afghanistan; Deputy Chief of Staff, G4, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Chief of Staff, United States Army Materiel Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.; Commander, Letterkenny Army Depot, United States Army Aviation and Missile Command, Chambersburg, Pa.; G3, 3rd Corps Support Command, V Corps, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Commander, Combat Equipment Battalion, Luxembourg; Chief, Ground Maintenance Branch, later Chief, Readiness Operation Division, Materiel Management Center; Support Operations Officer, 1st Corps Support Command; Support Operations Officer, 51st Maintenance Battalion, 21st Theater Army Area Command, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army; Germany Logistics Operations Officer, later Support Operations Officer, 29th Support Group (Forward); Chief, Supply and Maintenance Division, later Logistics Operations Officer, later Support Operations Officer, 29th Support Group, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Support Operations Officer, 1st Corps Support Command; Support Operations Officer, 51st Maintenance Battalion, 21st Theater Army Area Command, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Logistics Operations Officer, later Support Operations Officer, 29th Support Group (Forward); Chief, Supply and Maintenance Division, later Logistics Operations Officer, later Support Operations Officer, 29th Support Group, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; S1, 46th Support Group (Corps), 1st Corps Support Command; Commander, 659th Maintenance Company, 189th Maintenance Battalion, 1st Corps Support Command; Logistics Support Officer, later Adjutant, 189th Maintenance Battalion, 1st Corps Support Command; Maintenance Platoon Leader, 15th Engineer Company, later Battalion Maintenance Officer, 536th Engineer Battalion, United States Army South, Fort Kobbe, Panama. Shapiro’s decorations and badges include: the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Parachutist Badge.