Major General Abraham J. Turner
Chief of Staff

Major General Abraham J. Turner is Chief of Staff, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

He is the principal advisor to the commander and deputy commander, United States Strategic Command, and directs the activities of the command staff by developing and implementing policies and procedures in support of the command’s missions. He chairs numerous boards, oversees the command corporate process, and serves as director of the commander’s staff.

General Turner earned his commissioning into the Army as an infantry officer through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at South Carolina State University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music. While attending the U.S. Army War College, he earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University, Penn.

Prior to his current assignment, General Turner was Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Va. Other previous assignments include serving as Commanding General, U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, Ft. Jackson, S.C.; assistant Chief of Staff, C-3, Coalition Forces Land Component Command, Camp Doha, Kuwait; assistant Division Commander (Operations), 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; and Chief, House Legislative Liaison Division, Office of the Chief, Legislative Liaison, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.

General Turner's combat experiences include a combat jump into Panama during Operation JUST CAUSE; a deployment during Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM; and most recently, deployments in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM.

Among his many awards and decorations, General Turner has been awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merits with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters.

(November 2008)