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{{short description|United States Army general}}
{{for|the voice actor|Steve Blum}}
{{Infobox military person
|name= H. Steven Blum
|image= H. Steven Blum (3).jpg
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1946|10|13}}▼
|caption= Official portrait, 2009
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|birth_place= [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], U.S.▼
▲|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1946|10|13}}
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|allegiance= United States
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|servicenumber=
▲|serviceyears= 1971–2010
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|commands= [[National Guard Bureau]]<br/>[[Multi-National Division (North) (Bosnia)|Multinational Division (North)]]<br/>[[29th Infantry Division (United States)|29th Infantry Division]]<br/>3rd Brigade, 29th Infantry Division<br/>1st Battalion, [[115th Infantry Regiment (United States)|115th Infantry Regiment]]
|awards= {{nowrap|[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] (2)}}<br/>[[Army Distinguished Service Medal]]<br
▲|battles=[[Operation Joint Forge]]
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▲|awards=[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] (2)<br/>[[Army Distinguished Service Medal]]<br />[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]<br/>[[Legion of Merit]] (3)<br/>[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] (3)<br/>[[Army Commendation Medal]] (2)
|laterwork= Managing Director and Group Practice Leader, [[Sitrick Brincko Group]]<br>Advisor, Blakely Educational Services, Inc.▼
▲|relations=
▲|laterwork=Managing Director and Group Practice Leader, [[Sitrick Brincko Group]]<br>Advisor, Blakely Educational Services, Inc.
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'''H. Steven Blum''' (born October 13, 1946) is a retired [[United States Army]]
▲'''H Steven Blum''' (born October 13, 1946) is a retired [[United States Army]] officer. Blum served as the 25th [[Chief of the National Guard Bureau]] from 2003 to 2008. His last assignment before retiring was Deputy Commander, [[United States Northern Command|U.S. Northern Command]], where he concurrently served as Vice Commander, U.S. Element, [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]]. He retired from the Army National Guard of the United States on May 21, 2010.
==Early life and education==
Blum was born in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], on October 13, 1946.<ref>U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, entry for H. Steven Blum, 1020.</ref> He attended [[Forest Park High School (Maryland)|Forest Park High School]], graduating in 1963.<ref>Tom Bowman, Baltimore Sun, [https://archive.today/20131124160027/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/274890471.html?dids=274890471:274890471&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+07
Soon after graduating, Blum enlisted in the [[Maryland Army National Guard]]. His unit was activated in April 1968, in response to the [[Baltimore riot of 1968]] that broke out following the [[assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.]] Blum would later recall that "he heard more shots fired in the weeks he worked downtown Baltimore's streets than during any of his other deployments – at home or abroad."<ref>Caitlin Harrington, [http://www.eangmt.org/publications/congressionalquarterlyjan04.pdf "Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum commands a changing National Guard,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509081801/http://www.eangmt.org/publications/congressionalquarterlyjan04.pdf |date=2008-05-09 }} ''Congressional Quarterly'' (October 10, 2003).</ref>
Blum taught [[History of the United States|
Blum is [[American Jews|Jewish]], and is a member of [[Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America|Jewish War Veterans]].<ref>Jewish War Veterans, Articles from the Jewish War Veterans, [http://www.jwv.org/images/uploads/Articles%20from%20The%20Jewish%20Veteran%20-%20Volume%2056%202003,%20No%203.pdf Lieutenant General H Steven, Excerpts of Remarks], 2003, page 1.</ref>
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Blum received his commission from [[Officer Candidate School (U.S. Army)|Officer Candidate School]] on August 28, 1971, graduating with honors. He subsequently carried out staff and command assignments at every level from [[Platoon#United States Army|platoon]] to [[Division (military)|division]], including command of a Special Forces Operational Detachment-A, Light Infantry Battalion, Infantry Brigade, and Division Support Command.<ref>Maryland Military Historical Society, Newsletter, [http://www.mdmildep.org/dmilnewsletter/documents/General%20Blum.pdf LTG (Ret.) H Steven Blum Elected President of MDMHS], 2010, page 1.</ref>
===Operation Joint Forge===
Blum served as
During his tenure at SFOR, Blum received high marks for his military and diplomatic ability to command and coordinate multiple units of various nations. In his last work, ''To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian'', the late historian [[Stephen Ambrose]] compared Blum favorably to [[Dwight Eisenhower]] in [[World War II]].<ref>MSG Bob Haskell, [http://www.dix.army.mil/PAO/post03/post041803/Guardchief.htm "Blum new Guard Bureau chief,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625083356/http://www.dix.army.mil/PAO/post03/post041803/Guardchief.htm |date=2007-06-25 }} ''Army News Service'', (April 16, 2003).</ref>
===Chief of the National Guard Bureau===
[[File:Timothy Nein receives Distinguished Service Cross.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Blum awarding a soldier the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]] in 2007
In April 2003 Blum was appointed
When his term expired in 2007 he received a two-year extension.<ref>National Guard Bureau, [http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2007/01/012907-CNGB_extended.aspx Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum Extended as Chief, National Guard Bureau]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, January 26, 2007.</ref>
As
===United States Northern Command===
Following his term as
As
He served at NORTHCOM until retiring in May, 2010.<ref>PRNews Wire, [http://www.thestreet.com/story/10804952/lt-general-h-steven-blum-us-army-ret-joins-sitrick-brincko-group.html Lt General H Steven Blum (U.S. Army, Ret.) Joins Sitrick Brincko Group]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, July 13, 2010.</ref>
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After his retirement from the military, Blum accepted a position as managing director and group practice leader with the [[Sitrick Brincko Group]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/retired-general-joins-sitrick-brincko/|periodical=The New York Times|date=2010-07-12|accessdate=2011-09-09|title=Retired General Joins Sitrick Brincko}}</ref>
He was also an Executive in Residence at [[
As of 2012, Blum is affiliated with Blakely Educational Services, Inc., a firm which provides educational services to the United States military, its allies, and for other organizations.<ref>Blakely Educational Services, Inc., [http://www.bes-ventures.com/index.htm Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820074228/http://bes-ventures.com/index.htm |date=2013-08-20 }}, [http://www.bes-ventures.com/team2.htm The BES Team] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.
==NAACP Meritorious Service Award==
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# August 1971 – September 1972, S-3, Detachment B3, Company B, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, Maryland Army National Guard
# October 1972 – August 1974,
# August 1974 – August 1976, Battalion S-2, Headquarters Detachment, 5th Special Forces Battalion, 20th Special Forces, Maryland Army National Guard
# September 1976 – November 1977, Recruiting and Retention Officer, Headquarters Detachment, Maryland Army National Guard
# November 1977 – August 1978,
# September 1978 – October 1978, Recruiting and Retention Officer, Headquarters Detachment, Maryland Army National Guard
# October 1978 – June 1981, Special Forces Operations Officer, Command and Control, Headquarters, Maryland Army National Guard
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# October 1982 – November 1984, Director Plans, Operations and Training, Headquarters, State Area Command, Maryland Army National Guard
# December 1984 – July 1985, Mobilization Operations Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Maryland Army National Guard
# August 1985 – September 1987,
# October 1987 – October 1988,
# November 1988 – January 1989, Operations and
# January 1989 – August 1992,
# September 1992 – July 1995,
# July 1995 – August 1996,
# August 1996 – July 1999,
# August 1999 – October 2001,
# October 2001 – April 2002,
# April 2002 – August 2002,
# August 2002 – April 2003,
# April 2003 – November 2008,
# January 2009 – May 21, 2010,
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▲* [[Maryland Army National Guard]]
==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110527045548/http://www.northcom.mil/leaders_html/docs/Blum_LTGEN_NC_DC.pdf LTG Blum USNORTHCOM Biography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080426090150/http://www.ngb.army.mil/ngbGomo/ATab2.aspx LTG Blum National Guard Biography]
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