Stephen M. Twitty born in Spartanburg, South Carolina is a United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 General Officer.

Brigadier General (BG) Twitty was awarded the Silver Star Medal, our Nation's Third Highest Award for Valor, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Noted for his relationship with journalist David Bloom

David Bloom

David Bloom was an NBC journalist until his sudden death in 2003 at the age of 39 from deep vein thrombosis...

  that was embedded with his battalion

Battalion

A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...

. He commanded company-, battalion-, and brigade

Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...

-size combat arms units during the war in Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

. He is a graduate of South Carolina State University

South Carolina State University

South Carolina State University is a historically black university located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. It is the only state funded, historically black land-grant institution in South Carolina and is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.- Colleges, departments,...

 and a member of the Omega Psi Phi

Omega Psi Phi

Omega Psi Phi is a fraternity and is the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college. Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The founders were three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos...

 fraternity

Fraternity

A fraternity is a brotherhood, though the term usually connotes a distinct or formal organization. An organization referred to as a fraternity may be a:*Secret society*Chivalric order*Benefit society*Friendly society*Social club*Trade union...

. He was inducted into the South Carolina State University ROTC Hall of Fame in 2009, and selected as one of the University's Distinguished Alumni in 2004.

BG Twitty is a native of Chesnee, South Carolina. He is a 1985 distinguished military graduate from South Carolina State University. BG Twitty also holds a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from Central Michigan University and a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University.

BG Twitty’s duty assignments include Rifle Platoon Leader, Scout Platoon Leader and Battalion S-3 Air from August 1985 through May 1989 in the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, and 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. From October 1989 through May 1993, he served as the S3 Air for the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment during OPERATION DESERT STORM, Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General, and Company Commander of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia. From May 1993 through May 1994, BG Twitty served as a Joint Chiefs of Staff Intern in the Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5) in the Pentagon; and, from 1994 through 1995 served as the Speechwriter to the Army G3. After completion of the Command and General Staff College, BG Twitty served from June 1996 through April 1997 in Heidelberg, Germany as a G3 Operations Officer with V Corps. From April 1997 through June 1999, he served in Schweinfurt, Germany as the Battalion Executive Officer (XO) for the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment and the Brigade Operations Officer (S3) for the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. From June 1999 through June 2001, BG Twitty served in Mons, Belgium at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) as the Aide-de-Camp to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Commander in Chief US European Command (CINC-USEUCOM). From June 2001 through June 2003, Colonel Twitty served in the 3rd Infantry Division as the Battalion Commander of the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment including during OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, and from June 2003 through June 2004, he served as the Division G3 for the 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart Georgia. He served as the Commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from August 2005 to March 2008, including OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and the Commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team 1st Armored Division from March 2008 to July 2008. From July 2008 to July 2009 BG Twitty served as the Executive Officer to the Deputy Commanding General of US Northern Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He last served as Chief of Staff, Third Army/United States Army Central, Fort McPherson, GA.

BG Twitty is currently the Deputy Commanding General, Ft. Bliss, TX.

BG Twitty’s other awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (2 OLC), the Bronze Star Medal (2 OLC), the Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC), the Joint Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (2 OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC), the National Defense Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Campaign Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Kosovo Medal, the NATO Medal, the Saudi Arabia Liberation Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge

Combat Infantryman Badge

The Combat Infantryman Badge is the U.S. Army combat service recognition decoration awarded to soldiers—enlisted men and officers holding colonel rank or below, who personally fought in active ground combat while an assigned member of either an infantry or a Special Forces unit, of brigade size...

 with Star, the Expert Infantryman Badge

Expert Infantryman Badge

The Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB, is a military badge of the United States Army. Although similar in name and appearance to the Combat Infantryman Badge , it is a completely different award: while the CIB is awarded for participation in ground combat, the EIB is presented for completion of a...

, the Ranger Tab, the Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the JCS Identification Badge, the Army Staff Identification Badge.

BG Twitty is married and has two daughters.