Steven B. Harrison — President of Vehicles & Structures Test Systems at MTS Systems

Colonel Steven B. Harrison, also known as Steve, has been President of Vehicles and Structures Test Systems at MTS Systems Corporation since February 2017. Colonel Harrison served as the President of Aar Airlift Group, Inc. from October 19, 2016 to December 22, 2016. He served the President at National Air Cargo Group, Inc. since September 27, 2010. Colonel Harrison served as Deputy Director for Operational Logistics, Joint Staff, J4. He has served as the commander, 89th Airlift Wing, Andrews Air Force Base, MD, where he was responsible for worldwide special air mission airlifts, logistics, aerial port and communications support for the President, Vice President Cabinet Members, Combatant Commanders and other senior military and elected leaders as tasked by the White House, Air Force Chief of Staff and Air Mobility Command. He commanded the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover AFB, DE and was the Vice Wing Commander of the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, SC. He was commissioned from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1988. He has served at United States Transportation Command, commanded an airlift squadron and led two Expeditionary Airlift Squadrons and an Air Expeditionary Group in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. He has a distinguished 22-year career with the U.S. Air Force. He served as the Division Chief for Global Mobility Concepts of Operation in the Directorate of Operational Plans and Joint Matters, Headquarters AF, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Colonel Harrison received a BS in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy, an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics and a MS in Engineering Science from Oxford University, England (Rhodes Scholar), an MA in National Security Strategy and various other curriculums during his career.