Full Name
Major General Devin Pepper
Job Title
Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and Policy
Company
NATO Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command Transformation
Speaker Bio
Major General Devin Pepper is serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic
Plans and Policy (DCOS SPP) at NATO Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command
Transformation in Norfolk, VA. He is responsible for formulating policies, strategies,
engagements, and ACT’s contribution to the NATO Defence Planning Process, and
analytical practices that enable the Commander to provide strategic foresight, planning,
strategy and policy advice, concepts, and strategic engagement to NATO’s political and
military leadership.
General Pepper enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1989, and received his commission
through the Officer Training School in 1996. He transferred to the United States Space
Force in 2021. He is a career space and missile operations officer and has commanded
the Air Force Element Operations Squadron at Royal Air Force Menwith Hill, United
Kingdom; Deputy Commander and Commander, 21st Operations Group; the 460th
Space Wing; and the Buckley Garrison.
He served in the Pentagon as an Air Force Strategic Policy Intern in the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Equal Opportunity and in the Office of the Deputy
Secretary of Defense. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and is a
graduate of the United States Air Force Weapons School. His staff assignments include
United States Space Command, United States Strategic Command, Headquarters Air
Force Global Strike Command, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Headquarters
Eighth Air Force, and Headquarters Seventh Air Force. Prior to his current assignment,
General Pepper was the Vice Commander and Deputy Commanding General of
Operations, Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
General Pepper holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Maryland, a Masters of Business Administration from
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a Masters of National Security Strategy from the National War College and graduated from the George
Washington University with a Masters certificate in Organizational Behavior and Leadership.
General Pepper’s decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (1OLC), Legion of Merit (1OLC),
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3OLC), Air Force Commendation Medal (2OLC), Navy Commendation Medal,
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, and Nuclear Deterrence
Operations Service Medal with ‘N’ device
Plans and Policy (DCOS SPP) at NATO Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command
Transformation in Norfolk, VA. He is responsible for formulating policies, strategies,
engagements, and ACT’s contribution to the NATO Defence Planning Process, and
analytical practices that enable the Commander to provide strategic foresight, planning,
strategy and policy advice, concepts, and strategic engagement to NATO’s political and
military leadership.
General Pepper enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1989, and received his commission
through the Officer Training School in 1996. He transferred to the United States Space
Force in 2021. He is a career space and missile operations officer and has commanded
the Air Force Element Operations Squadron at Royal Air Force Menwith Hill, United
Kingdom; Deputy Commander and Commander, 21st Operations Group; the 460th
Space Wing; and the Buckley Garrison.
He served in the Pentagon as an Air Force Strategic Policy Intern in the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Equal Opportunity and in the Office of the Deputy
Secretary of Defense. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and is a
graduate of the United States Air Force Weapons School. His staff assignments include
United States Space Command, United States Strategic Command, Headquarters Air
Force Global Strike Command, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Headquarters
Eighth Air Force, and Headquarters Seventh Air Force. Prior to his current assignment,
General Pepper was the Vice Commander and Deputy Commanding General of
Operations, Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
General Pepper holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Maryland, a Masters of Business Administration from
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a Masters of National Security Strategy from the National War College and graduated from the George
Washington University with a Masters certificate in Organizational Behavior and Leadership.
General Pepper’s decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (1OLC), Legion of Merit (1OLC),
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3OLC), Air Force Commendation Medal (2OLC), Navy Commendation Medal,
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, and Nuclear Deterrence
Operations Service Medal with ‘N’ device
