Col. Stephen J. Bond, USA (Ret), commissioned as a Regular Army second lieutenant of infantry through the Army ROTC program at the University of Utah, graduating with honors and as a Distinguished Military Graduate. He served over 29 years on active duty as a company-grade infantry officer and a field-grade military intelligence officer in airborne, infantry, intelligence, and Special Operations units in command and key staff positions. 

His assignments included posts throughout the U.S. and overseas in Italy, Germany, and Japan. He is a veteran of combat operations in Panama during Operation Just Cause and in Saudi Arabia during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, as well as humanitarian and peacekeeping operations in St. Croix and Haiti. 

He holds a master’s degree in history from the University of Kansas and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College. He is Ranger-qualified and a master parachutist. 

Following his military retirement, Bond served in senior business development positions in the defense-aerospace industry. He returned to government service in 2008–09 as a member of the U.S. Senior Executive Service (SES), serving as director of the Intelligence Transition Team and senior U.S. intelligence advisor to the Iraqi Ministries of Defense, Interior, and Counterterrorist Forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

Bond is an active member and leader in MOAA, having served in chapter and state-level leadership positions. He was president of the MOAA Florida Council of Chapters and president of the Cape Canaveral Chapter. He continues to serve the Florida Council as membership chair and chairs numerous chapter committees. He is also chairman of the board of the American Security Council Foundation, a national nonprofit organization focused on educating Americans on national security issues and advancing the principle of “peace through strength.”