Steve was nominated by his wife Anastasia:
My husband, Steve, is an amazing husband, father, and friend, and has proudly served the US Navy for 28 years and counting! Steve is loving, caring, humble, hardworking, and dedicated, and determined to give his all to his family and the Navy. He is a proud family-man and father of two great kids whom he loves more than anything. He is not only dedicated to his family but also to the US Navy where he has tirelessly served for almost three decades. Steve enlisted in the Navy when he was 18 and worked as Aviation Structural Mechanic, air crewman, and Search and Rescue swimmer until 1998 when he was accepted into the Enlisted Commissioning Program.
He finished his bachelor’s degree and was commissioned in 1999. He has worked his way up from an E-1 to an 0-4 and recently found out that he will be promoted to Commander in April. His passion and dedication to the Navy and to Naval aviation shows in everything he does. In the 28 years that he has served, he has completed over 6 deployments, over 7 years in sea-duty time, and served in 3 foreign wars. He has sacrificed so much and worked so hard for the Navy and for our family. He is our hero, and we couldn’t be more proud of him!!