Commander Stephen Neuhaus

Commander Steve Neuhaus graduated from Monroe-Woodbury High School and simultaneously took courses at SUNY Orange, a nearby community college. He received a BA from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York and a Masters in Public Administration from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.

After 9/11, Neuhaus enlisted in the Army National Guard and later joined the United States Navy Reserve. Currently, Neuhaus is an Officer in the Navy Reserve and assigned to the Pacific Fleet. Neuhaus has been deployed internationally four times, to Africa, South Korea, Iraq and Europe in response to the conflict in Ukraine. His South Korea and Iraq deployments occurred when he was Orange County Executive. During the lengthy Iraq deployment, Neuhaus gave the “State of the County” address by livestream and continued daily operational control of County government by teleconferencing with staff, reporters, and others.

During his Iraqi deployment, Neuhaus served with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force in various locations throughout the country in Support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S. Military Campaign against ISIS. In preparation for the assignment, Neuhaus was deployed to the Middle East in early-January after completing pre-mobilization training at Fort Bliss Army Base in El Paso, Texas in December.

He currently serves in the New York Naval Militia as Commander, Northern Command.

Current as of 10 JAN, 2025