Lt. Col. Steven J. Weber
Lt. Col. Steven J. Weber hails from Winthrop, Minnesota. He enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard in 1998 and served for four years with the 682nd Engineer Battalion. In 2002, he graduated from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Infantry. Lt. Col. Weber earned a Master of Science degree in adult occupational and continuing education from Kansas State University in 2014.
Lt. Col. Weber’s first assignment was with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Ft. Stewart, Georgia where he served in Baghdad, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 3. In February 2006, Lt. Col. Weber assumed Command of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry for six months. In April of 2007, he joined 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), where he served as the Assistant Operations Officer for 17 months. Lt. Col. Weber assumed Command of B Co, 2-327 IN in September 2008 while deployed in support of OIF 07-09 to Samarra, Iraq where he served for a duration of 14 months. Lt. Col. Weber assumed command of HHC 2-327 IN in December 2009 and served in this capacity for 13 months while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 11 in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Following command, Lt. Col. Weber served as an assistant brigade planner for 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division for five months. In July 2011, Lt. Col. Weber was assigned to Minneapolis Recruiting Battalion, 3rd Recruiting Brigade where he served as the S3 Operations Officer for 24 months. Following completion of the Command and General Staff College, Lt. Col. Weber served as a mechanized infantry battalion advisor for the Saudi Arabian National Guard under OPM-SANG for a duration of 12 months in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia. Lt. Col. Weber was then assigned to the 2-12 IN, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado, where he served as the Battalion S3 Operations Officer for 12 months and as the Battalion Executive Officer for 12 months including a deployment in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was then assigned to the Mission Command Training Program at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas where he spent 12 months as an observer, coach, trainer, nine months as the Chief of Operations for Operations Group Bravo and subsequently as the Chief of Operations for the Mission Command Training Program for 12 months. Lt. Col. Weber was then assigned as the Combined Arms Center G33 at Ft. Leavenworth where he served for 24 months. Lt. Col. Weber assumed command of 3rd Battalion, 362nd Infantry Regiment, 5th Armored Brigade on June 22, 2014 where he served for 24 months. He assumed command of the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion on July 11, 2024.
Lt. Col. Weber’s military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Mechanized Leader’s Course, Ranger, Airborne and Air Assault Schools, Maneuver Captain’s Career Course, Recruiting Ops Officer Course, Joint Planners Course, Command and General Staff College, and requisite Pre-Command Courses. His awards and decorations include the Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal (three oak leaf clusters), Meritorious Service Medal (Silver & Bronze oak leaf clusters), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (three oak leaf clusters), Armed Forces Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Ranger Tab, Airborne Badge, Air Assault Badge, Silver Recruiter’s Badge, and the Orders of St. Maurice, St. Michael, St. George, and St. Barbara.
CSM Aaron Diediker
CSM Aaron R. Diediker enlisted in the Army in September 2000 out of Nebraska as a M1A1 Armor Crewmember.
Diediker attended One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Knox, Kentucky and served as an M1A1 driver, loader, and gunner, Drill Sergeant, and Tank Commander prior to his assignment to USAREC. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2003-2004 and 2008-2009.
Diediker volunteered for recruiting and was assigned to Minneapolis Recruiting BN as a recruiter in Sioux Falls, SD. After reclassifying, he served as a Station Commander in Rapid City, SD. Diediker was then assigned to the Portland Recruiting BN as a First Sergeant for the Mt. Hood Recruiting Company. After his assignment in Portland Recruiting BN, he was assigned to Salt Lake City BN as the BN Operations SGM. He attended the Sergeants Major Academy and was then assigned to the Denver Recruiting BN as the BN Operations SGM.
Diediker’s military education includes the Warrior Leaders Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Army Retention Course, Combat Lifesavers Course, Drill Sergeant Course, Combatives Level I and II, Area NBC Offensive and Defensive Course, Senior Leaders Course (CL), Battle Staff Noncommissioned Officer Course, Unit Prevention Leaders Course, Army Recruiter Course, Station Commander Course, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, Recruiting Company Commander and First Sergeant Course, and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 70 (CL). His civilian education includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from American Military University and a Master’s Degree in Leadership Studies from University of Texas at El Paso.
Diediker’s awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (4th Award), Army Commendation Medal w/ Valor, Army Commendation Medal (7th Award), Army Achievement Medal (5th Award), Army Good Conduct Medal (6th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal (2 Stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (#5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (#4), Presidential Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Superior Unit Award, Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, Combat Action Badge, and the Army Recruiter Badge. Diediker is a recipient of the Order of St. George, a member of the Sergeant Morales Club, the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, and a recipient of the Recruiting Excellence Medallion.