Steve McCain Director of Defense Policy Practice Steven McCain directs government affairs as part of the policy and public law practice in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.He has over twenty-six years of experience in the Department of Defense and focuses on national security policy and appropriations issues.Colonel McCain supported visiting congressional delegations in Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific region and provided critical support for senior military leadership testimony before Congress. In the early stages of Operation Enduring Freedom, he served as commander of an Air Expeditionary Wing where he led support and combat operations of Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and coalition forces in Afghanistan.He also commanded a combat search and rescue operations group, where he was responsible for flying, training, maintenance, and deployment of personnel and aircraft to combat operations worldwide.In his capacity as the principal deputy legislative assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he coordinated legislative efforts with senior military leaders which helped secure support for the largest military pay raise in seventeen years and galvanized congressional support for billions of dollars in healthcare reform, operational readiness, and weapon modernization programs.Prior to his tour with the Joint Staff, he was the director of legislative affairs in the Washington, D.C. office of the U.S. Special Operations Command, where he built congressional advocacy for special operations missions and for significant funding increases of key classified programs.His experience also includes service as branch chief of Aircraft Systems at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Georgia, where he managed aircraft and helicopter modification programs.In this capacity, he resolved acquisition, contracting, and logistics challenges with the defense industry.Colonel McCain has over 2500 hours in various aircraft, including 150 in combat.His decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster, and the Aerial Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters.

Steve McCain Steve McCain Senior Director, Defense and Energy Policy Group K&L Gates LLP Colonel (Ret) Steve McCain served in the Department of Defense (DOD) for twenty-six years including duty as an Air Expeditionary Wing Commander in Operation Enduring Freedom and as Legislative Director for U.S. Pacific Command. Steve now focuses on national security policy and appropriations matters with K&L Gates, an international law firm. He develops and implements plans of action for private industry clients to improve competitive edge, leverage new opportunities, and strengthen their federal business in defense, energy, and homeland security market sectors. He has a Master of Science in Logistics Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology, a Master of Business Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, University of Georgia, and is a graduate of the Army War College in Pennsylvania.

Washington, DCâ€"Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP announces that Steve McCain has joined the policy practice, bringing more than twenty six years of experience at the Department of Defense (DoD) as a program manager, legislative affairs director, and leader of combat operations to the firm. Colonel McCain will focus on national security policy and appropriations issues. Colonel McCain served most recently as the Chief of Legislative Affairs at United States Pacific Command, located at Camp H.M. Smith in Honolulu. For the past three years, he provided direct interface with members of Congress and their staff both in Hawaii and Washington, D.C. He helped build congressional advocacy for all U.S. Pacific Command programs, policies, and legislative concerns affecting military forces and their families in the Asia Pacific region. In the early stages of Operation Enduring Freedom, he commanded an Air Expeditionary Wing where he led support and combat operations of Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and coalition forces in Afghanistan. He also commanded a combat search and rescue operations group, where he was responsible for flying, training, maintenance, and deployment of personnel and aircraft to combat operations worldwide. "We are excited to welcome Colonel Steve McCain to Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds," said Mark Ruge, chairman of the firm's policy practice.

Steve McCain Steve McCain Senior Director, Defense and Energy Policy Group, K&L Gates LLP