Stephen Moody

Stephen Moody became the director of the Combat Feeding Directorate, Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center in March, 2013. He leads a diverse team of professional scientists and engineers who are dedicated to the research, development, integration, testing, and engineering of combat rations, food service equipment, and combat feeding systems. His teams engage in research and engineering, to include high-risk, high-payoff science and technology, in support of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, and NASA. He has worked extensively with NATO partner nations to standardize and improve military nutrition and currently chairs a NATO Science & Technology Office, Research Task Group entitled, “Performance Nutrition for Fresh Feeding in Military Operations.”

Stephen previously served in several leadership positions within the Combat Feeding Directorate, both in and out of uniform, since he arrived there in 1999. He was deployed to the Persian Gulf between July 2002 and August 2003 as the U.S. Army Central Command Food Safety Officer, and then returned to the Soldier Center. Stephen worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development from 2010 to 2012 as their Senior Advisor for Food Technology, before returning to the Combat Feeding Directorate to eventually become its director. He has over 24 years of active duty service with the Army Veterinary Corps in positions related to food safety and quality assurance. He holds Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Master of Science in Food Science degrees from Kansas State University. He is also a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality and attained their certifications as a Certified Quality Auditor and Certified Quality Engineer. Stephen has authored three book chapters and spoken at numerous conferences regarding combat rations development and defense logistics related to military feeding.