Steven Stinsky enlisted in the military in 1984 as an active-duty Army MP. He served as a combat support MP for 2 nd Infantry Division at Camp Casey, Korea. While stationed in Korea, he became certified as a Military Police Investigator and conducted Black Market and undercover drug investigations. Upon leaving active duty, Steve enlisted in the Army Reserve as a Cavalry Scout and transferred into the IRR to pursue a career with the Pennsylvania State Police. In 1996 Steve enlisted in the US Air Force Reserve as a C-130 crew chief. He served two tours in southwest Asia in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Steve enlisted into the Delaware Air National Guard where he was selected to serve as the State’s 12 th State Command Chief Master Sergeant. Steve returned to his Army roots and currently serves in training and Operations roles with the 78 th Training Division. Steve served in a variety of roles with the state police including patrol, narcotics investigation, technical surveillance specialist, instructor, and served on a several task forces including an assignment as the state police liaison to the US Customs Service. Steve rose to the rank of Sergeant and retired as a Station Commander in 2011. Upon retiring from the state police, Steve was hired as the Chief of Police for the Fleetwood Police Department. In his role as Chief, Steve also served as a cross designated county detective and in the roles of Deputy Commander and Commander for the Berks County Emergency Response Team. Steve is a certified Firearms Instructor holding certifications by the NRA as a patrol rifle instructor and the state police as a handgun and shotgun instructor. Steve is also an approved instructor to qualify retired law enforcement officers for their yearly certification. Additionally, Steve has been certified as an instructor for defensive tactics, de-escalation, Taser, active shooter training, is a trained crisis negotiator, and has attended the 5-day Force Science Institute training course to review use of force incidents. Steve began instructing for Focused Fire Training in 2021 and is currently employed as the Security Manager for Penn State Health, St. Joseph Medical Center.
