



SSG Joshua T. Spiess presently serves as the Enlisted Aide to Lieutenant General Mitchell Stevenson, Deputy
Chief of Staff for G-4 in the Pentagon. As the Enlisted Aide, SSG Spiess is a qualified Personal Chef and
Household Manager. Prior to entering the US Army, SSG Spiess discovered his love for cooking at an early age
and began his quest working in professional kitchens at age 15. After graduating Johnson & Wales University, he
later joined the US Army in which he deployed with The 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley to Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Some of his assignments include: The Old Guard Dining Facility, DC and Fort Lee, VA.
SSG Spiess has influenced many soldiers at the U.S.’s largest culinary competition held on Fort Lee, teaching
soldiers how to improve the quality of their food and bring it back to their facilities for soldiers to enjoy. Not only
can he teach the culinary principles but he lives it, being a double gold medalist at the 2006 Culinary World Cup in
Luxembourg and the 2008 Culinary Olympics in Eurfurt, Germany. Spiess has also aired on the new cooking show
“The Grill Sergeants” which can be seen on The Pentagon Channel.
SSG Spiess is a member of the United States Army Culinary Arts Team which recently competed on the
international stage at the World Culinary Olympics/IKA in Erfurt, Germany. He is a Certified Executive Chef with
the American Culinary Federation.
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