[2] He was a United States Naval Reserve Ensign during World War II, from 1943 to 1946.

[2] He was in private practice in Omaha from 1953 to 1985, also serving as an adjunct professor for the Creighton University School of Law in 1958.

[3] He was a clinical professor at the Creighton University School of Law, in the Robert Spire Intern Program, from 1996 through 2005.

On June 6, 2017, Strom took inactive senior status in December 2017, meaning that while he remained a federal judge, he no longer heard cases or participated in the business of the court.

Major General Strom deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina twice and worked a variety of international peacekeeping exercises, serving in the Department of Defense Office of General Counsel in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and acted as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, United States Transportation Command.