Shawn Bratton
Official portrait, 2024
Born1968 (age 55–56)
AllegianceUnited States
Branch
United States Air Force
Years of service
1987–2023 (Air Force)
  • 2023–present (Space Force)
RankLieutenant General
Commands held
Battles/warsIraq War
Awards
Alma mater
Arizona State University (BA)
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Shawn N. Bratton (born 1968) is a United States Space Force lieutenant general who served as the first commander of Space Training and Readiness Command. He now serves as the deputy chief of space operations for strategy, plans, programs, and requirements. He is the first Space Force general officer to come from the Air National Guard.[1][2]

Bratton enlisted in the Arizona Air National Guard in 1987, where he worked in aircraft control and aarly warning systems. In 1994, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduating from the Academy of Military Science. He is a career space and cyber operations officer who commanded the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group. He also deployed to Iraq during the Iraq War.

Bratton led the creation of the Space Training and Readiness Command, becoming its first commander in 2021. In 2023, he transferred into the Space Force. In 2024, he was promoted to lieutenant general and became the Space Force's chief strategy and resourcing officer.

Education

Military career

Bratton speaks during the Space Training and Readiness Command activation ceremony, 23 August 2021

In July 2023, Bratton was nominated for transfer to the Space Force and promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as deputy chief of space operations for strategy, plans, programs, and requirements. Following his confirmation on December 5, 2023, he transferred to the Space Force as a major general, becoming the first Space Force general officer to have come from the Air National Guard.[3][4][5] On December 22, 2023, he was promoted to lieutenant general and became the Space Forces’s chief strategy and resourcing officer. [1]

Assignments

Bratton (center) with CMSgt James Seballes (left), STARCOM senior enlisted leader, and French Maj. Gen. Philippe Adam, commander of French Space Command, 2023
Bratton (center) stands at attention with Gen B. Chance Saltzman (left) and Brig Gen Timothy Sejba during the STARCOM change of command ceremony, 20 July 2023

1. April 1987 - December 1987, Student, Aircraft Control and Early Warning Systems, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2. January 1988 - September 1994, Aircraft Control and Warning Radar Technician, 107th Air Control Squadron, Arizona Air National Guard, Phoenix, Ariz.
3. September 1994 - October 1994, Student, Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, Tenn.
4. October 1994 - August 1999, Communications Officer, 107th Air Control Squadron, Phoenix, Ariz.
5. August 1999 - March 2000, Operations Officer, Joint Counter-Narcotics Task Force, Phoenix, Ariz.
6. March 2000 - December 2003, Action Officer, HQ AFSPC/CG, Peterson AFB, Colo.
7. January 2003 - June 2003, Student, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. July 2003 - July 2005, Weapons and Tactics, HQ AFSPC/A3, Peterson AFB, Colo.
9. August 2005 - July 2007, Weapons Officer, Det 2, AZ ANG, Sky Harbor IAP, Phoenix, Ariz.
10. August 2007 - July 2010, ANG Advisor to 14th Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, Calif
11. August 2010 - June 2011, Student, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
12. June 2011 - February 2014, ANG Advisor to AFSPC/A3 & A6, Peterson AFB, Colo.
13. March 2014 - May 2015, ANG Advisor to the Commander, AFSPC, Peterson AFB, Colo.
14. May 2015 - June 2017, Cyber Ops Group Commander, 175th Wing, Warfield ANG Base, Md.
15. July 2017 - January 2018, ANG Advisor to the Commander, AFSPC, Peterson AFB, Colo.
16. April 2019 - August 2019, Special Assistant to Chief, National Guard Bureau for Space, National Guard Bureau, Peterson AFB, CO
17. August 2019 - January 2021, Deputy Director, J3, USSPACECOM, CO
18. February 2021 - August 2021, Space Training and Readiness Command Planning Lead, Peterson AFB, Colo.
19. February 2021 – July 2023, Commander, Space Training and Readiness Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
19. July 2023 – December 2023, Special Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations
20. December 2023 – present, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements, United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington Va.[1]

Awards and decorations

Bratton is the recipient of the following awards:[1]

Command Space Operations Badge
Master Cyberspace Operator Badge
Space Staff Badge
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.
 Meritorious Service Medal with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Commendation Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Achievement Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Bronze star
Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes
 National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Bronze star
 Iraq Campaign Medal with one bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Longevity Service Award (second ribbon to denote tenth award)
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Armed Forces Reserve Medal with one silver Hourglass device
NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon
Air Force Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Bronze star
 Air Force Training Ribbon with one bronze oak leaf cluster

Dates of promotion

Gen Raymond shakes Bratton's hand after his promotion to major general, March 2022
Rank Branch Date[1]
Second lieutenant Air Force September 29, 1994
First lieutenant September 30, 1996
Captain October 3, 1998
Major October 17, 2002
Lieutenant colonel August 1, 2007
Colonel May 26, 2011
Brigadier general April 2, 2019
Major general February 17, 2022
Major general Space Force December 5, 2023
Lieutenant general December 22, 2023

Writings

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shawn N. Bratton.
  1. ^ a b c d e f "Lieutenant General Shawn N. Bratton". United States Space Force. October 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Goodfellow hosts USSF training lead". Air Education and Training Command.
  3. ^ "PN866 — Maj. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton — Space Force, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S. Congress. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "PN867 — Maj. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton — Space Force, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S. Congress. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "General Officer Announcements". U.S. Department of Defense. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
Military offices Preceded by??? Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander of the Air Force Space Command 2017–2018 Succeeded byEdward A. Sauley III Preceded by??? Special Assistant for Space to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau 2019 Succeeded byPatrick Cobb New office Deputy Director of Operations of the United States Space Command 2019–2021 Succeeded byRichard Zellman New office Commander of Space Training and Readiness Command 2021–2023 Succeeded byTimothy Sejba Preceded byPhilip Garrant Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements 2024–present Incumbent
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