William W. Braley, Sr.

Colonel William W. Braley, Sr. was commissioned a Transportation Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 1-83, 18 March 1983. His first duty assignment was as an Aviation Maintenance Officer, Echelons Above Corps Aviation Intelligence Company, Lakehurst, New Jersey. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Service Platoon Leader, Echelons Above Corps Aviation Intelligence Company, Palmerola Airbase, Honduras; Service Platoon Commander, A Company 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, Echterdingen, Germany; Brigade Aviation Maintenance Officer, 207th Military Intelligence Brigade, Ludwigsburg, Germany; Company Commander, Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, Echterdingen, Germany and Saudi Arabia; Assistant Brigade Logistics Officer (S4), 18th Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Company Commander, Command Aviation Company, 1st Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Group Logistics Officer (S4), 159th Aviation Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Aviation Division Chief, 2nd Materiel Management Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Company Commander, I Company, 159th Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Joint Doctrine Officer, Joint Warfighter Center, Fort Monroe, Virginia; Deputy Director of Combat Developments, U.S. Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama: Battalion Commander, 7th Battalion 159lh Aviation Regiment, Illesheim, Germany and Iraq; Deputy Corps Logistics Officer (G4), V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany; Chief, Aviation Systems, DA G3/5/7 Directorate of Aviation, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. | Colonel Braley's military awards and decorations include: the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal w/ Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal w. 2 bronze stars, Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 2 bronze stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon w/ Numeral 3 Device, Saudi Arabia/Kuwait Liberation Medal, Kuwaiti/Kuwait Liberation Medal, Master Aviator Badge and Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge,