Roger A. Brady

General Roger A. Brady
General Roger A. Brady Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1968–present
Rank	General
Commands	U.S. Air Forces in Europe
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Meritorious Service Medal (3) Air Force Commendation Medal

General Roger A. Brady, USAF is the current Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe. He also concurrently serves as Commander, NATO Allied Air Component Command, Ramstein and Director, Joint Air Power Competence Centre, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel from June 2004 to January 2008. As Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, he has responsibility for Air Force activities in the U.S. European Command theater which spans three continents, covering more than 20 million square miles, 92 countries and territories, and possessing one-fourth of the world's population and about one-third of the world's Gross Domestic Product. He assumed his current assignment on January 9, 2008.

General Brady entered the Air Force in 1969 through the University of Oklahoma ROTC program. He has commanded a support group and flying training wing, and he was vice commander of an air logistics center. The general has served as a director of personnel, logistics, plans and programs, and operations at three major commands. His involvement in deployed operations includes service in Vietnam, deployment of NATO forces in support of Operation Desert Storm, securing coalition support for the stand-up of expeditionary wings during Operation Allied Force, and providing Total Force and Civil Reserve Air Fleet air mobility support to operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Prior to his current position, General Brady was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.

General Brady is a command pilot with more than 3,000 hours in T-37, T-38, T-1, KC-135, C-21 and C-5.

Education

• 1968 Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign services, University of Oklahoma
• 1969 Master of Arts degree in political science, Colorado State University
• 1974 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
• 1982 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
• 1988 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
• 1994 Executive Program in Business Administration, Columbia University
• 1998 Harvard Ukrainian National Security Program, Harvard University

Assignments

1. November 1969 - July 1970, student, Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training Center, Lowry AFB, Colo.
2. July 1970 - July 1971, air intelligence officer, 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam
3. July 1971 - June 1972, Chief, Target Processing Branch, 320th Bomb Wing, Mather AFB, Calif.
4. July 1972 - October 1973, student, undergraduate pilot training, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance AFB, Okla.
5. November 1973 - March 1974, student, KC-135 Aircrew Training, Castle AFB, Calif.
6. April 1974 - April 1977, co-pilot, aircraft and flight commander, 301st Air Refueling Wing, Rickenbacker AFB, Ohio
7. May 1977 - August 1977, student, pilot instructor training, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, Texas
8. September 1977 - August 1981, instructor pilot, flight commander and Chief, Standardization and Evaluation Division, 64th Flying Training Wing, Reese AFB, Texas
9. August 1981 - June 1982, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. July 1982 - June 1984, Chief, T-38 Standardization and Evaluation, Directorate of Operations, Headquarters Air Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
11. July 1984 - July 1987, staff officer, Airlift Special Operations and Training Division, later, special assistant and executive officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
12. August 1987 - June 1988, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. July 1988 - June 1991, staff officer, Policies and Studies Branch, later, Chief, Long-Range Plans Branch, AIRSOUTH Arms Control Team, and later, Chief, Programs and Requirements Branch, Allied Air Forces Southern Europe, Naples, Italy
14. July 1991 - May 1992, Commander, 3415th Support Group, Lowry AFB, Colo.
15. June 1992 - June 1993, Director of Personnel, Headquarters Air Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
16. July 1993 - July 1995, Commander, 64th Flying Training Wing, Reese AFB, Texas
17. July 1997 - June 1998, Director of Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
18. July 1998 - July 1999, Director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters USAFE, Ramstein AB, Germany
19. July 1999 - October 2000, Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
20. October 2000 - November 2003, Director of Operations, Headquarters AMC, Scott AFB, Ill.
21. November 2003 - June 2004, special assistant to the Chief of Staff for Force Development, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
22. June 2004 - January 2008, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
23. January 2008 - present, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, NATO Allied Air Component Command, Ramstein; and Director, Joint Air Power Competence Centre, Ramstein AB, Germany

Flight Information

• Rating: Command pilot
• Flight hours: 3,000
• Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, T-1, KC-135, C-21 and C-5

Awards and decorations

	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
	Defense Superior Service Medal
	Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
	Bronze Star Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
	Air Force Commendation Medal

Dates of Promotion

• Second Lieutenant June 2, 1968
• First Lieutenant Nov. 13, 1970
• Captain May 13, 1972
• Major April 22, 1980
• Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1985
• Colonel Jan. 1, 1991
• Brigadier General Oct. 1, 1995
• Major General March 4, 1999
• Lieutenant General June 3, 2004
• General Jan. 9, 2008

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=4769