Shawn Bratton

Shawn Bratton
Shawn Bratton
	Official portrait, 2024
Born	1968 (age 55–56)
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Air Force United States Space Force ;
Years of service	1987–2023 (Air Force) 2023–present (Space Force);
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Space Training and Readiness Command ; 175th Cyberspace Operations Group ;
Battles / wars	Iraq War
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal ; Defense Superior Service Medal ; Bronze Star Medal ;
Alma mater	Arizona State University (BA) Naval War College (MS);
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Last updated December 23, 2024

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 early 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

1993 Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
1994 Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, Tennessee
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2005 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2010 Air War College, by correspondence
2011 United States Naval War College, in residence
2011 Master of Science in National Security Studies, United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
2020 Enterprise Leadership Seminar (ELS), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2020 Leading Strategically, CCL Campus, Colorado Springs, CO
2021 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), Arlington, VA^[1]

Military career

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 5 December 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 22 December 2023, he was promoted to lieutenant general and became the Space Forces’s chief strategy and resourcing officer.^[1]

Assignments

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
	Meritorious Service Medal with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Commendation Medal
	Air Force Commendation Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Achievement Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service 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
	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)
	Armed Forces Reserve Medal with one silver Hourglass device
	NCO Professional Military Education Graduate Ribbon
	Air Force Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
	Air Force Training Ribbon with one bronze oak leaf cluster

Dates of promotion


Rank	Branch	Date^[1]
Second lieutenant	Air Force	29 September 1994
First lieutenant		30 September 1996
Captain		3 October 1998
Major		17 October 2002
Lieutenant colonel		1 August 2007
Colonel		26 May 2011
Brigadier general		2 April 2019
Major general		17 February 2022
Major general	Space Force	5 December 2023
Lieutenant general	Space Force	22 December 2023

Writings

Planning for Cyberspace: Ensuring the Integration of Cyberspace into the Joint Operations Planning Process at the Geographic Combatant Command (PDF) (M.S.). Naval War College. 2010.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lieutenant General Shawn N. Bratton". United States Space Force. October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
↑ "Goodfellow hosts USSF training lead". Air Education and Training Command. 21 May 2021.
↑ "PN866 — Maj. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton — Space Force, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S. Congress. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
↑ "PN867 — Maj. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton — Space Force, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S. Congress. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
↑ "General Officer Announcements". U.S. Department of Defense. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

Military offices
Preceded by ???	Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander of the Air Force Space Command 2017–2018	Succeeded by Edward A. Sauley III
Preceded by ???	Special Assistant for Space to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau 2019	Succeeded by Patrick Cobb
New office	Deputy Director of Operations of the United States Space Command 2019–2021	Succeeded by Richard Zellman
New office	Commander of Space Training and Readiness Command 2021–2023	Succeeded by Timothy Sejba
Preceded by Philip Garrant	Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Strategy, Plans, Programs, and Requirements 2024–present	Incumbent

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[bio-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lieutenant General Shawn N. Bratton". United States Space Force. October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

[2] "Goodfellow hosts USSF training lead". Air Education and Training Command. 21 May 2021.

[3] "PN866 — Maj. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton — Space Force, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S. Congress. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[4] "PN867 — Maj. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton — Space Force, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S. Congress. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[5] "General Officer Announcements". U.S. Department of Defense. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

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