National Guard
Brigadier General BRADLEY A. LEONARD
  
Deputy Commanding General
Maneuver Support Center of Excellence
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Since: October 2024
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
College of the Ozarks - BA - Agribusiness Education
Missouri State University - MA - Administrative Studies
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Ordnance Officer Basic Course
Engineer Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 11 May 97
1LT 20 Mar 99
CPT 1 Dec 00
MAJ 29 Jan 08
LTC 1 Dec 13
COL 20 Jul 20
BG 1 Oct 24

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Oct 24 Present Deputy Commanding General, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Feb 21 Sep 24 Commander, 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Kansas City, Missouri and Southwest Border Mission, Fort Bliss, Texas
May 20 Feb 21 Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5), Joint Force Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri and COVID-19 RESPONSE, Jefferson City, Missouri
Jul 18 Apr 20 Deputy Directorate for Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5), Joint Force Headquarters, Jefferson City, Missouri
Jun 16 Jun 18 Commander, 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Missouri
Oct 14 Jun 16 Operations Officer, 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Kansas City, Missouri
Sep 13 Sep 14 Engineer, 35th Infantry Division, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Jun 12 Sep 13 Operations Officer, 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Missouri
Apr 10 May 12 Operations Officer, 140th Regiment, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
May 08 Apr 10 Logistics Officer, 35th Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Oct 07 Apr 08 Operations Officer, Missouri Agribusiness Development Team, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Jan 06 Oct 07 Commander, Forward Support Company, 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Missouri
Jan 05 Dec 05 Commander, C Company, 203rd Engineer Battalion, Monett, Missouri
Mar 03 Dec 04 Maintenance Officer, 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Missouri and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq
Aug 02 Mar 03 Signal Officer, 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Missouri
Sep 99 Jan 01 Executive Officer, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 507th Corps Support Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Mar 99 Sep 99 Maintenance Control Officer, 58th Maintenance Company, 7th Transportation Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Nov 97 Mar 99 Platoon Leader, 58th Maintenance Company, 264th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Southwest Border Mission, Fort Bliss, Texas Feb 21 - Oct 21 Colonel
Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5), Joint Force Headquarters, COVID-19 RESPONSE, Jefferson City, Missouri Apr 20 - May 20 Lieutenant Colonel
Operations Officer, Missouri Agribusiness Development Team, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Jalalabad, Afghanistan Oct 07 - Apr 08 Major
Maintenance Officer, 203rd Engineer Battalion, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq Mar 03 - Jul 04 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with Campaign Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Campaign Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
NCO Professional Development Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organizational Medal

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Manager, 417 Services, Seymour, Missouri - Manage daily operations for two highly successful business. One focused on transportation of good and the second focuses on e-commerce. Supervise a staff of eight employees working to continually develop our team. Primary responsibilities include managing staff, budget, equipment maintenance, staff education/development, customer service and strategic initiatives/direction.

 

 

As of: 30 Jul 25

 

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