MAJOR GENERAL KEVIN W. BRADLEY
Retired February 01, 2020
Maj. Gen. Kevin W. Bradley was the National Guard Bureau Director J6 and Chief Information Officer. The directorate is responsible for policy, guidance and oversight of National Guard command, control, communications, computer systems and cyber support to joint military, interagency, Combatant Commands and State Joint Force Headquarters. Additionally, he served as Chairman, Joint Officer Management Functional Advisory Council, providing strategic guidance to the Chief, National Bureau on joint officer matters.
General Bradley received his Air Force commission through the Officer Training School program in 1984. After serving in the United States Air Force, General Bradley joined the New York Air National Guard in 1992 where he has commanded frontline combat units at the squadron, group and wing level. General Bradley is a command pilot with over 3,700 hours in the T-37, T-38, F-16 and MQ-9 aircraft and has flown combat missions in support of operations PROVIDE COMFORT, NORTHERN WATCH, SOUTHERN WATCH, NOBLE EAGLE, IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM.. Prior to this assignment, he commanded the Air National Guard’s first MQ-9 equipped wing. He was the Chairman of the Air National Guard Strategic Planning System and completed staff assignments in the United States Air Force SAF/CIO (A6) Secretariat, at United States Cyber Command/National Security Agency and served twice as the Acting Deputy Director of the Air National Guard.
EDUCATION
1982 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Science & Technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1987 Squadron Officer School (SOS), by correspondence
1999 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2001 Air War College, by correspondence
2005 Joint Air and Space Operations Senior Staff Course, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
2008 Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM), Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
2009 Master of Business Administration in Business Administration, Columbia College, Columbia, Mo.
2010 National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC), Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2013 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education (AJPME), Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2014 CAPSTONE, National Defense University, Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C.
2014 Joint Force Air Component Commander's Course (JFACC), Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2014 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2016 Advanced Senior Leader Development Program-Strategic Engagement Seminar (ASLDP-SES), Warrenton, Va.
2017 Enterprise Perspective Seminar (EPS), Washington, D.C.
2017 National and International Security Leadership Seminar (NISLS), Washington, D.C.
2018 Cyberspace Operations Executive Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2018 Senior Joint Information Applications Course (SJIOAC), Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2019 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1984 - March 1985, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 82nd Student Squadron, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
2. March 1985 - May 1985, Student, Fighter Lead-in Training, 479th Tactical Training Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.
3. May 1985 - December 1985, Student, F-16 Replacement Training, 62nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
4. December 1985 - May 1989, F-16 Instructor Pilot, 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
5. May 1989 - September 1990, Squadron Flying Safety Officer, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
6. September 1990 - August 1991, F-16 Project Manager, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
7. August 1991 - May 1992, Headquarters, Air Readiness Personnel Center, Denver, Colo.
8. May 1992 - May 1993, F-16 Pilot, 138th Fighter Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y.
9. May 1993 - May 1994, Standardization and Evaluation Officer, 138th Fighter Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y.
10. May 1994 - December 1995, F-16 Fighter Pilot, 138th Fighter Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y.
11. December 1995 - December 1996, Chief of Stan Eval, 174th Operations Group, Syracuse, N.Y.
12. December 1996 - May 2000, Flight Commander, 138th Fighter Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y.
13. May 2000 - January 2001, Commander, 138th Fighter Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y.
14. January 2001 - January 2003, Commander, 174th Operations Group, Syracuse, N.Y.
15. January 2003 - March 2007, Vice Commander, 174th Fighter Wing, Syracuse, N.Y.
16. March 2007 - September 2007, Director of Staff, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Base, Iraq
17. September 2007 - January 2008, Vice Commander, 174th Fighter Wing, Syracuse, N.Y.
18. January 2008 - May 2012, Commander, 174th Fighter Wing, Syracuse, N.Y.
19. May 2012 - August 2012, Director of Operations - Air, New York National Guard, Latham, N.Y.
20. August 2012 - March 2015, Assistant Adjutant General, dual-hatted; April 2014 - March 2015, Air National Guard Assistant to the Director for Plans and Requirements (A5), Joint Force Headquarters, Latham, N.Y.; dual-hatted, October 2012 - April 2014, Air National Guard Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighter Integration
21. March 2015 - March 2018, National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Cyber Command and the Director of the National Security Agency, MD; dual-hatted, April 2014 - March 2015, (A-5), Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard
22. April 2018 - June 2018, Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard, Pentagon Washington, D.C.
23. July 2018 - February 2020, Director, C4 Systems and Chief Information Officer, (J-6), NGB, Arlington, VA
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,700
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, F-16, MQ-9
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with Bronze Service Star
Iraq Campaign Medal with Bronze Service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with bronze hourglass, "M" device and numeral 6
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1985 Distinguished Graduate, USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training
1995 Outstanding Graduate, USAF Weapons Instructor Course, F-16
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant March 28, 1984
First Lieutenant March 28, 1986
Captain March 28, 1988
Major Dec. 22, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 12, 1999
Colonel June 27, 2003
Brigadier General Aug. 4, 2012
Major General June 1, 2015
(Current as of January 2020)
