National Guard
Brigadier General STANLEY E. BUDRAITIS
  
Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard for the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence
Fort Rucker, AL
Since: March 2022
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
William Carey University - BS - Business Administration
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Aviation Officer Basic Course
Aviation Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Combined Arms Service Staff School
United States Army Command and General Staff Officer Course
United States Army War College
JTF Commanders Course
Dual Status Commanders Course
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 3 Jun 89
1LT 2 Jun 92
CPT 23 Jun 94
MAJ 4 Oct 01
LTC 19 Sep 07
COL 25 Sep 13
BG 1 May 18

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Mar 22 Present Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard for the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Aug 20 Mar 22 Assistant Adjutant General, AA; dual-hatted, November 2020 - March 2022, Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard-United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, Alabama, Fort Rucker, AL
May 18 Jul 20 Commanding General, 66th Troop Command, Jaskson, MS
Aug 17 May 18 G-7, Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
Aug 16 Aug 17 Senior Reserve Component Advisor, United States Aviation and Missile Command, Huntsville, Alabama
Feb 13 Jul 16 Commander, Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, Gulfport, Mississippi and Kuwait
Nov 11 Jan 13 Executive Officer, 185th Theater Aviation Brigade, Jackson, Mississippi
Nov 10 Nov 11 Airfield Commander, Training Center Shelby, Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Dec 08 Nov 10 S-3, 185th Theater Aviation Brigade, Jackson, Mississippi
Feb 07 Nov 08 Commander, 2-185th Airfield Operations Battalion, Southaven, Mississippi
Sep 06 Jan 07 Aviation Officer, 66th Troop Command, Jackson, Mississippi
Sep 05 Sep 06 S-3 Air, 2-20th Special Forces Battalion, Jackson, Mississippi and Afghanistan
Aug 03 Aug 05 Executive Officer, 1-185th Aviation Battalion, Tupelo, Mississippi
Aug 02 Aug 03 S-3, 1-185th Aviation Battalion, Tupelo, Mississippi
Aug 01 Aug 02 Aviation Officer, 66th Troop Command, Jackson, Mississippi
Jan 00 Aug 01 S-3 Air, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 185th Aviation Group, Jackson, Mississippi
Oct 96 Jan 00 Commander, Company D, 1-185th Aviation Battalion, Jackson, Mississippi
Mar 95 Sep 96 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-185th Aviation Battalion, Tupelo, Mississippi
Aug 93 Mar 95 Commander, Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-185th Aviation Battalion, Jackson, Mississippi
Jan 91 Aug 93 Section Leader, 1255th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Jackson, Mississippi
Jun 89 Feb 90 Platoon Leader, Company A, 1-185th Aviation Battalion, Jackson, Mississippi

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Commander, Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, Gulfport, Mississippi and Kuwait Feb 13 - Jul 16 Colonel
S-3 Air, 2-20th Special Forces Battalion, Jackson, Mississippi and Afghanistan Sep 05 - Sep 06 Major

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Campaign Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass Device and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon (with numeral 2 device)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Master Army Aviator Badge

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Army Aviator
Flight hours: 2,121
Aircraft flown: OH-58, UH-1, UH-60
Pilot wings: Fort Rucker, Alabama

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
President and CEO of Military Aviation Readiness and Sustainment Solutions (MARSS), Inc. MARSS, Inc. is a veteran owned small business primarily focused on Intermediate-level Aviation component repair for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers of the DoD. In addition, MARSS, Inc. is a consultant for Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and multiple FMS customers, allies, and partners regarding Aviation readiness and weapon system life cycle sustainment solutions. Suspended while on Title 10.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Mississippi
Mississippi Governor's Initiative Task Force
Army War College Foundation
Army Aviation Association of America

 

 

As of: 14 Mar 22

 

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