John A. Bradley

John A. Bradley
Born c. 1945 (age 7071)
Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S.
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service 1967–2008
Rank Lieutenant General

John A. Bradley (born c. 1945) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as Commander of the United States Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C., and commander, Headquarters Air Force Reserve, a separate operating agency located at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. As chief of Air Force Reserve, he served as the principal adviser on Reserve matters to the Air Force Chief of Staff. As commander of AFRES, he had full responsibility for the supervision of U.S. Air Force Reserve units around the world. He served in this position from November 1994 to June 1998.[1]

Bradley was born in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was commissioned in 1967 after completing the Air Force ROTC program as a distinguished graduate at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

As a fighter pilot, Bradley flew 337 combat missions in Vietnam. He has commanded a fighter training squadron, fighter group, fighter wing and numbered air force. He also served as Deputy to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve and as the Deputy Commander of Joint Task Force - Computer Network Operations. Before assuming his current position, Bradley was Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Reserve Matters. The general is a command pilot with more than 7,000 flying hours in the T-38, A-37, A-10, F-4 and F-16. He retired on August 23, 2008.

His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with three silver oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and silver and bronze oak leaf clusters, Air Force Organizational Excellence Award, Combat Readiness Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal with two bronze stars, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze stars, Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Air Force Overseas Ribbon-Short, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device and hourglass, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze star, Air Force Training Ribbon, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait).

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