TITLE: Recognizing Richard D. Brawley on the occasion of his retirement.

SUMMARY: Recognizing Richard D. Brawley on the occasion of his retirement.

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WHEREAS, Captain Richard D. Brawley is retiring from the U.S. Navy on June 1, 2021, drawing to a close an exceptional military career that has spanned more than three decades; and WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Richard Brawley went to the Naval Academy Preparatory School before attending the U.S. Naval Academy, where he graduated in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in history; he later studied at the Naval War College, where he received a master's degree in national security and strategic studies in 2003; and WHEREAS, Over the course of his impressive 31-year tenure in the navy, Captain Brawley served as ordnance officer aboard the USS Virginia,as navigator aboard the USS Laboon,as operations officer aboard the USS Ramage,and as combat systems officer aboard the USS Normandy;as the assistant operations officer and surface operations officer for Carrier Strike Group 12, he served on the last two deployments of the USS Enterprise;and WHEREAS, Captain Brawley has also been a division officer instructor at the navy's Surface Warfare Officers School Command, a division head at the Surface Warfare Development Group, and the emergency action officer and assistant deputy director for operations at the Joint Staff; his other assignments include chief of staff and maritime operations director for U.S. Naval Central Command and the commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet, as well as director for C51 for the commander of Naval Surface Forces Atlantic; and WHEREAS, At sea, Captain Brawley has commanded the USS Patriot,the USS Nitze,and Destroyer Squadron 28; in February 2019, he became the executive officer of Tactical Training Group, Atlantic, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and since May 2020, he has been the group's commander; and WHEREAS, This exceptional officer's many decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Navy Commendation Medal, among other individual medals, and he has also been recognized with a variety of joint, unit, and campaign awards; and WHEREAS, Captain Richard Brawley's skill, experience, and dedication to duty have greatly benefited the defense of our nation and earned him the respect and admiration of his fellow officers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th Legislature, hereby congratulate Captain Richard D. Brawley on his retirement from the U.S. Navy and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared for Captain Brawley as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. Hughes, Nichols President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on April 27, 2021.