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        Official portrait of Robert Dawson.ROBERT A. DAWSONRobert A. (Andy) Dawson, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director, Defense Personal Property Management Office, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. USTRANSCOM is a global combatant command with functional responsibilities for air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense, ultimately delivering national objectives on behalf of the President and Secretary of Defense.
Mr. Dawson is a 25-year Army veteran, retiring as a colonel in 2018. Prior to his current assignment he served as a Supervisory Transportation Management Specialist in the J3, U.S. Transportation Command. Mr. Dawson has extensive experience in Department of Defense transportation and supply chain operations and is a veteran of multiple contingency operations. Mr. Dawson was appointed to the Civilian Senior Executive corps in December 2022.**EDUCATION**
1993 Bachelor of Arts, Government, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
1997 Master of Science, Management, Troy State University, Troy, Ala.
2004 U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2008 Joint Combined Warfighting School (JPME II), Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2014 Master of Arts, Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
2016 Post-Graduate Senior Leader Seminar, U.S. Army War College, Shepherdstown, W.Va.
2017 Advanced Program in Logistics and Technology, Institute for Defense and Business, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill**CAREER CHRONOLOGY**
1. May 1993–October 1993, Resident Student, U.S. Army Transportation Officer Basic Course, Fort Eustis, Va.
2. October 1993–September 1996, Platoon Leader, Executive Officer and Detachment Commander, 7th Transportation Group, Fort Eustis, Va.
3. October 1996–June 1997, Resident Student, U.S. Army Combined Logistics Officer Advanced Course, Fort Lee, Va.
4. June 1997–November 1998, Battalion Operations Officer, 27th Transportation Battalion, 3rd Corps Support Command, Slavonski Brod, Croatia and Wiesbaden, Germany
5. November 1998–December 2000, Company Commander and Battalion Logistics Officer, 181st Transportation Battalion, 3rd Corps Support Command, Skopje, Macedonia and Mannheim, Germany
6. January 2001–June 2003, Board Recorder, Department of Army Secretariat for Promotions and Selections, Alexandria, Va.
7. June 2003–July 2004, Strategic Mobility Staff Action Officer, Headquarters, Department of Army G-4, Washington, D.C.
8. August 2004–June 2005, Resident Student, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
9. July 2005–June 2006, Division Transportation Officer, Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
10. July 2006–December 2007, Battalion Executive Officer, Brigade Troops Battalion, 15th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Camp Taji, Iraq and Fort Hood, Texas
11. January 2008–April 2008, Resident Student, Joint Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va.
12. April 2008–June 2011, Branch Chief, Short-Notice Air Refueling, Operations Division, 618th Air Operations Center, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
13. June 2011–June 2013, Battalion Commander, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, 841st Transportation Battalion, Charleston, S.C.
14. August 2013–June 2014, Resident Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
15. July 2014–August 2015, Brigade Commander, 402nd Army Field Support Brigade, Army Materiel Command, Kuwait
16. August 2015–June 2017, Military Deputy Director, Strategic Plans, Policy, and Logistics Directorate, TCJ5/4, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
17. July 2017–August 2018, Military Deputy Director, Plans and Operations Directorate, TCJ3, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.
18. November 2018–November 2022, Supervisory Transportation Management Specialist, TCJ3, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.
19. December 2022–present, Director, Defense Personal Property Management Office, TCJ9, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
2007 Bronze Star Medal
2011 U.S. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, 618th Air Operations Center
2011 Defense Meritorious Service Medal
2015 Legion of Merit
2018 Defense Superior Service Medal 
2019 Joint Meritorious Unit Award, U.S. Transportation Command
2022 Joint Meritorious Unit Award, U.S. Transportation Command
(Current as of December 2022)
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