SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 316
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
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 27, 2021.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate