Brian E. Winski
{{short description|American general}}
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{{Infobox military person
| name = Brian E. Winski
| image = Brian E. Winski (4).jpg
| birth_name = Brian Edward Winski
| birth_date = March 23, 1967
| birth_place = Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (BA)
Louisiana State University (MA)
| spouse = {{marriage |Kimberly Anne Bodoh| 1989}}
| module =
| allegiance = {{flag|United States|1960}}
| branch = {{flag|United States Army}}
| serviceyears = 1989–2021
| rank = 20px Major general
| commands = {{Ubl
| 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division{{cite web |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/224282/col-brian-winski-commander-4th-brigade-combat-team-1st-cavalry-division-long-knives-speaks-former-vietnam-veteran |title=Col. Brian Winski, commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division "Long Knives," speaks to a former Vietnam Veteran during breakfast at Fort Hood's Operation Iraqi Freedom dining facility, Nov. 10 |date=November 10, 2009 |publisher=Defense Visual Information Distribution Service |access-date=March 7, 2021 |archive-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703110742/https://www.dvidshub.net/image/224282/col-brian-winski-commander-4th-brigade-combat-team-1st-cavalry-division-long-knives-speaks-former-vietnam-veteran |url-status=live }}
| 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment
| battles = Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
| awards = 14px Distinguished Service Medal
14px Legion of Merit
14px Bronze Star Medal
14px Defense Meritorious Service Medal
14px Meritorious Service Medal
14px Joint Service Commendation Medal
14px Army Commendation Medal (Silver OLC)
14px Joint Service Achievement Medal
14px Army Achievement Medal
14px Combat Infantryman Badge (with Star)
14px Expert Infantryman Badge
14px Master Parachutist Badge
14px Air Assault Badge
14px Ranger Tab
14px Army Staff Identification Badge
}}
}}
Major General Brian Edward Winski is a decorated commander in the U.S. Army. He was appointed commander of the 101st Airborne Division in 2019{{Cite web|url=https://home.army.mil/campbell/index.php/about/leadership/senior-commander|title=Senior Commander :: FORT CAMPBELL|website=home.army.mil|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302054057/https://home.army.mil/campbell/index.php/about/leadership/senior-commander|url-status=live}} and succeeded by Major General Joseph P. McGee in 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/03/07/fort-campbell-101st-airborne-getting-new-commander/ |title=Fort Campbell, 101st Airborne gets new commander |date=March 7, 2021 |newspaper=ArmyTimes |access-date=March 7, 2021 |archive-date=July 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703110740/https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/03/07/fort-campbell-101st-airborne-getting-new-commander/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-8805/briane-winski|title=Major General Brian E. Winski – General Officer Management Office|website=www.gomo.army.mil|access-date=July 3, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426072446/https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-8805/briane-winski|url-status=dead}}
Education
Winski was born in Fairfax, Virginia, and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School in 1984 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history; he also attended Army ROTC there which started off his career in the United States Army. After graduation, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army. Later, he would graduate from Louisiana State University with a Master of Arts degree in history and liberal arts, graduating in 2000.
Early army career
Winski originally served as an infantry officer in the 3rd Infantry Division 1st Brigade, Delta company 2nd Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Later, he would serve as a company commander of the 3rd Infantry Division until 1998, where he started his Master studies at LSU. After his studies, he continued service in the 101st Airborne Division, serving at its base in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and war-time service in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Commanding and U.S. Senate career
From 2005 to 2006 he was the squadron commander of the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment in Iraq. For two years, from 2009 to 2011, Winski served as the 4th Brigade combat team commander of the 1st Cavalry Division based at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. He would attend the Army War College afterwards for a year from a Washington Institute for Near East Policy fellowship.
He would serve as a US Army legislative liaison and later the chief legislative liaison for the Office of the Secretary of the Army. Between serving as a legislative liaison and the Chief Army legislative liaison, he was the deputy commanding general for operations for the 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for two years between 2014 and 2016, serving as a brigadier general then.
In 2019, Winski, now a major general, was appointed commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division.
Personal life
Winski married in May 1989 to Kimberly Anne Bodoh around the same time as his graduation from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Director of Operations, Readiness and Mobilization of the United States Army|years=2016–2017}}
{{s-aft|after=Douglas Sims II}}
{{s-bef|before=Laura J. Richardson}}
{{s-ttl|title=Chief Legislative Liaison of the United States Army|years=2017–2018}}
{{s-aft|after=Brian S. Eifler}}
{{s-bef|before=Andrew P. Poppas}}
{{s-ttl|title=Commander of the 101st Airborne Division|years=2019–2021}}
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Category:Military personnel from Virginia
Category:University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni
Category:Military personnel from Milwaukee
Category:Louisiana State University alumni
Category:United States Army generals
Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)