[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E975]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN RECOGNITION OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL SEAN C. BRAZIEL

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                           HON. DUNCAN HUNTER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 22, 2016

  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate the 
service of Lieutenant Colonel Sean C. Braziel, who serves as the 
Strategic Operations Officer for the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity 
(MCIA). Sean will retire from the Marine Corps on September 1st, 2016, 
after 20 years of distinguished and faithful service to this great 
nation. Throughout his unique career, Lieutenant Colonel Braziel has 
had the opportunity to serve our country in capacities that span 
intelligence analysis, policy, and operations.
   Prior to his current assignment, Lieutenant Colonel Braziel served 
as the head of Intelligence Plans and Policy for Headquarters Marine 
Corps, and as the Marine Corps liaison officer to the Director of the 
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) where he planned sensitive, strategic 
operations and briefed cabinet-level officials to positively affect 
U.S. national security objectives. At the CIA, he also served as the 
chief of crisis operations, leading joint military and interagency 
teams to more than 27 countries serving in combat operations on 13 
separate deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other contingency areas. 
As a major, Lieutenant Colonel Braziel served as the intelligence 
officer for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit where he led the 
intelligence effort for crisis and contingency operations, and 
integrated the first Marine Special Operations Company detachment to 
deploy aboard U.S. Navy shipping. Sean was the head of the Imagery 
Branch for MCIA where he tasked and integrated national collection 
assets to support Marine Corps and Navy operations in the wake of 9/11. 
He also served as the Air Combat Element intelligence officer for the 
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, the air combat intelligence officer, 
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and the Marine Aircraft Group-16 intelligence 
officer.
   In addition to his distinguished career as a Marine, Sean has used 
his talents to inspire the youth of this nation as a head coach for 
junior hockey and is a volunteer coach and speaker to USA Hockey's 
National Team Development Program in Plymouth, Michigan. He has led and 
developed athletes and diverse teams toward success, including the 2015 
U-18 AA Youth Hockey National Championship. He has spoken at the semi-
annual NCAA Division I Coaches Symposium on ethics in coaching and 
leading elite teams.
   Lieutenant Colonel Braziel is married to the former Janet Jumper of 
Burke, VA. He has one son, Collin, and he and Janet have two daughters, 
Claire and Chelsea. The love and support of his family has aided and 
strengthened Sean throughout his service and I congratulate them as 
well on this special occasion. I am proud to share in the celebration 
of Lieutenant Colonel Braziel's military career. As he and his family 
move to this next chapter of life, I wish Sean ``fair winds and 
following seas'' as he embarks on his future endeavors. Semper Fidelis, 
Marine.

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