[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 190 (Monday, December 3, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7254-S7255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL BRIAN E. WINSKI

  Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, on behalf of myself and Mr. Reed, as the 
Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and 
the cochairs of the Senate Army Caucus, it is our honor to pay tribute 
to a great leader and an exceptional officer of the U.S. Army, MG Brian 
E. Winski, the chief of legislative liaison for the Office of the 
Secretary of the Army, as he prepares to leave this position for a new 
post in the Army of even greater importance to our Nation. Major 
General Winski provides outstanding leadership, advice, and sound 
professional judgment on numerous critical issues of enduring 
importance to the Army, Congress, and this Nation.
  Major General Winski has served our Army and our Nation for more than 
30 years. A native of Wisconsin, Major General Winski was commissioned 
in 1988 as an infantry officer from the University of Wisconsin. He has 
been a true professional, dedicated soldier, leader, and officer. 
Throughout his career, he has commanded our great soldiers at many 
levels and deployed to combat numerous times in defense of the nation.
  He has served in various command and staff positions over multiple 
combat tours to Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He was a rifle platoon 
leader in Desert Shield/Storm, infantry battalion executive officer 
during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, chief of operations for the 101st 
Airborne Division in Iraq, reconnaissance squadron commander in Iraq, 
Division Operations Officer for the 101st Airborne Division in 
Afghanistan, and brigade combat team commander in Iraq.
  Major General Winski has extensive joint and interagency experiences. 
He has served as the operations director CJ-3 for Regional Command East 
in Afghanistan, G-3 Chief of Operations for Multi-National Division 
North in Iraq, and as a military professor in the leadership department 
at the Naval War College.
  His other assignments included service in the 82nd Airborne Division, 
the 101st Airborne Division AASLT, the 3rd Infantry Division, the 1st 
Cavalry Division, the Joint Readiness Training Center, the Naval War 
College, and the Army Legislative Liaison office. Major General Winski 
recently served as the Director of Army Operations, Readiness, and 
Mobilization, HQDA G-3/5/7.
  For the past 18 months, Major General Winski has implemented and 
enhanced strategic partnerships with Congress. Through his leadership, 
the Army significantly advanced relationships with both legislative 
chambers and improved and broadened congressional support for Army 
priorities. Major General Winski managed complex issues through 
multiple legislative cycles, enabling the Army to receive the necessary 
resources to improve readiness, accelerate modernization, and reform 
processes to support combat operations, sustain the all-volunteer 
force, and improve the quality of life for soldiers, Army civilians, 
and their families.
  On behalf of Congress and the United States of America, we thank 
Major General Winski, his wife Kim, and their entire family for their 
continued commitment, sacrifice, and contributions to this great 
Nation. We join our colleagues in wishing him future successes as he 
continues to serve our great Army and Nation.

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