[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E554-E555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING MAJOR GENERAL TREVOR J. BREDENKAMP

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                            HON. MATT GAETZ

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 13, 2023

  Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the outstanding 
military service of Major General (MG) Trevor J. Bredenkamp of 
Niceville, Florida, for his tenure as Chief, Legislative Liaison (CLL) 
from June 9, 2021 to June 8, 2023. He has demonstrated a devotion to 
America by honorably representing the United States Army and bringing 
credit to Florida's First District while assigned to Capitol Hill. The 
job of CLL is a critical one as he is charged with effectively and 
efficiently bridging two branches of government as an advocate of the 
United States Army to Congress.
  In 1992, MG Bredenkamp received his commission from the United States 
Military Academy at West Point, graduating with a Bachelor of Science 
in Automotive Engineering.
  MG Bredenkamp's previous command assignments include the United 
Nations Comand/Eighth Army Honor Guard Company; A Company, 1st 
Battalion, 506th Infantry; 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry 
Regiment, Fort Bragg North Carolina and deployed as part of OPERATION 
IRAQI FREEDOM; Deputy Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team,

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82nd Airborne Division; Commander, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd 
Airborne Division; Deputy Commander-Support, 3rd Infantry Division at 
Fort Stewart, Georgia; and Commander of Train, Advise, Assist Command-
South and Kandahar Airfield while deployed as part of OPERATION 
FREEDOM's SENTINEL.
  His previous staff and special assignments include Platoon Leader, 
Scout Platoon Leader, and Battalion S-1 in the 3rd Battalion, 505th 
Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division; Platoon/Company/
Battalion Observer/Controller at the Joint Readiness Training Center; 
C3 Training Officer, 82nd Airborne Division, at Fort Bragg and deployed 
as part of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM; Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion 
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment; Operations Officer, 1st Brigade 
Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg and deployed as part 
of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM; Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, U.S. Army 
Forces Command and subsequently the Commander, International Security 
Assistance Force, North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Deputy Director, 
Soldier for Life, Executive Officer to the Secretary of the Army; and 
the Chief, Programs Division, Office of the Chief, Legislative Liaison, 
Office of the Secretary of the Army.
  MG Bredenkamp's awards and decorations include the Defense Superior 
Service Medal, four Legions of Merit, four Bronze Stars, six 
Meritorious Service Medals, five Army Commendations, and five Army 
Achievement Medals. He is authorized to wear the Combat Infantrymen 
Badge, the Combat Action Badge, the Expert Infantryman Badge, Master 
Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Ranger Tab, and 
the Army Staff Identification Badge.
  He holds a Master of Liberal Arts from Louisiana State University and 
a Master of National Security and Strategic Studies from the National 
War College. He has been happily married to MG Michele Bredenkamp for 
more than 26 years, and they are proud parents of two children.

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