Major Bradshaw enlisted into the Army National Guard in 2006 and was commissioned in the US Army in March 2007. He is a graduate of the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course, Signals Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Officer Course, and Air Defense Artillery Officer Advanced Course. He is currently enrolled in the Army Com-mand and General Staff Officers Course.
After commissioning Major Bradshaw was assigned as the Signals Intelligence Officer for the 34th Infantry Division Main Command Post, G2. In this position he was activated and deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom and served in Basrah, Iraq from 2009 to 2010. He was then the Assistant S2 for the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade in Saint Paul, MN; this assignment included a Warfighter Exercise at Fort Leavenworth, KS. He was then as-signed to the 34th Infantry Division G2 as the Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Officer and later, he became the Electronic Warfare Support Officer for the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division. Major Bradshaw was selected to Command Bravo Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 34th Infantry Division, from April 2017 thru December of 2019, which included a deployment to Kuwait and Jordan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Following Command, he was assigned to the G5, 34th Infantry Division as the Intelligence Plans Officer where he continues to serve today.
Major Bradshaw’s earned multiple military awards and decorations including the Bronze Star Medal.
Major Bradshaw earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Denver, and a Masters of Arts in Strategic Communication Management from Concordia University. Major Bradshaw began his career at Ecolab in 2010 and is currently a District Representative for Nalco Water in the Twin Cities. He resides in White Bear Lake, MN with his wife Elizabeth, and daughter Piper. The Bradshaw’s second child, Estelle, unexpectedly died at birth in 2018.