Lt. Col. Tom Bruneau assumed duties as the Military Intelligence Branch Chief for the U.S. Army Human Resources Command in June of 2023.
Bruneau is a native of Phoenix, Arizona. He commissioned into the U.S. Army in 2006 from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in History. In 2014, he graduated with a Master’s in International Terrorism from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.
Bruneau’s military education includes the Armor Officer Basic Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the Military Intelligence Captains Career Course, the Source Operations Course, the Joint Interrogation Management Course, the Joint HUMINT Operations Course at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Bruneau’s significant assignments include the MI LTC Career Manager at HRC; Bastogne 2, 1BCT, 101st Air Assault Division; Battalion S3 and Theater ACE Chief for 522nd MI BN, 207th MI BDE; OPFOR Chief and Senior Intelligence Trainer at the Joint Multi-National Simulation Center, 7th Army Training Command; MICO Commander, and Brigade HHC Commander in 2nd BCT, 1st Cavalry Division.
Bruneau has deployed three times in Operation Iraqi Freedom during the Iraqi Surge and New Dawn phases, as well as Operation Enduring Freedom.
Bruneau’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (1 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC), Iraqi Campaign Medal with two Campaign Stars and an Arrowhead Device, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one Campaign Star, NATO Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon.