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Les Brownlee was elected to the EADS North America board in early 2005, having served as the 27th Under Secretary of the Army from November 2001 to December 2004. From May 2003 to November 2004, he served concurrently as the Acting Secretary of the Army for an unprecedented period of eighteen months.
Brownlee previously was the National Security Legislative Assistant on the staff of Senator John Warner from January 1984 through 1986, joining the staff of the Senate Armed Services Committee in January 1987. As Deputy Staff Director, he was deeply involved in policies and programs relating to ballistic missile defense, strategic deterrence and naval strategy, shipbuilding and weapons programs. In March 1996, Brownlee was named Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.
In January 1999, he was selected to continue as Staff Director for Chairman John Warner(R-VA), where he served until November 2001 when he became the Under Secretary of the Army. A retired Army Colonel, Brownlee is a distinguished honor graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger Course, an honor graduate of both the Infantry Officer Advanced Course and the Command and General Staff College, and a graduate of the Army's airborne course as well as the U.S. Army War College. Brownlee served two tours in Vietnam, and his military decorations include the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart. | 