Chief Warrant Officer Five Shawn A. Graham Sr.is a native of Fair Bluff, NC. He began his military career in 1993 enlisting in the North Carolina National Guard as MOS 76Y (92Y) unit supply specialist. After completing advance Individual Training (AIT) he entered Active duty and reported to his first assignment in Korea. In 2001 he transitioned into the Army Reserve as a TPU Soldier. In 2006, he fulfilled a personal dream and goal and was appointed as an Army Warrant Officer in MOS 920A, Property Book Technician. In 2007 Chief transitioned to Active Guard Reserve (AGR) status.
CW5 Graham’s military education includes: Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course, Warrant Officer Candidate School, Warrant Officer Basic Course, Warrant Officer Advance Course, Warrant Officer Intermediate Level Education, and Warrant Officer Senior Service Education.
CW5 Graham holds a Bachelor of Individualized Studies (Criminal Justice) from Virginia State University.
As an enlisted Soldier Chief Graham’s assignments include 1-120th Mechanized Infantry, Whiteville, NC; 1-15th Field Artillery, Camp Casey, Korea; Headquarters United States Army Garrison, Ft. Ritchie, MD; Delta Company 228th Aviation, Soto Cano, Honduras; Oklahoma City Recruiting Battalion, OKC, OK; 98th Training Division, Lawton, OK; 3-311th Training Support Battalion (OCT) Fort Lee, VA.
After being appointed as a Warrant Officer Chief Graham has served in the 462nd Movement Control Battalion, Trenton, NJ; 744th Military Police Battalion, Easton, PA; 415th Chemical Brigade, Greenville, SC; 364th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Marysville, WA; 78th Training Division, Joint Base Maguire Dix Lake Hurst, NJ; United States Army Human Recourses Command, Fort Knox, KY, and is currently assignment to the 9th Mission Support Command, Fort Shafter, HI.
Chief Graham has three deployments: Iraq, Taji Supply Depot, as a Class VII Advisor to the Iraqi Army, Kuwait with the 462nd Movement Control Battalion in support of Operation New Dawn; and Afghanistan with the 333rd Military Police Brigade with command and control of Camp Sabalu-Harrison detention facility as part of Combined Joint interagency Task Force (CJIATF) 435.
Chief Graham’s awards and decorations include: The Bronze Star, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Service Medal (4OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), Army Achievement Medal (5OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (2OLC), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (w Campaign Star), Iraq Campaign Medal (w Campaign Star), Global War on Terrorism Service and Expeditionary Medals, Korea Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (SLV hourglass and M device), NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (5th Award), NATO Medal. CW5 Graham is married to Andrea Justice-Graham. They have three children: Destiny, Devon, Shawn Jr.