Robert Brooks Brown

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Robert Brooks Brown
File:Robert Brooks Brown Sep 2019.jpg
Robert Brooks Brown in September 2019
Born (1959-04-14) April 14, 1959 (age 65)
Pennsylvania, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1981–2019
RankGeneral
CommandsUnited States Army Pacific
United States Army Combined Arms Center
I Corps
1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Battles / warsIraq War
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal (4)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (2)

Robert Brooks Brown (born April 14, 1959) is a retired United States Army general who served as commander of the United States Army Pacific. He now serves as president of the Association of the United States Army since September 30, 2021, having joined the organization as executive vice president in January 2021.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Brown graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in Grosse Pointe, Michigan in 1977. He was commissioned into the United States Army as an Infantry Officer, upon graduating from the United States Military Academy in May 1981. While at West Point, he played for the Army Black Knights men's basketball team under coach Mike Krzyzewski and was a 1,000-point scorer for the Black Knights. Brown remains close to the coach and even spoke at a USA Basketball camp in Las Vegas, Nevada prior to the 2008 Olympics. Brown received a Master of Education degree at the University of Virginia and a Master of Science in National Security and Strategic Studies from the National Defense University.[4]

Military career

From June 2003 to December 2005, Brown commanded the 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis–McChord.[5] The 1st BCT, 25th Infantry Division, a Stryker unit, was deployed to Mosul, Iraq from September 2004 to September 2005. Brown led the unit through combat operations and the first elections in a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. From February 2014 to April 2016, Brown was the commanding general United States Army Combined Arms Center headquartered at Fort Leavenworth. From 2012 to 2014, Brown was the commanding general of the I Corps headquartered at Joint Base Lewis–McChord.[6][7] Brown was serving as commander of the United States Army Pacific until his retirement was announced in September 2019,[8] United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) bid farewell to him on October 9, and the general officially retired on 1 November 2019.

Awards and decorations

File:Combat Infantry Badge.svg Combat Infantryman Badge
File:Expert Infantry Badge.svg Expert Infantryman Badge
File:United States Air Force Parachutist Badge.svg Basic Parachutist Badge
File:AirAssault.svg Air Assault Badge
File:Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
File:United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png Army Staff Identification Badge
File:25th Infantry Division CSIB.svg 25th Infantry Division Combat Service Identification Badge
File:US Army Pacific DUI.gif United States Army Pacific Distinctive Unit Insignia
File:ArmyOSB.svg 4 Overseas Service Bars
File:Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Army Distinguished Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters[9]
File:US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg Defense Superior Service Medal
File:Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
File:Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
File:Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg Joint Service Commendation Medal
File:Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgFile:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
File:Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg Army Achievement Medal
File:Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg Joint Meritorious Unit Award
File:Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg Valorous Unit Award
File:Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with one service star
File:Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svgFile:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svgFile:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svgFile:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Iraq Campaign Medal with three service stars
File:Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
File:Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
File:Humanitarian Service ribbon.svg Humanitarian Service Medal
File:Army Service Ribbon.svg Army Service Ribbon
File:Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg Army Overseas Service Ribbon
File:NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia

References

  1. ↑ "AUSA - Executive Leadership". Association of the United States Army. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  2. ↑ "BROWN TO SUCCEED HAM AS AUSA PRESIDENT AND CEO". Association of the United States Army. 2021-06-22.
  3. ↑ "HAM RETIRES AFTER 5 YEARS AS AUSA PRESIDENT AND CEO". Association of the United States Army. 2021-10-01.
  4. ↑ "AUSA". 19 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 1st BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 25th INFANTRY DIVISION".
  6. ↑ "I Corps "America's Corps!"". army.mil. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy". google.ca. 1991. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Shimooka, Russell. "U.S. Army Pacific Bids Aloha to Commanding General Robert Brown". U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Brown Biography". army.mil. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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