Robert Brooks Brown
| Robert Brooks Brown | |
|---|---|
 GEN Brown, commanding USARPAC in May 2016 | |
| Born |
April 14, 1959 Pennsylvania, United States |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army |
| Years of service | 1981–present |
| Rank |
 General |
| Commands held |
United States Army Pacific U.S. Army Combined Arms Center I Corps |
| Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal (4) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit |
Robert Brooks Brown (born April 14, 1959) is a United States Army four star general who became commander of the United States Army Pacific on April 30, 2016 shortly after officially being promoted to four star general.
From February 2014 to April 2016 he was the commanding general United States Army Combined Arms Center.
From 2012 to 2014 he was the commanding general of the I Corps at Joint Base Lewis–McChord.[1][2]
Brown graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in Grosse Pointe, Michigan in 1977. He played for the Army Black Knights men's basketball team while attending the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1981. He received a Master of Education degree at the University of Virginia in the 1980s.[3]
Awards and decorations
  Army Distinguished Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters[4] |
 Defense Superior Service Medal |
 Legion of Merit |
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 Defense Meritorious Service Medal |
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 Joint Service Commendation Medal |
 Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters |
 Army Achievement Medal |
 Joint Meritorious Unit Award |
 Valorous Unit Award |
 Meritorious Unit Commendation |
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 Iraq Campaign Medal with three service stars |
 Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |
 Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
 Humanitarian Service Medal |
 Army Service Ribbon |
 Army Overseas Service Ribbon |
 NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia |
References
- ↑ "I Corps "America's Corps!"". army.mil. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ↑ "Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy". google.ca. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ↑ http://www.allgov.com/news/appointments-and-resignations/commander-us-army-combined-arms-center-who-is-robert-brown-140921?news=854311
- ↑ "Brown Biography". army.mil. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David G. Perkins |
Commandant of the Command and General Staff College February 2014 – April 2016 |
Succeeded by John Kem (interim) |
| Preceded by GEN Vincent K. Brooks |
Commander of the United States Army Pacific 4 May 2016 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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