John M. Brown III

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Early life and education

Brown holds a bachelor's degree in biology from West Georgia College and a master's degree in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer's Advance Course, Army Command and General Staff College, and the National War College.

He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, graduated from Avondale High School in 1965, and is the oldest of five. He has a wife and two daughters.

Career

His command experience includes Commander, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division in Germany; Commander, Headquarters and Special Troops Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Operation Golden Pheasant, Honduras; Commander, 3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 3rd Armored Division, in Germany and the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia; Commander, 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, and Operation Vigilant Warrior, Kuwait; and Commander, United States Army Alaska.

Additional assignments include Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea; Professor of Military Science, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas; Chief of Staff, 1st Armored Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany and Task Force Eagle, Operation Joint Endeavor, Bosnia; Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Washington D.C.; Assistant Division Commander (Forward), 10th Mountain Division, Operation Joint Forge, Bosnia; Director of Integration, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army, Washington D.C.; Deputy Chief of Staff for Training, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia; and Deputy Commanding General for Transformation, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Lewis, Washington.

Awards and decorations

File:Combat Infantry Badge.svg Combat Infantryman Badge
File:Expert Infantry Badge.svg Expert Infantryman Badge
File:Ranger Tab.svg Ranger tab
File:Master Parachutist badge (United States).svg Master Parachutist Badge
File:Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge.png Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
File:5thcav.png 5th Cavalry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia
Template:Ribbon devices/alt Army Distinguished Service Medal
File:Silver Star ribbon.svg Silver Star
Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster
Template:Ribbon devices/alt Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Template:Ribbon devices/alt Army Achievement Medal
Template:Ribbon devices/alt Valorous Unit Award
Template:Ribbon devices/alt Superior Unit Award
File:Army Good Conduct ribbon.svg Army Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Template:Ribbon devices/alt Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with three service stars
Template:Ribbon devices/alt Armed Forces Service Medal
Template:Ribbon devices/alt Army Service Ribbon
Template:Ribbon devices/alt Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Template:Ribbon devices/alt NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia
File:Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
File:Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

References

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Military offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Commander of the United States Army Pacific
2004–2008 Template:S-ttl/check
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