- John M. Brown III
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name=John M. Brown III
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caption=Lieutenant General John M. Brown III
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allegiance=United States of America
serviceyears=1969 -
rank=Lieutenant General
branch=United States Army
commands=United States Army Pacific Command
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battles=Gulf War Operation Joint Endeavor
awards=Distinguished Service MedalLegion of Merit Silver Star Silver Star Ranger Tab
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laterwork=John M. Brown III is Commander of
United States Army Pacific Command , headquartered atFort Shafter , Hawaii. He assumed his present position August 25, 2004. He enlisted in the Army as an infantryman in 1969 and became an officer upon completion of Infantry Officer Candidate School in 1971 where he was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry.Education
Lieutenant General Brown holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from
West Georgia College and a Master's Degree in Industrial Management from theGeorgia Institute of Technology . He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer's Advance Course, ArmyCommand and General Staff College , and theNational 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.
Experience
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, andOperation Golden Pheasant , Honduras; Commander, 3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 3rd Armored Division, in Germany and theGulf War , Saudi Arabia; Commander, 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division,Fort Stewart , Georgia, andOperation 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
His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal,
Silver Star ,Defense Superior Service Medal ,Legion of Merit , Bronze Star , Combat andExpert Infantryman Badge s,Master Parachutist Badge , and theRanger Tab .
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