Brian T. Kelly

Brian Thomas Kelly is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. He served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services (A1), a position he held from September 2018 to May 2022. Kelly was commissioned through the ROTC program at University of Notre Dame in 1988.

Raised in Piscataway, New Jersey, Kelly earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering. He later received a master's degree in Military Operational Art and Science from the Air Command and Staff College in 2001 and a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University in 2006.

Effective dates of promotions + Rank Date Second LieutenantNovember 11, 1988 First LieutenantNovember 11, 1990 CaptainNovember 11, 1992 MajorAugust 1, 1998 Lieutenant ColonelFebruary 1, 2003 ColonelSeptember 1, 2007 Brigadier GeneralJune 2, 2014 Major GeneralAugust 2, 2017 Lieutenant GeneralSeptember 4, 2018