Robert Brooks Brown

Robert Brooks Brown (born 14 April 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 30 September 2021, having joined the organization as executive vice president in January 2021.

Early life and education Brown was born on 14 April 1959 in Pennsylvania.

Military career From June 2003 to December 2005, Brown commanded the 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis–McChord. 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.

Brown was serving as commander of the United States Army Pacific until his retirement was announced in September 2019, United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) bid farewell to him on 9 October, and the general officially retired on 1 November 2019.

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