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'''John M. Brown III''' is Commander of [[United States Army Pacific Command]], headquartered at [[Fort 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 (U.S. Army)|Officer Candidate School]] in 1971 where he was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry.
'''John M. Brown III''' is a retired [[Lieutenant general (United States)|lieutenant general]] of the [[United States Army]]. He served as Commander of [[United States Army Pacific]], headquartered at [[Fort Shafter]], Hawaii, from August 25, 2004, to February 1, 2008. He enlisted in the Army as an infantryman in 1969 and became an officer upon completion of Infantry [[Officer Candidate School (U.S. Army)|Officer Candidate School]] in 1971 where he was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry.


==Early life and education==
==Education==
Lieutenant General Brown holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from [[University of West Georgia|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]].
Brown holds a bachelor's degree in biology from [[University of West Georgia|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.
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==
==Career==
His command experience includes Commander, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, [[U.S. 1st Infantry Division|1st Infantry Division]] in Germany; Commander, Headquarters and Special Troops Battalion, [[XVIII Airborne Corps]], [[Fort Bragg, North Carolina|Fort Bragg]], North Carolina, and [[Operation Golden Pheasant]], Honduras; Commander, 3rd Battalion, [[U.S. 5th Cavalry Regiment|5th Cavalry]], [[U.S. 3rd Armored Division|3rd Armored Division]], in Germany and the [[Gulf War]], Saudi Arabia; Commander, 1st Brigade, [[24th Infantry Division (United States)|24th Infantry Division]], [[Fort Stewart]], Georgia, and [[Operation Vigilant Warrior]], Kuwait; and Commander, United States Army Alaska.
His command experience includes Commander, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, [[U.S. 1st Infantry Division|1st Infantry Division]] in Germany; Commander, Headquarters and Special Troops Battalion, [[XVIII Airborne Corps]], [[Fort Bragg, North Carolina|Fort Bragg]], North Carolina, and [[Operation Golden Pheasant]], Honduras; Commander, 3rd Battalion, [[U.S. 5th Cavalry Regiment|5th Cavalry]], [[U.S. 3rd Armored Division|3rd Armored Division]], in Germany and the [[Gulf War]], Saudi Arabia; Commander, 1st Brigade, [[24th Infantry Division (United States)|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 (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] in the Republic of Korea; Professor of Military Science, [[Southern Arkansas University]], [[Magnolia, Arkansas]]; Chief of Staff, [[U.S. 1st Armored Division|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 (United States)|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.
Additional assignments include Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, [[2nd Infantry Division (United States)|2nd Infantry Division]] in the Republic of Korea; Professor of Military Science, [[Southern Arkansas University]], [[Magnolia, Arkansas]]; Chief of Staff, [[U.S. 1st Armored Division|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 (United States)|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)|Fort Lewis]], Washington.


==Awards==
==Awards and decorations==
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His awards and decorations include the [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Distinguished Service Medal]], [[Silver Star]], [[Defense Superior Service Medal]], [[Legion of Merit]], [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]], [[Combat Infantryman Badge|Combat]] and [[Expert Infantryman Badge]]s, [[Master Parachutist Badge]], and the [[Ranger Tab]].
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*[[File:Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|60px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]]
|[[File:Expert Infantry Badge.svg|125px]] [[Expert Infantryman Badge]]
*[[File:SilverStar.gif|60px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Silver Star]]
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*[[File:US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|60px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]
*[[File:Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|60px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Legion of Merit]]
|[[File:Ranger Tab.svg|80px]] [[Ranger tab]]
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*[[File:Bronze Star ribbon.svg|60px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]]
|[[File:Master_Parachutist_badge_%28United_States%29.svg|80px]] [[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Master Parachutist Badge]]
*[[File:Combat Infantry Badge.svg|100px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Combat Infantryman Badge]]
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*[[File:Expert Infantry Badge.svg|100px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Expert Infantryman Badge]]
|[[File:Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge.png|90px]] [[Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge]]
*[[File:US Army Airborne master parachutist badge.gif|100px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Master Parachutist Badge]]
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*[[File:Ranger Tab.svg|100px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Ranger Tab]]
|[[File:5thcav.png|50px]] [[5th Cavalry Regiment]] [[Distinctive Unit Insignia]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Army Distinguished Service Medal]]
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|[[File:Silver Star ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Silver Star]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Defense Superior Service Medal]] with one bronze [[oak leaf cluster]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Legion of Merit]] with one oak leaf cluster
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Bronze Star]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=3|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with three oak leaf clusters
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|{{ribbon devices|number=3|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Army Commendation Medal]] with three oak leaf clusters
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Army Achievement Medal]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Valorous Unit Award]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Superior Unit Award]]
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|[[File:Army Good Conduct ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Good Conduct Medal (United States)|Army Good Conduct Medal]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[National Defense Service Medal]] with one bronze [[service star]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=60}} [[Southwest Asia Service Medal]] with three service stars
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon|width=60}} [[Armed Forces Service Medal]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Army Service Ribbon]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} [[Overseas Service Ribbon#Army|Army Overseas Service Ribbon]]
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|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg|width=60}} [[NATO Medal|NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia]]
|-
|[[File:Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)|Kuwait Liberation Medal]] ([[Saudi Arabia]])
|-
|[[File:Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)|Kuwait Liberation Medal]] ([[Kuwait]])
|}


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Latest revision as of 04:09, 12 December 2024

John M. Brown III
BornAtlanta, Georgia
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1969–2008
RankLieutenant General
CommandsUnited States Army Pacific
United States Army Alaska
1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division
3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment
Battles / warsGulf War
Operation Joint Endeavor
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal

John M. Brown III is a retired lieutenant general of the United States Army. He served as Commander of United States Army Pacific, headquartered at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, from August 25, 2004, to February 1, 2008. 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.

Early life and education

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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

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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

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

References

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