Bryan D. Brown

Bryan D. Brown
General Bryan D. Brown
Nickname	Doug
Born	October 20, 1948 (1948-10-20)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1970-2007
Rank	General
Commands held	U.S. Special Operations Command
Battles/wars	Vietnam War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom
Awards	Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Air Medal with "V" Device Special Forces Tab Master Army Aviator Badge Military Freefall Badge

General Bryan Douglas "Doug" Brown (born October 20, 1948) is a former Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). As USSOCOM's combatant commander, he was responsible for all unified special operations forces, both active duty and reserve.

Brown has a B.A. in history from Cameron University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Webster University.

He entered the Army in 1967 as a private in the infantry. Upon completion of Airborne School and the Special Forces Qualification Course, he served on a Special Forces "A Team" at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

He later went on to earn his pilot’s wings shortly after that.

His notable commands include 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Joint Special Operations Command and U.S. Army Special Operations Command.

Gen. Bryan D. "Doug" Brown was the first member of the Aviation branch to attain the rank of four-star general.

As a general officer, he served as Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kansas. He also served as director of Plans, Policy and Strategic Assessments (J5/J7) at the U.S. Special Operations Command MacDill AFB, Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command and U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg and Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB.

During a career that spanned four decades his combat tours include Vietnam, as well as Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada), Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and many others.

His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Advance Course, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. General Brown is a graduate of the Harvard Executive Education Program's National and International Security Managers Course.

General Brown retired from active duty in September 2007.

Awards and decorations

General Brown has been decorated for service, to include:

Badge	Master Aviator Badge
Badge	Parachutist Badge
Badge	Special Forces Tab		Military Free Fall Parachute Badge
1st Row Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal w/ 2 oak leaf clusters	Distinguished Service Medal	Defense Superior Service Medal	Legion of Merit
2nd Row Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross	Bronze Star	Defense Meritorious Service Medal	Meritorious Service Medal w/ 2 oak leaf clusters
3rd Row Awards	Air Medal w/ valor device	Joint Service Commendation Medal	Army Commendation Medal	Army Good Conduct Medal
4th Row Awards	National Defense Service Medal w/ 2 service stars	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w 3 service stars	Vietnam Service Medal w/ 3 service star	Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 service star
5th Row Awards	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal	Humanitarian Service Medal	Army Service Ribbon	Army Overseas Service Ribbon
6th Row Awards	NATO Medal for Yugoslavia	Vietnam Campaign Medal w/ "60" Device	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)	Kuwait Liberation Medal
Unit Awards	Joint Meritorious Unit Award w/ 2 oak leaf clusters

References

Brown's Official US Army Bio