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词条 Charles Q. Brown Jr.
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  1. Early education

  2. Career

  3. Education

  4. Assignments

  5. Flight information

  6. Awards and decorations

  7. References

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Charles Q. Brown Jr. (born 1962) is a United States Air Force general. He currently serves as commander of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), air component commander for United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) and executive director of the Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff. He previously served as the deputy commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Before serving as the deputy commander of CENTCOM, he was the Commander Air Forces Central. As the air component commander for CENTCOM, he was responsible for developing contingency plans and conducting air operations in a 20-nation area of responsibility covering Central and Southwest Asia.[1] He took over Pacific Air Forces from acting commander Jerry Martínez on July 26, 2018.

Early education

Brown's active duty career began in 1985, when he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He was a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.

In 1994, he earned a master's degree in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach, Florida.

In 2012, the Texas Tech Alumni Association declared Charles Q. Brown Jr., a "Distinguished Graduate" of Texas Tech University.[2][3]

Career

At the time of his promotion to brigadier general, Brown was commander of the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base in Italy.[4]

Brown has served in a variety of positions at the squadron and wing level, including an assignment to the United States Air Force Weapons School as an F-16 instructor. His notable staff tours include aide-de-camp to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force; director, Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Executive Action Group; and deputy director, operations, U.S. Central Command. He also served as a national defense fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA.[1]

Brown has commanded a fighter squadron, the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, and two fighter wings. Prior to his current assignment, he served as director, operations, strategic deterrence, and nuclear integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe—Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He is a command pilot with more than 2,900 flying hours, including 130 combat hours.[1]

Education

  1. 1984 Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
  2. 1991 U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
  3. 1992 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  4. 1994 Master of Aeronautical Science degree, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
  5. 1997 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  6. 2000 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  7. 2004 National Defense Fellow, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, Va.
  8. 2008 AF Senior Leadership Course, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
  9. 2012 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  10. 2014 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  11. 2015 Pinnacle Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
  12. 2017 Leadership at the Peak, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.&91;1&93;

Assignments

1. May 1985 – April 1986, student, undergraduate pilot training, 82nd Student Squadron, Williams AFB, Ariz.

2. May 1986 – July 1986, student, lead-in fighter training, 434th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Holloman, AFB, N.M.

3. August 1986 – March 1987, student, F-16 training, 62nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.

4. April 1987 – October 1988, F-16 pilot, 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea

5. November 1988 – April 1991, F-16 instructor pilot, wing electronic combat officer, and wing standardization and evaluation flight examiner, 307th and 308th Tactical Fighter Squadrons, Homestead AFB, Fla.

6. April 1991 – August 1991, student, U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.

7. August 1991 – August 1992, F-16 squadron weapons officer and flight commander, 307th Fighter Squadron, Homestead AFB, Fla.

8. September 1992 – October 1994, weapons school instructor, and standardization and evaluation flight examiner, F-16 Division, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.

9. October 1994 – July 1996, aide-de-camp to the Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.

10. August 1996 – June 1997, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

11. June 1997 – September 1997, student, Armed Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk, Va.

12. September 1997 – November 1999, air operations officer, Current Operations Division, Operations Directorate, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.

13. November 1999 – June 2003, F-16CJ instructor pilot and assistant operations officer, 79th Fighter Squadron; weapons and training flight commander, 20th Operations Support Squadron; operations officer, 55th Fighter Squadron; and Commander, 78th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.

14. July 2003 – June 2004, National Defense Fellow, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, Va.

15. June 2004 – June 2005, Deputy Chief, Program Integration Division, Directorate of Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.

16. July 2005 – May 2007, Commandant, USAF Weapons School, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.

17. May 2007 – May 2008, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea

18. June 2008 – May 2009, Director, Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Executive Action Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.

19. June 2009 – April 2011, Commander, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano AB, Italy

20. May 2011 – May 2013, Deputy Director, Operations Directorate, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.

21. May 2013 – February 2014, Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command; Deputy, Combined Force Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command, Southwest Asia

22. March 2014 – June 2015, Director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany

23. June 2015 – July 2016 Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command; Combined Force Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command, Southwest Asia

24. July 2016 – July 2018, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.

25. July 2018 – present, Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; and Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii[1]

Flight information

Rating: Command pilot.
Flight hours: more than 2,900, including 130 combat hours.
Aircraft flown: F-16A/B/C/D, AC-130U, AH-64, AT-38, B-1B, B-2A, B-52H, C-130J, E-8C, HH-60G, KC-135, MV-22, T-37 and T-38.[1]

Awards and decorations

Personal decorations
number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}Defense Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
number=0|type=oak|name=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon|width=80}}Defense Superior Service Medal
number=0|type=oak|name=Legion of Merit ribbon|width=80}}Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
number=0|type=oak|name=Bronze Star ribbon|width=80}}Bronze Star
number=0|type=oak|name=Defense Meritorious Service ribbon|width=80}}Defense Meritorious Service Medal
number=0|type=oak|name=Meritorious Service ribbon|width=80}}Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
number=0|type=oak|name=Aerial Achievement Medal ribbon|width=80}}Aerial Achievement Medal
number=0|type=oak|name=Joint Service Commendation ribbon|width=80}}Joint Service Commendation Medal
number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Commendation ribbon|width=80}}Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Unit awards
number=1|type=oak|name=Joint Meritorious Unit Award (USMC and USN frame)|width=80}}Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
number=0|type=oak|name=Outstanding Unit ribbon|width=80}}Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
number=0|type=oak|name=Organizational Excellence ribbon|width=80}}Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with two oak leaf clusters
Service Awards
number=0|type=oak|name=Combat Readiness Medal ribbon|width=80}}Combat Readiness Medal
Campaign and service medals
number=1|type=service-star|name=National Defense Service Medal ribbon|width=80}}National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
number=0|type=service-star|name=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon|width=80}}Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
number=0|type=oak|name=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon|width=80}}Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
number=0|type=oak|name=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon|width=80}}Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
number=0|type=oak|name=Korea Defense Service ribbon|width=80}}Korea Defense Service Medal
Service, training, and marksmanship awards
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=80}}Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
number=0|type=oak|name=AF OS Short Tour Ribbon|width=80}}Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon
number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame.png|width=80}}Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with oak leaf cluster and gold frame
number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Longevity Service ribbon|width=80}}Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Training Ribbon|width=80}}Air Force Training Ribbon
Foreign awards
number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Sam IL Security Medal Ribbon.png|width=80}}Order of National Security Merit Sam-Il Medal (Republic of Korea)
number=0|type=oak|name=NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar|width=80}}NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia
Other accoutrements
US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
Headquarters Air Force Badge
[1]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108485/lieutenant-general-charles-q-brown-jr/ |title=General Charles Q. Brown Jr.|accessdate=2019-01-11}} {{PD-notice}}
2. ^{{cite news|title = Brig. Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.|magazine = Texas Techsan|place = Lubbock, Texas|publisher = Texas Tech University Alumni Association|page = 26}}
3. ^{{cite news|magazine = Texas Techsan|publisher = Texas Tech Alumni Association|location = Lubbock, Texas|date = 2012-03-04|title = People|first = Katelyn|last = Karney|page = 10}}
4. ^{{cite news|url = http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123168546|title = Wing commander promoted to brigadier general|first = Michael|last = O'Connor|newspaper = Inside USAFE|date = 2009-08-09|accessdate = 2011-08-20|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927101156/http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123168546|archivedate = 2011-09-27}}
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