Major General Brown earned his commission in the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of North Dakota, and a Master's Degree in Military Studies from the Marine Corps University. He is a graduate of the Aviation Officer Basic Course, the Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course, the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the Senior Service College Fellowship at Harvard University, and the Joint and Combined Warfighting School.
Major General Brown assumed command of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) on Dec. 14, 2023. Prior to INSCOM, MG Brown was the Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
Major General Brown's assignments include: Director, J-2, U.S. European Command and OPERATION ATLANTIC RESOLVE, Germany; Director, J-2, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, Florida; Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Cadet Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Washington, D.C.; Commander, The U.S. Army Aviation Brigade, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.; Chief of Operations, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Commander, 1st Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Germany, and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan; Detachment Director, Special Management Division and OPERATION IRAQ FREEDOM, Iraq; Synchronization Staff Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G8, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C.; Logistics Officer, later Operations Officer, 3d Military Intelligence Battalion, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, Korea; Student, Arabic Basic Course and Spanish Basic Course, Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, California; Recruiting Operations Officer, 1st Brigade, 1st Region Reserve Officers' Training Corp, U.S. Army Cadet Command, Fort Devens, Massachusetts; Assistant Professor of Military Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Army Cadet Command, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Platoon Leader, later Commander, B Company, 3d Military Intelligence Battalion, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, Korea; Training Officer, 3d Military Intelligence Battalion, 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, Republic of Korea; Assistant Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; and Platoon Leader, B Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation, 1st Cavalry Division Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
Major General Brown's deployments include Commander, 1st Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan (Nov 11 - Jan 12); Commander, 1st Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan (Jan 11 - Apr 11); Commander, 1st Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan (Oct 10 - Nov 10); and Detachment Director, Special Management Division, OPERATION IRAQ FREEDOM, Iraq.
Major General Brown's awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal (2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Legion of Merit (Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (Silver Oak Leaf Cluster), Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal (Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Master Army Aviator Badge, Senior Army Aviator Badge, Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge, and an Army Staff Identification Badge.