MAJOR GENERAL PAUL D. BROWN, JR.

Retired April 15, 2012

Chief of Staff, Alabama Air National Guard

Major General Paul D. Brown, Jr. was the Chief of Staff who also served as the Commander of the Alabama Air National Guard. He was responsible for command and control of all assigned personnel, equipment, and resources for the Alabama Air National Guard which included two flying wings (KC-135's and F-16's), a combat communications group and two combat communications squadrons and one intelligence squadron.

General Brown began his career with a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force through Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp. He entered Undergraduate Pilot training in October 1974 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. General Brown joined the Alabama Air National Guard, Birmingham, Alabama, in 1981 and was assigned to the 106th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, flying the RF-4C. The 106th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron became an Air Refueling Squadron in 1994 and converted to the KC-135R. General Brown also served as Commander, 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, Birmingham, Alabama.

EDUCATION:

1974 University of Alabama, Bachelor of Science, Political Science, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1997 Air War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. October 1974 - February 1975, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
2. February 1975 - November 1977, Instructor Pilot, T-38, Craig Air Force Base, Alabama
3. November 1977 - March 1981, Pilot, CT-39A, 1402nd Military Airlift Squadron, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
4. March 1981 - May 1989, Pilot, RF-4C, 106th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Birmingham, Alabama
5. May 1989 - January 1991, Air Operations Officer, 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Birmingham, Alabama
6. January 1991 - October 1993, Pilot, RF-4C, 106th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Birmingham, Alabama
7. October 1993 - February 1995, Pilot, KC-135R, 106th Air Refueling Squadron, Birmingham, Alabama
8. February 1995 - October 1996, Operations Officer, 106th Air Refueling Squadron, Birmingham, Alabama
9. October 1996 - October 1999, Flight Commander, 106th Air Refueling Squadron, Birmingham, Alabama
10. October 1999 - June 2000, Commander, 106th Air Refueling Squadron, Birmingham, Alabama
11. June 2000 - June 2001, Commander, 117th Operations Group, Birmingham, Alabama
12. June 2001 - July 2008, Commander, 117th Air Refueling Wing, Birmingham, Alabama
13. July 2008 - March 2012, Chief of Staff, Alabama Air National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 7,500
Aircraft Flown: CT-39A, KC-135R, RF-4C, T-37, T-38
Pilot wings from: Moody Air Force Base, Georgia

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Aerial Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Meritorious Unit Award
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Kosovo Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Services Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Air Force Overseas Short Tour Ribbon (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 3)
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal Emirate of Kuwait
Alabama Operation Desert Storm Ribbon
Alabama Veterans Service Medal
Alabama Faithful Service Medal (with 1 Silver St Andrew's Cross)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 5 June 1974
First Lieutenant 29 October 1976
Captain 27 October 1978
Major 7 January 1988
Lieutenant Colonel 8 December 1994
Colonel 30 March 2001
Brigadier General 7 November 2008
Major General 5 August 2010

(Current as of January 2013)