Director of Joint Staff, Mississippi National Guard
Brigadier General Allen E. Brewer is currently assigned as Director of Joint Staff, Mississippi National Guard. As the Director of Joint Staff, he provides oversight to the Adjutant General for the overall readiness of the Mississippi National Guard with a focus on personnel readiness and functions of the fulltime workforce. He coordinates with the Adjutant General, Major Subordinate Command Commanders, National Guard Staff, United States Property and Fiscal Officer, and overhead commanders in establishing and implementing long range plans to assure personnel, facilities, equipment, supplies, funds, and supporting services are available to ensure the highest readiness levels possible.
General Brewer was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Field Artillery, on 16 July 1979, through the Officer Candidate School, Mississippi Military Academy. He has served in command and staff positions at every level, including Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Commander, 154th Regional Training Institute, Deputy Commander, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team in Kalsu, Iraq from April 2005 - March 2006, and Commander, Special Operations Detachment - South, in Afghanistan from November 2011 - March 2012.
1986 University of Southern Mississippi, Bachelor of Science, Business
Administration, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1993 Jackson State University, Master of Business Administration, Jackson,
Mississippi
2000 United States Army War College, by correspondence
1. July 1979 - January 1980, Aerial Observer, Headquarters Battery, 631st
Field Artillery Brigade, Grenada, Mississippi
2. February 1980 - August 1980, Forward Observer, Battery A, 1st Battalion,
144th Field Artillery Regiment, Drew, Mississippi
3. August 1980 - September 1982, Assistant Executive Officer, Battery A, 1st
Battalion, 144th Field Artillery Regiment, Drew, Mississippi
4. September 1982 - July 1983, Executive Officer, Battery A, 1st Battalion,
144th Field Artillery Regiment, Drew, Mississippi
5. July 1983 - November 1983, Executive Officer, Special Forces Operational
Detachment - A, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Columbus,
Mississippi
6. November 1983 - November 1987, Detachment Commander, Special Forces
Operational Detachment - A, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group,
Camp Shelby, Mississippi
7. November 1987 - October 1988, Commander, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th
Special Forces Group, Camp Shelby, Mississippi
8. October 1988 - November 1990, Area Specialist Officer, 2nd Battalion, 20th
Special Forces Group, Jackson, Mississippi
9. November 1990 - February 1991, S-3, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group,
Jackson, Mississippi
10. February 1991 - May 1991, Battalion Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 20th
Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
11. May 1991 - June 1993, Commander, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special
Forces Group, Camp Shelby, Mississippi
12. June 1993 - August 1993, Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special
Forces Group, Jackson, Mississippi
13. September 1993 - August 1994, S-3, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group,
Jackson, Mississippi
14. August 1994 - July 1995, Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special
Forces Group, Jackson, Mississippi
15. July 1995 - September 1996, Training Standards Officer, Headquarters, State
Area Command, Jackson, Mississippi
16. September 1996 - October 1996, Chief, Training Division, Headquarters, State
Area Command, Jackson, Mississippi
17. November 1996 - November 1998, Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 20th
Special Forces Group, Jackson, Mississippi
18. November 1998 - May 1999, Training Officer, Headquarters, State Area
Command, Jackson, Mississippi
19. June 1999 - February 2001, Plans, Operations, and Military Support Officer,
Headquarters, State Area Command, Jackson, Mississippi
20. February 2001 - May 2004, Commander, 154th Regiment (Regional Training
Institute), Camp Shelby, Mississippi
21. May 2004 - April 2005, Director, Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi
National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
22. April 2005 - March 2006, Deputy Brigade Commander, 155th Brigade Combat
Team, Kalsu, Iraq
23. March 2006 - July 2006, Operations Officer/Deputy J5/7, Mississippi Army
National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi
24. July 2006 - March 2008, Deputy Chief of Staff of Operations, Joint Force
Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi
25. April 2008 - December 2008, Human Resources Officer, Joint Force
Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi
26. January 2009 - July 2012, Commander, Special Operations Detachment, Jackson,
Mississippi
27. July 2012 - Present, Director, Joint Staff, Mississippi National Guard,
Joint Force Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 2 Silver Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Mississippi Magnolia Cross (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Mississippi Magnolia Medal
Mississippi War Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Mississippi Emergency Service Medal
Mississippi Service School Medal (with 2 Silver Oak Leaf Clusters)
Mississippi Longevity Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak
Leaf Clusters)
Master Parachutist Badge
Master Freefall Parachutist Badge
Aircraft Crewmember Badge
Special Forces Tab
Bolivian Parachutist Badge
The American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Guard Association of Mississippi
University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association
National Guard Association of the United States, Life Member
Non-Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America, Life
Member
Second Lieutenant 16 July 1979
First Lieutenant 15 July 1982
Captain 9 August 1984
Major 10 October 1991
Lieutenant Colonel 9 August 1995
Colonel 24 April 2001
Brigadier General (Line) 20 November 2012
(Current as of October 2013)