Selected for promotion to major general 

Brig. Gen. Brian T. Kelly is the Director of Military Force Management Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for establishing force management policies for more than 500,000 Air Force military personnel. These policies guide the accession, assignment, evaluation, skills analysis and management, promotion, readiness, retraining, separation and retirement of the Air Force's human capital. His office also oversees aspects of total force management to include contingency, mobilization, training management, and rated force policy.

General Kelly entered the Air Force in 1989 as a graduate of the University of Notre Dame’s Reserve Officer Training Corps program.  He has held several command and staff positions at the base, major command, Air Staff, and Joint Staff level.  His command tours include a Mission Support Squadron, Mission Support Group, and the 501st Combat Support Wing at Royal Air Force Alconbury, England.    

Prior to his current assignment, General Kelly served as the Director of Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.

EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. 
1995 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 
2006 Master of Science in National Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
2006 Distinguished graduate, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
2010 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
2013 Capitol Hill Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Washington, D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1989 - January 1993, Mission Control Engineer, Foreign Technology Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 
2. February 1993 - May 1997, Engineer, Program Manager Advanced Tactical Intel Systems, Executive Officer, Classified Duty Location assigned to Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
3. June 1997 - June 2000, Program Element Monitor and Chief General Officer Promotion and Policy, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
4. July 2000 - May 2001, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
5. June 2001 - July 2003, Commander, 92nd Mission Support Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
6. August 2003 - July 2005, Deputy Director, Civilian Career Management, Air Force Personnel Center, San Antonio, Texas
7. August 2005 - June 2006, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
8. July 2006 - June 2007, Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
9. July 2007 - May 2008, Director of Manpower, Personnel and Administration (J1), Headquarters, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla.
10. June 2008 - June 2009, Deputy Director for Human Resources, Resources and Assessments Directorate (J8), Headquarters, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla.
11. June 2009 - March 2011, Commander, 31st Mission Support Group, Aviano AB, Italy
12. March 2011 – July 2013, Commander, 501st Combat Support Wing, RAF Alconbury, England
13. July 2013 – January 2014, Director, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
14. February 2014 – September 2014, Director, Force Management Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
15. October 2014 – present, Director, Military Force Management Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Headquarters U.S.  Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2004 – October 2004, Deputy Director of Manpower and Personnel (J1), Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, as a lieutenant colonel
2. July 2007 - May 2008, Director of Manpower, Personnel and Administration (J1), Headquarters, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
3. June 2008 - June 2009, Deputy Director for Human Resources, Resources and Assessments Directorate (J8), Headquarters, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla., as a colonel

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant  Nov. 11, 1988 
First Lieutenant Nov. 11, 1990 
Captain Nov. 11, 1992 
Major Aug. 1, 1998 
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 1, 2003
Colonel Sept. 1, 2007
Brigadier General Jun. 2, 2014

(Current as of February 2016)