Brig. Gen. Brian A. Filler is the Director of Security Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia. He is the focal point for ensuring base defense operations, the physical security of Air Force nuclear assets and planning, and programming for more than 43,000 active-duty and Reserve component security forces at locations worldwide. He provides policy and oversight for protecting Air Force resources from terrorism, criminal acts, sabotage and acts of war. Furthermore, he ensures security forces are organized, trained, equipped and prepared to support operational and contingency plans.
Brig. Gen. Filler graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1999. He is a career security forces officer who has completed various command and staff assignments at the unit, major command, combatant command and Headquarters Air Force levels. Brig. Gen. Filler has deployed in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and supported Operation Inherent Resolve from Turkey.
He commanded the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron, the 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron, served as the Vice Commander for the 39th Air Base Wing, and commanded the 501st Combat Support Wing.
Prior to assuming his current position, Brig. Gen. Filler served as Director, Air Force Colonel Management, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Colorado, Boulder
2004 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 Master of Aerospace Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2009 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va.
2011 Distinguished Graduate, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico, Va.
2011 Master of Military Science, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico, Va.
2014 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2018 National Defense Fellowship, Harvard University, Belfer Center, Cambridge, Mass.
2019 Leadership Decision Making, Harvard University, Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
2024 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Capitol Hill Workshop, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1999–October 2000, Element Leader, 12th Missile Squadron, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.
2. November 2000–December 2001, Officer in Charge, Mobile Fire Teams and Convoy Response Force, 741st Security Forces Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
3. January 2002–June 2003, Flight Commander, 48th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
4. July 2003–December 2004, Officer in Charge, Resources/Training, 48th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
5. January 2005–May 2005, Assistant Operations Officer, 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
6. June 2005–April 2006, Operations Officer, 790th Security Forces Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
7. May 2006–June 2007, Base Defense Unit Team Leader, 732nd Security Forces Squadron, Camp Taji, Iraq
8. July 2007–May 2008, Officer in Charge, Tactical Response Force, 90th Security Forces Group, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
9. June 2008–July 2010, Antiterrorism Action Officer, European Command, Vaihingen, Germany
10. August 2010–June 2011, Student, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quantico, Va.
11. July 2011–May 2013, Commander, 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron, Creech AFB, Nev.
12. June 2013–April 2015, Commander, 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
13. May 2015–June 2015, Deputy, 341st Security Forces Group, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
14. July 2015–January 2017, Chief, Nuclear Security Policy Branch, Directorate of Security Forces, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. February 2017–June 2017, Chief, Nuclear Security Division, Directorate of Security Forces, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
16. July 2017–June 2018, Student, National Defense Fellow, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Cambridge, Mass.
17. July 2018–May 2019, Vice Commander, 39th Air Base Wing, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
18. May 2019–July 2021, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany
19. July 2021–July 2023, Commander, 501st Combat Support Wing, RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom
20. August 2023–June 2024, Director, Air Force Colonels Management, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
21. July 2024–present, Director of Security Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2008–July 2010, Antiterrorism Action Officer, European Command, Vaihingen, Germany, as a major
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 13, 1999
First Lieutenant June 13, 2001
Captain June 13, 2003
Major April 1, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2013
Colonel May 1, 2018
Brigadier General Frocked
(Current as of April 2025)