Brig. Gen. Charles E. Brown Jr. serves as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. AMC’s mission is to provide rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces. The command also plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian support at home and around the world. The men and women of AMC, consisting of active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and civilians, provide airlift, aerial refueling, special air mission, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. As the air component for the U.S. Transportation Command, AMC directs global air mobility operations in support of national objectives.

Brig. Gen. Brown graduated from Florida State University in 1994 with a degree in Criminal Justice and earned his commission through the Air Force ROTC. Brig. Gen. Brown is a seasoned aviator with more than 300 combat hours and 160 combat sorties. He has participated in the U.S. Global War on Terrorism in operations Noble Eagle, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. His career has encompassed a wide variety of assignments from Command Control Officer, C-130H Navigator, F-15E Strike Eagle Pilot, C-130E Instructor Pilot and Assistant Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Mobility Command. In addition, Brig. Gen. Brown was a National Security Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Commander of the 62nd Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas; Vice Commander, 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan; and Commander of the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas.

Prior to his current assignment, the general was the Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel.

EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, Florida State University, Tallahassee
2002 Squadron Officer School, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2008 Masters of National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2012 National Security Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 1994–December 1996, Command/Control Officer, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
2. January 1997–March 1998, Student, Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla., and Randolph AFB, Texas
3. October 1998–August 1999, C-130 Navigator, 517th Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
4. September 1999–July 2001, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Miss., and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, Sheppard AFB, Texas
5. August 2001–May 2004, F-15E Pilot, Flight Commander and Chief of Training, 335th Fighter Squadron, Seymour- Johnson AFB, N.C.
6. June 2004–May 2006, Director of Staff, 41st AS, and Wing Executive Officer, 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, N.C.
7. June 2006–June 2007, Assistant Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
8. July 2007–June 2008, Student, Naval Command and Staff College, Newport, R.I.
9. July 2008–March 2009, Chief of Wing Safety, 314th AW, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
10. April 2009–May 2011, Commander, 62nd AS, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
11. May 2011–July 2011, Deputy Commander, 314th Operations Group, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
12. July 2011–May 2012, National Security Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
13. June 2012–May 2013, Vice Wing Commander, 374th AW, Yokota Air Base, Japan
14. June 2013–April 2014, Division Chief, Strategic Alignment Division, Joint Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. May 2014–May 2015, Assistant Deputy Director, Joint Strategic Planning, Joint Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
16. May 2015–July 2017, Commander, 19th AW, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
17. July 2017–July 2018, Senior Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Mons, Belgium
18. July 2018–July 2019, Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
19. June 2019–June 2021, Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel
20. June 2021–present, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2013–April 2014, Division Chief, Strategic Alignment Division, Joint Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
May 2014–May 2015, Assistant Deputy Director, Joint Strategic Planning, Joint Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
2. July 2017–July 2018, Senior Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Mons, Belgium, as a colonel
3. June 2019–June 2021, Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel, as a brigadier general

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating:  command pilot
Flight hours:  more than 1,600, including more than 300 combat hours
Aircraft Flown:  F-15E, C-130E, C-130H and C-130J

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant April 30, 1994
First Lieutenant July 21, 1996
Captain July 21, 1998
Major Jan. 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 2008
Colonel July 1, 2012
Brigadier General Sept. 4, 2018

(Current as of August 2021)