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BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES S. BROWNE
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Brig. Gen. James S. Browne is Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. General Browne is responsible for all functions relating to organizing, training and equipping forces in support of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, B-2 and B-52 bomber weapon systems. Air Force Global Strike Command provides combatant command commanders with combat ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operations.
General Browne is a distinguished graduate from the United States Air Force Academy as well as a Guggenheim and National Defense Fellow. He is an F-15 weapons school graduate and instructor. He has served in various capacities in eight fighter wings, the Headquarters Air Staff, Secretary of the Air Force Staff, and the Joint Staff. His flying and staff assignments span Alaska, Europe, the Pacific, Southwest Asia and the continental U.S. He is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours to include over 700 combat hours. He has led combat missions over Iraq in support of operations Provide Comfort, Northern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
Prior to his current assignment, he was Commander, 325th Fighter Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Tyndall AFB, Fla. He led a fighter wing of more than 4,000 personnel who train F-22 pilots, air battle managers, intelligence officers, maintainers and other support specialists for worldwide assignment to combat Air Force units.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1987 Master of Science in Flight Structural Engineering, Columbia University, New York City, N.Y.
1993 Weapons Instructor Course, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
1995 Squadron Officer's School (by correspondence)
1998 Master of Military Arts and Science, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College,
Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
1998 U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2002 Air War College (by correspondence)
2003 National Defense Fellowship, Department of State's Senior Seminar, Arlington, Va.
2006 Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1986 - May 1987, Guggenheim Fellowship, Air Force Institute of Technology, Columbia University, New York City, N.Y.
2. June 1987 - June 1988, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
3. October 1988 - March 1989, F-15C student pilot, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
4. March 1989 - June 1993, F-15 instructor pilot and Standardization Evaluation Flight Examiner, 43rd Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
5. January 1993 - June 1993, student, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
6. July 1993 - February 1994, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 53rd Fighter Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, Germany
7. February 1994 - June 1995, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 53rd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
8. July 1995 - May 1997, USAF Weapons School Instructor, Flight Commander, Assistant Operations Officer, Nellis AFB, Nev.
9. June 1997 - June 1998, Student, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
10. June 1998 - May 2000, Air-to-Air Missile Program Manager, Directorate of Operational Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force; Chief of Fighter Programs, Executive Officer, Directorate of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
11. June 2000 - May 2001, Operations Officer, 44th Fighter Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan
12. May 2001 - May 2002, Commander, 67th Fighter Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena, AB, Japan
13. August 2002 - June 2003, National Defense Fellow, Department of State's 45th Senior Seminar, Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, Va.
14. September 2003 - September 2004, Commander, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
15. September 2004 - November 2004, Deputy Chief, Joint Capabilities Division, J-8, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
16. November 2004 - August 2006, Chief, Joint Staff Quadrennial Defense Review Coordination Office,
J-8, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
17. August 2006 - January 2007, Vice Commander, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va.
18. January 2007 - September 2007, Executive Officer to the Air Force Chief of Staff, Headquarters
U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
19. September 2007 - February 2009, Commander, 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
20. February 2009 - December 2009, Director Air Force Colonels Management Office, Headquarters
U.S. Air Force; Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
21. December 2009 - September 2011, Commander, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
22. September 2011 - present, Director of Operations, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, La.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2004 - November 2004, Deputy Chief, Joint Capabilities Division, J-8, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
2. November 2004 - August 2006, Chief, Joint Staff Quadrennial Defense Review Coordination Office,
J-8, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Total Flight Hours: More than 3,300
Aircraft Flown: F-15A/B/C/D/E, F-22
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit, two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal, three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal, four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Air Force Combat Readiness Medal, four oak leaf clusters
1994 Top Gun, William Tell World-Wide Air-to-Air Competition
1994 USAFE Aviator of the Year
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 1986
First Lieutenant May 28, 1988
Captain May 28, 1990
Major August 1, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 1999
Colonel August 1, 2003
Brigadier General May 7, 2010
(Current as of October 2011)
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