Rear Admiral William A. "Andy" Brown

Rear Admiral Brown is the director of Logistics, Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. He oversees the direction and management of international agreements and the coordinated logistical support of the United States European Command.

Brown comes to Headquarters, United States European Command from San Diego, Calif., where he served as commander, Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers (COMFISCS). Prior to assuming his position at COMFISCS, he served as the director of Ordnance Supply / Fleet Supply Officer at U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk, Va.

Brown hails from Gloucester County, Va. A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship student at Virginia Military Institute, he was commissioned in the Navy in May 1980. He received a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Navy Postgraduate School in 1990 and attended the Stanford Business School Executive Training Program in 2004.

Brown has served in a variety of sea and shore duty assignments providing him with extensive logistics and management expertise. His initial sea tour was aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67), where he served as disbursing officer, wardroom officer and stock control officer. He served as supply officer aboard USS Leftwich (DD 984) during Operation Nimble Archer and completed his sea assignments as supply officer aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) during Operation Southern Watch in 2000.

Ashore, he was assigned to the Naval Air Systems Command; the former Naval Aviation Supply Office; commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Naval Supply Systems Command and commander, Naval Air Forces. During the initial phases of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, he was the operations director at the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia.

Brown's awards include the Legion of Merit (four awards), Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), and various other decorations. He is a qualified Naval Aviation Supply Officer and Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer. Brown is a 1989 recipient of the Navy League's Vice Admiral Robert F. Batchelder Award and is a certified acquisition professional.