William A. Brown

William A. Brown
Born	Gloucester County, Virginia
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1980–present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Director For Logistics, J4 Joint Chiefs of Staff

William A. "Andy" Brown is a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy currently serving as the Director for Logistics, J4 for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.^[1]

Brown previously served as the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) deputy commander at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and USTRANSCOM director of Strategy, Policy, Programs and Logistics (J5/4).^[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Brown was raised in Gloucester County, Virginia and attended the Virginia Military Institute as a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship student. He graduated from the Institute in 1980 and was commissioned as a Ensign Navy in the same year.^[1]

Brown went on to receive his master's degree in business administration in 1990 from the Naval Postgraduate School and later attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Training Program in 2004.^[1]

Assignments

In the course of his career he has completed the following assignments:

• June 1980 – December 1980, student, Navy Supply Corps School, Athens, Georgia
• December 1980 – April 1983, disbursing officer, wardroom officer, stock control officer, USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), Norfolk, Virginia
• September 1983 – January 1985, Naval Acquisition Control Office, Naval Air Systems Command, Washington, D.C.
• May 1985 – October 1986, aide to the commander, Naval Air Systems Command, Washington, D.C.
• January 1987 – May 1989, supply officer, USS Leftwich (DD-984), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
• May 1989 – December 1990, student, Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, California
• December 1990 – November 1993, H-60 weapons manager and Contracts Division director, Naval Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• November 1993 – November 1996, carrier supply operations officer, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia
• November 1996 – April 1999, operations action officer, Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
• April 1999 – March 2001, supply officer onboard USS George Washington (CVN-73), Norfolk, Virginia
• March 2001 – April 2003, operations director, Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
• April 2003 – July 2006, force supply officer, commander, Naval Air Forces, San Diego, California
• August 2006 – July 2008, director of Ordnance Supply/Fleet Supply Officer U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia
• July 2008 – June 2009, commander, Fleet and Industrial Supply Centers, San Diego, California

Awards and decorations

Vice Adm. Brown has been awarded the following decorations and awards:^[1]

	Defense Distinguished Service Medal
	Defense Superior Service Medal
	Legion of Merit with four bronze oak leaf clusters
	Meritorious Service Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters
	Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
	Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal

Rear Admiral Brown is a qualified Naval Aviation Supply Corps Officer and Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer. Admiral Brown is a 1989 recipient of the Navy League's Vice Admiral Robert F. Batchelder Award.

Dates of promotion

• Ensign May 28, 1980
• Lieutenant (Junior Grade) May 28, 1982
• Lieutenant June 1, 1984
• Lieutenant Commander September 1, 1990
• Commander August 1, 1995
• Captain June 1, 2001
• Rear Admiral (Lower Half) April. 1, 2008
• Rear Admiral August 1, 2011
• Vice Admiral October 18, 2013^[4]

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