1934
Born to Frederic Joseph Brown and Kathryn (Richardson) Brown in Fort Sill, OK.
1956
Earns a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Military Academy.
1963
Earns a Master of Arts from the Graduate Institute of International Studies at the University of Geneva.
1963
Teaches as assistant professor within the Department of Social Science at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY, through 1966.
1966
Earns a Doctor of Philosophy from the Graduate Institute of International Studies at the University of Geneva.
1968
Serves as assistant within the Office of the Army Chief of Staff through 1971; writes “Chemical Warfare, Study of Restraints”
1972
Works on the staff of the U.S. National Security Council through 1973. In 1973, writes “The U.S. Army in Transition”
1977
Is the Director of the Army Training Study and Commander of the U.S. Army Training Center Armor in Fort Knox, KY.
1978
Serves as Assistant Division Commander of the Eighth Infantry Division in Baumholder, Germany.
1981
Serves as Deputy Chief of Staff Training for the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe, VA.
1983
Serves as Major General and Chief of Armor commanding at the U.S. Army Armor Center in Fort Knox, KY, through 1986.
1986
Serves as a Lieutenant General commanding at the Fourth U.S. Army through 1989.
1993
Writes “The U.S. Army in Transition II.”
1995
Is a consultant for Team Learning and Knowledge Management within the U.S. Department of Defense.
1997
Is an advisor for the Design for Advanced Learning for the Future of the Army within the U.S. Department of the Army through 2002.
2003
Is a senior mentor for Army Knowledge Management within Battle Command Knowledge Systems through 2006.
2007
Is a senior mentor for U.S. European Command through 2009.
2008
Writes “America’s Army – A Model for Interagency Effectiveness.”
2010
Is a senior mentor for Teams of Leaders; receives the Distinguished Graduate Award from the United States Military Academy.
2019
Writes “Rebuilding America’s Army.”