Bryan Douglas "Doug" Brown (born October 20, 1948) is a retired four-star United States Army general, who retired after four decades of military service. In his last assignment, he served as the seventh commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), from September 2, 2003, until July 9, 2007. As USSOCOM's commander, he was responsible for all unified special operations forces, both active duty and reserve.
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| - Bryan Douglas "Doug" Brown (born October 20, 1948) is a retired four-star United States Army general, who retired after four decades of military service. In his last assignment, he served as the seventh commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), from September 2, 2003, until July 9, 2007. As USSOCOM's commander, he was responsible for all unified special operations forces, both active duty and reserve.
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| - Bryan Douglas "Doug" Brown (born October 20, 1948) is a retired four-star United States Army general, who retired after four decades of military service. In his last assignment, he served as the seventh commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), from September 2, 2003, until July 9, 2007. As USSOCOM's commander, he was responsible for all unified special operations forces, both active duty and reserve. Brown joined the United States Army in 1967 as a private in the infantry and after graduating from Special Forces Qualification Course he became a Green Beret. Shortly afterwards he fought in the Vietnam War as part of a Special Forces "A" team. After returning from his combat tour he enrolled in Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in May 1970. After attending Army Aviation School he returned to Vietnam as a UH-1 helicopter pilot. After the Vietnam War he was part of a task force that would go on to later found the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment in 1981. During his stint in the 160th SOAR Brown took part in many contingencies in the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1983 Brown participated in the invasion of Grenada where his unit became the first aviation unit to use night vision goggles in combat. In the late 1980s he led U.S. forces in Operation Prime Chance in the Persian Gulf amidst the Iran-Iraq War. Shortly thereafter he commanded a battalion within 160th SOAR during Operation Desert Storm; after which he was promoted to Colonel and Commander of the regiment. After leaving 160th SOAR Brown served as the helm of Joint Special Operations Command for two years as a Major General, from 1998-2000. He was promoted to Lieutenant General and assumed command of U.S. Army Special Operations Command where he sought to modernize neglected aspects of Army special operations forces. In 2002 Brown was selected to become the deputy commander of U.S. Special Operations Command and he held the position until 2003 when he was selected to replace Air Force General Charles R. Holland as Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command. Shortly after becoming the head of USSOCOM, in 2004, he was involved in the aftermath of the Pat Tillman friendly fire incident which culminated in him testifying before the congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in 2007. Also during his tenure in command of USSOCOM he announced the creation of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command in 2006 alongside U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Marine Corps Commandant General Michael Hagee. In 2007 after four years of leading USSOCOM through the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan Brown's deputy commander, Rear Admiral Eric T. Olson, was nominated to succeed him as the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command.
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