Brian Thomas Kelly[1] is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.[2][3] He served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services (A1), a position he held from September 2018 to May 2022. Kelly was commissioned through the ROTC program at University of Notre Dame in 1988.
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1988–2022 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Air Force Personnel Center 501st Combat Support Wing 31st Mission Support Group 92nd Mission Support Squadron |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Awards | Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal |
Raised in Piscataway, New Jersey,[1] Kelly earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering. He later received a master's degree in Military Operational Art and Science from the Air Command and Staff College in 2001 and a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University in 2006.
Effective dates of promotions
editRank | Date[2] |
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Second Lieutenant | November 11, 1988 |
First Lieutenant | November 11, 1990 |
Captain | November 11, 1992 |
Major | August 1, 1998 |
Lieutenant Colonel | February 1, 2003 |
Colonel | September 1, 2007 |
Brigadier General | June 2, 2014 |
Major General | August 2, 2017 |
Lieutenant General | September 4, 2018 |
References
edit- ^ a b 1988 Commencement (PDF). The University of Notre Dame du Lac. May 13–15, 1988. p. 43. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "Lieutenant General Brian T. Kelly (USAF)". United States Air Force. July 2, 2021. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Congressional Record House Articles". www.congress.gov.