Colin L. Powell Lecture Series – Sept. 10

The Colin L. Powell Lecture for the CGSC class of 2026 is scheduled for 8:30 a.m., Sept. 10,  in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center. General Robert Brooks Brown, U.S. Army, Retired, the president and CEO of the Association of the United States Army, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia., will present this year’s lecture.

Brown retired in 2019 with more than 38 years service having led troops at every level. His last command assignment before retirement was as commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific in Hawaii. Prior to that assignment he served as commander of the Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth and commandant of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College from February 2014 to April 2016. His other significant commands include command of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning, Georgia; deputy commanding general for the 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; commander, 1st Brigade (Stryker) 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; and as commander, 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

His assignments took him across the globe including deployments in support of Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti, Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and two combat deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Brown graduated in 1981 with a bachelor of science from the United States Military Academy earning a commission as an infantry lieutenant. He also holds a Master of Education from the University of Virginia, and a Master of Science in National Security and Strategic Studies (Distinguished Graduate) from National Defense University. He and his wife, Dr. Patti Brown, have three daughters, and seven grandchildren.

The Colin L. Powell Lecture Series was established by CGSC and the CGSC Foundation in 2008 in honor of the legacy of Gen. Powell at Fort Leavenworth. Powell, a former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, served at Fort Leavenworth as a Brigadier General, and was the driving force behind the development of the Buffalo Soldier Monument that honors the service of the 9th and 10th Cavalry “Buffalo Soldiers.”

The intent of the Powell Lecture Series is to invite national and international distinguished personalities to provide lectures on contemporary issues to the faculty, student body, community and business leaders in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Lecturers in the series range from heads of state, heads of government, senior diplomats, and other distinguished persons who could bring their unique perspectives to help educate the audience about historical or contemporary issues of importance to the nation or the international community.

The lecture series is sponsored by the CGSC Foundation through an endowment from TriWest Healthcare Alliance.

For more information contact the CGSC Foundation.