Colonel Todd Brown Military Professor of International Security Studies College of International and Security Studies
Commissioned in 1986, Colonel Todd Brown is a career U.S. Army artillery and foreign area officer. He began his service as a fire support officer, battery fire direction officer, and battalion fire direction officer in the 9th Infantry Division (Ft. Lewis, Washington, 1987-91). He then served as battalion fire support officer, battery commander, and division artillery assistant operations officer in the 25th Infantry Division (Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 1991-1994). Following foreign area officer language and in-country training, and graduate school, COL Brown served as the Assistant Army Attaché at the U.S. Embassy, Kiev, Ukraine (1999-2001), Military Assistant to the Director of the George C. Marshall Center (2001-2003), the U.S. Defense Attaché to Uzbekistan (2003-2005), and Director of the Eurasian Foreign Area Officer program (2005-2006). During 2006- 2007, COL Brown deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and ISAF 9 and 10, where he served as the Commander of PRT Nuristan. Currently, he serves as a Military Professor of international security studies at the Marshall Center.
COL Brown has served twice in Operation Enduring Freedom and his military awards include the Combat Action Badge, Ranger Tab, and Parachutist Badge.
COL Brown’s academic experience includes the United States Military Academy (BS), U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Indiana University Graduate School (MA), Defense Language Institute (Russian), and the George C. Marshall Center’s Foreign Area Officer program and Executive Program for Advanced Security Studies.
Publications
Brown, Todd (2007), U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan: Best Practices and Recommended Improvements. Connections: The Quarterly Journal, Volume VI, Number 4, Winter 2007, 1-12.