Colonel Ahave E. “AB” Brown Jr. is the Installation Commander, 10th Air Base Wing, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado. He commands a team of more than 3,000 military, civilian, and contractor personnel who conduct base-level activities for the entire installation, including security, civil engineering, communications, logistics, finance, contracting, chaplaincy, legal, lodging, medical, military and civilian personnel, and force support programs. The 10th Air Base Wing supports more than 4,000 cadets and a total military community of more than 58,000 personnel. He is responsible for a $150 million annual operating budget and serves as the Crisis Action Team Commander during all U.S. Air Force Academy installation contingency operations.
Prior to his current position, Col. Brown was the Commander at 412th Maintenance Group, 412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base, California. He led 1,800 civilian and military personnel in the execution of developmental tests and evaluation on 53 highly modified test aircraft across nine mission design series. Additionally, he oversaw 143 maintenance industrial/support facilities valued at $2B and executed $3M in sustainment/modernization projects annually. Col. Brown has served in multiple locations around the world, to include the Republic of the Philippines, Hawaii, Spain, France, Guam, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, North Dakota, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, California, and the Pentagon. Colonel Brown has also deployed to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Crete, Sicily, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Puerto Rico, and Masirah Island.
EDUCATION
2024 U.S. Air Force Continuous Process Improvement Black Belt Certification, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force 2024 Professional Life Cycle Logistics Certification Level 2
2024 U.S. Air Force Professional Life Cycle Logistics Certification Level 2
2020 Master of Arts, Strategic Studies, United States Marine Corps War College
2014 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Army General Command and Staff College
2010 U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2008 Life Cycle Logistics Certification, Level 2
2007 Life Cycle Logistics Certification, Level 1
2007 Lean 6 Sigma Green Belt Certification, University of Oklahoma
2007 Lean 6 Sigma White Belt Certification, University of Oklahoma
2006 Lean Mid-Level Manager Certification, University of Oklahoma
2006 Supply Chain Operations Reference Model, University of Okla.
2006 Top 3rd Graduate, Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2005 Master of Science, Aeronautical Science, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
2000 Bachelor of Science, Professional Aeronautics with Safety Certificate, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
2000 Associate of Science, Professional Aeronautics, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
1998 Associate of Applied Science, Avionics Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force
1997 Associate’s in Applied Science, Instructor of Technical Military Science, Community College of the Air Force
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1986 – Aug 1986, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2. August 1986 – March 1987, Technical Student, Keesler AFB, Miss.
3. April 1987 – Apr 1989, Communication/Navigation System Technician, Kadena Air Base, Japan
4. May 1989 – June 1992, Communication/Navigation System Technician, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
5. June 1992 – June 1995, Communication/Navigation System Technician, Royal Air Force Mildenhall AB, U.K.
6. June 1995 – June 1996, Communication/Navigation Quality Assurance Evaluator, RAF Mildenhall AB, U.K.
7. June 1996 – July 2000, Communication/Navigation Master Instructor, RAF Mildenhall AB, U.K.
8. July 2000 – September 2000, Student, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. October 2000 – May 2002, 16th Contingency Response Squadron Propulsion Flight Officer-in-Charge, Hurlburt Field, Fla
10. June 2002 – October 2003, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Asst. Officer-in-Charge, Hurlburt Field, Fla
11. October 2003 – August 2005, 41st HAMU Assistant Officer-in-Charge, Moody AFB, Ga.
12. August 2005 - June 2006, 71st Aircraft Maintenance Unit Officer-in-Charge, Moody AFB, Ga.
13. June 2006 - June 2008, Student, HAF Logistic Career Broadening Program, Tinker AFB, Okla.
14. June 2008 – June 2009, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, KC-135 Production Flight Officer-in-Charge, Tinker AFB, Okla.
15. June 2009 – June 2010, 566th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, E-3 AWACS Squadron Deputy Director, Tinker AFB, Okla.
16. June 2010 – June 2012, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Operations Officer, Dyess AFB, Texas
17. September 2010 – March 2011, Commander 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron and 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Operations Officer, Kandahar, Afghanistan
18. June 2012 – June 2013, Student, Army General Command and Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.
19. June 2013 – July 2016, Commander, 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Cannon AFB, N.M.
20. July 2016 – August 2018, Commander, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif.
21. August 2018 – July 2019, Deputy Group Commander, 9th Maintenance Group, Beale AFB, Calif.
22. July 2019 – June 2020, United States Marine Corps War College, Quantico, Va.
23. July 2020 – June 2021, F-35 Joint Program Office, Integrated Product Team Maintenance Training Lead, Crystal City, Arlington, Va.
24. June 2021 – July 2022, Chief, F-35A Logistics and Sustainment Division, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
25. July 2022 – July 2025, Commander, 412 Maintenance Group, Edwards AFB, Calif.
26. July 2025 – Present, Commander, 10th Air Base Wing, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
(Current as of July 2025)