serviceyears branch allegiance awards rank article_title name
1972-present usa united states of america defense -rrb- defense meritorious service medal superior service medal legion of merit -lrb- 2 brigadier general robert mark brown
 r. mark brown
robert mark brown

brigadier general mark brown is the commanding general , soldier systems center -lrb- ssc -rrb- , natick massachusetts , and the program executive office -lrb- peo -rrb- soldier , headquartered at fort belvoir , virginia .
the united states army soldier systems center -lrb- ssc -rrb- is a military research complex and installation in natick , massachusetts charged by the u.s. department of defense with the research and development -lrb- including fielding and sustainment -rrb- of food , clothing , shelters , airdrop systems , and other servicemember support items for the u.s. military .
the installation includes facilities from all the military services , not just the army , and is so configured to allow cross-service cooperation and collaboration both within the facility and with the many academic , industrial and governmental institutions in the greater boston area .
brown is a 1977 graduate of the united states military academy , where he received his commission as an armor officer .
he received an ms in systems engineering from virginia tech in 1989 .
he is also a graduate of the u.s. army senior service college science and technology fellowship at the university of texas-austin ; the u.s. army command and general staff college ; the executive program manager 's course ; the advanced program management course of the defense systems management college ; and the training with industry program at bmy defense group in york , pa -lrb- now united defense limited partnership udlp -rrb- .
brown served in a wide variety of command and staff positions during his career .
prior to his current assignment he was the deputy commanding general , united states army research , development and engineering command -lrb- rdecom -rrb- at fort belvoir , virginia ; chief of staff and senior military assistant to the honorable claude m. bolton , jr. , the assistant secretary of the army for acquisition , logistics , and technology -lrb- asa -lrb- alt -rrb- -rrb- and army acquisition executive ; commander of defense contract management area baltimore , special assistant to the deputy assistant secretary of the army -lrb- procurement -rrb- , office of the assistant secretary of the army -lrb- acquisition , logistics and technology -rrb- ; commander of defense contract management command clearwater , florida ; military assistant to the secretary of the army ; procurement program analyst , office of the chief of staff , army ; chief of army acquisition corps personnel policy , office of the deputy chief of staff for personnel in the pentagon ; procurement and nuclear weapons assignments officer , total army personnel command ; and armored systems modernization -lrb- asm -rrb- program procurement officer and later asm milestone decision project leader at u.s. army materiel command .
as a company grade officer , brown served in command and key staff positions in the 1st infantry division , the 2nd armored division , and joint task force bravo in the republic of honduras , including two company commands .
