august december united states air force general served chairman capacity served senior military adviser president united_states secretary defense commanders unified specified commands responsible executing decisions worldwide readiness employment combat forces united_states_army navy air_force marine_corps early life born new_jersey august son army officer graduated west_point class wife née army brown lived succession different towns military bases played american football varsity team freshman fort brown texas later junior senior years kansas league catholic high school interstate league brown younger brother tim set sights attending west_point father advised taking year college graduating high school brown enrolled engineering joined alpha fine played polo enlisted field artillery battalion rising rank corporal father able secure congressional appointment kansas brown entered july west_point brown future army lieutenant general brown played polo captain team senior year west_point team lost final princeton_university year cadet captain regimental adjutant liked joined cavalry graduation like father standing class low appointment cavalry instead commissioned second lieutenant infantry graduation june volunteered training west_point met army like alice met george party father thrown sons graduates class george alice dated year married marriage produced children boys girl world war brown commenced basic flight training arkansas august went texas second phase training final phase completed kelly field texas received pilot wings march officially transferred april promoted lieutenant june assignment flight training field louisiana member flew moving organization florida flew patrol conventional bomber training aircraft august flew group join served positions group including commander group operations officer group executive officer promoted captain october major february lieutenant colonel august high casualties rapid expansion air_force paved way fast promotion brown superiors felt deserved outstanding performance combat leadership skills surprised rapid advance rank father brigadier general serving north_africa time brown arrived temporarily detached elder brown wanted know young like colonel executive officer took operation tidal wave low level bombing raid oil romania august second groups raided temporary base libya flew directly heavy defenses attack target lead plane flown group commander lieutenant colonel shot brown took command battered led attack target journey received actions mission services combat skies europe awarded distinguished flying crosses french palm brown appointed assistant operations officer april promoted colonel october having completed required missions rotated united_states november alice shocked discover guy fact requested overseas assignment come home checked knowing tour air_force turned request january brown deputy assistant chief staff texas cold war february brown posted field louisiana served major general assistant chief staff operations brigadier general time brown received mediocre effectiveness report december joined field new_york assistant air chief staff operations later chief branch july assistant deputy operations brown commander air force base washington july group operated flying aircraft west_coast japan outbreak korean war june mission acquired great importance july assumed command 56th fighter wing michigan flown fighters learned fly lockheed shooting star north american sabre lockheed january brown assistant director operations south_korea director july brown returned united_states assumed command pilot training wing williams air force base arizona june entered august service school attended graduating west_point graduation june served executive chief staff united_states_air_force general brown promoted brigadier general august selected military assistant deputy secretary defense new secretary defense rank major general brown commander air force base new_jersey august september selected organize command joint task force joint chiefs staff unit formed base new_mexico test weapon systems military services order avoid effort staffed personnel services assistant chairman general recommendation predecessor role lieutenant general brown promoted rank august time vietnam war involved handling crisis august brown assumed command seventh air_force deputy commander air operations vietnam rank general seventh air_force commander responsible air_force combat air strike air support air defense operations southeast_asia position advised matters pertaining tactical air support coordinated united_states air operations area responsibility according commander general like brothers general felt brown relationship finest ground theater commander air subordinate seen complete trust end service clear outset understood finally personal friend life resources wholly committed fulfilling theater job responsibility shoulders brown tour vietnam ended september commander headquarters air force base maryland job involved handling number troublesome projects including chairman later life recommendation secretary air_force president richard_nixon appointed brown chief staff united_states_air_force effective august arab israeli war broke october brown realized quickly run short like bombs ammunition waiting approval secretary defense ordered squadrons electronic counter measures capability delivered israel tons bombs ammunition believed brown supplies reached israel remain chief staff long appointed chairman effective july chairman brown responsible handling turkish invasion cyprus incident final act war vietnam dealt oversaw panama canal treaty term chairman brown commented occasions firstly audience october french reporter israel burden pentagon believed reason continual military aid jews having control america banks newspapers elected officials exact words strong wouldn believe coming equipment possibly congress support don worry congress care congress somebody country know banks country newspapers look jewish money brown comments duke subsequent president reported page washington_post november speculation brown asked resign nominated second year term went serve new president brown known speech offended asked comment interview newsweek opinion replied longer world power got generals bands reaction britain mixed like lord condemned brown remarks like lord acknowledged truth remarks brown said israel burden united_states predicted iran important military power middle_east brown diagnosed cancer retired ill health june died grow air force hospital air force base maryland december buried arlington national cemetery far survived wife children awards decorations
George Scratchley Brown