Robert B. Flowers

Updated on Dec 18, 2023

Edit

Comment

Commands held 20th Engineer Brigade

Education University of Virginia, Virginia Military Institute

Lieutenant General Robert B. Flowers was born in Pennsylvania and resided in several areas of the world as his family moved during his father's military career. Following graduation and commissioning from the Virginia Military Institute in 1969, he completed Airborne and Ranger training and began his career as an Engineer Officer. He holds a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Prior to his selection as Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he served as the Commanding General of the Engineer School and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

His other commands include an Engineer Company in Germany;

307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division;

20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps;

Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Operational deployments include

command of an expanded brigade of 10 battalions (7,700 soldiers) during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm;

Task Force Engineer for the Joint Task Force in Somalia;

Deputy Chief of Staff for Engineering (Forward), U.S. Army Europe in Bosnia.

Other assignments include

Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Eighth U.S. Army, South Korea

Deputy Commanding General and Assistant Commandant, U.S. Army Engineer Center and School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Branch Chief, Counter-narcotics Operations Division, Washington, D.C.

Combat Developer, Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Field Engineer and Research Project Manager for the Portland Engineer District;

Staff Engineer in Thailand for the Udon Detachment and Northern Thailand.

References

Robert B. Flowers Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA