Anthony Brown

About Anthony Brown

Results-focused defense acquisition executive with 20 years of U.S. Air Force leadership…

Experience

1. Deputy Director, Cartridge Actuated Devices Propellant Actuated Devices Joint Program Office

   Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division

   Jul 2021 — Present · Indian Head, MD, US

   Serve as Deputy Director of the Department of Defense’s $850M CAD/PAD Joint Program Office, leading strategy, procurement, and lifecycle sustainment for safety-critical explosive devices across 150+ aircraft platforms. Drive enterprise integration across the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Army, NASA, and 52 international partners to ensure aircrew survivability, operational readiness, and industrial base resilience. Lead a 300+ member team across acquisition, logistics, engineering, test, and contracting functions. Chair the Joint Requirements Review Board (JRRB), aligning multi-service and international partner needs into executable procurement strategies. Integrated CAD/PAD requirements into long-range F-35 program planning, supporting a $450M cross-service sustainment roadmap. Restructured acquisition strategies across 300+ contracts, reducing delays, embedding obsolescence mitigation, and improving lifecycle traceability. Executed industrial base initiatives yielding second-source awards, 10% cost reductions, and enhanced engagement with 140+ vendors. Formalized multinational sustainment pathways through NATO, improving allied logistics responsiveness and coalition egress interoperability.Deployed Role – Director, Host Nation Coordination (2023):Led U.S. coordination with the Royal Saudi Air Force and multinational partners at a major joint base. Enabled 329 sorties, passenger movements, and 807 tons of cargo. Negotiated 23 Host Nation agreements, oversaw $68.7M in infrastructure improvements, and resolved a 34M-liter fuel supply disruption impacting regional flight operations. Advanced bilateral explosive ordnance procedures, launched Saudi Arabia’s first women’s safety training initiative, and facilitated diplomatic engagements with 20 General Officers, 60 Distinguished Visitors, and 3 congressional delegations.

Education

• California Intercontinental University

  MBA; Masters of Business and Administration

  2010 — 2012

• Sonoma State University

  BS BUSADMIN

  2003 — 2006

• Defense Acquisition University

  Acquisition Program Management level 2

  2008 — 2010