BRIG GEN JOHN ADAMS

United States Army

Deputy United States Military Representative

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee

Brig Gen John Adams is the Deputy United States Military Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee, NATO Headquarters, BrusselsBelgium and the Community Coordinator for the Brussels American Community. He assists the United States Military Representative in deliberations and actions on the Military Committee, the highest authority of NATO. He also works closely with military representatives of NATO and Partnership for Peace member nations to develop policy recommendations for the political authorities of the Alliance.

Brig Gen Adams received a Regular Army commission in 1976 from North Carolina State University ROTC. After completing the Military Officer Basic Course, his postings included the following:

  • He was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division at Fort Ord, California.
  • From 1977 until 1979 he served with the 7th ID as a G-2 Staff Officer and as Battalion S-2 in the 6th Battalion, 80th Field Artillery.
  • In 1979 he was the Distinguished Graduate of his Officer Rotary Wing Flight Course at Fort Tucker, Alabama.
  • After transition into the OV-ID Mohawk aircraft, he was assigned from 1980 until 1982 with the 73rd Combat Intelligence Company, 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, Stuttgart, Germany.
  • In July 1982, he assumed command of Headquarters and Head-quarters Company, 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion where he flew more than 500 hours in aerial surveillance missions as pilot-in-command in the OV/RV-ID and RU-21D aircraft.
  • From 1983 until 1985 he was assigned to the United States Delegation to the Military Committee at NATO Headquarters in BrusselsBelgium.
  • From 1985 until1986 he served as Executive Officer to the Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
  • Following graduate school in English at the University of Massachusetts from 1986 to 1988, he joined the Faculty of the Department of English, US Military Academy, West Point, NY as an instructor and assistant professor of English from 1988 through 1990.
  • In 1991 he deployed to Operation DESERT STROM, serving on the staff of ARCENT G-2 as Chief, Baltic Damage Assessment for the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations.
  • He was then assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) in Wurzburg, Germany where from 1991 until 1994 he served in the subsequent assignments as Chief, All-SourceAnalysisCenter, Deputy G-2 (Plans) and Executive Officer, 103rd Military Intelligence Battalion.
  • In 1994 he was appointed as Assistant Army Attaché, US Defense Attaché Office (USDAO) Brussels, Belgium where he served until 1997.
  • In November to December 1996 he deployed Operation GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE in Rwanda.
  • He subsequently served as Defense and Army Attaché, USDAO Zagreb, Croatia, from 1998 until 2001.
  • In 2001 he was assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he served until 2002 as Deputy Director, European Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defence.
  • From 2002 until 2003 he served as Defense and Army Attaché, USDAO Seoul, Korea.
  • In June 2003 he was appointed as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence on the US Army Staff.

Brig Gen Adams has a

  • bachelor’s degree in Economics from the NC State University
  • master’s degree in International Relations from BostonUniversity
  • master’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts and
  • master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College

He successfully completed the Military Intelligence Officer Basic and Advanced Courses and the Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course. He is a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College and the US Army War College. His military decorations and badges include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Aviator Badge, Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab, Army Staff Identification Badge and Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge.

General Adams is proficient in French, Dutch, German and Croatian.