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AUSA’s Noon Report webinar series features presentations by senior Army leaders responsible for key programs and initiatives, as well as contemporary military authors who weave together the past, present and future story of the United States Army.

Please join us on Wednesday, 24 September, at 12:00 PM EST, for a Noon Report with General James J. Mingus. In this engaging discussion, General Mingus will highlight the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) program, with a focus on its innovative pilot course. The H2F program is designed to optimize Soldier readiness by integrating physical, mental, sleep, nutritional, and spiritual domains, moving away from one-size-fits-all training to prepare Soldiers for the modern battlefield while ensuring they return home healthy. The pilot course aims to develop NCOs’ skills in assessing risks and enhancing unit performance through tailored, battle-focused, performance-oriented training. Additionally, the program includes the establishment of the H2F Advisor Special Qualification Identifier (SQI), which equips NCOs to serve as the Brigade’s “master gunner” for human performance, advising commanders on optimizing readiness across all H2F domains.

When
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 · 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -4:00)
Agenda
  • 1145-1200: Log-on
  • 1200: Opening remarks by GEN Robert Brown, U.S. Army Retired, President & CEO, AUSA
  • 1205-1225: Fireside Chat with GEN James J. Mingus & GEN Robert Brown
  • 1225-1245: Question & Answer Session with GEN James J. Mingus & GEN Robert Brown, U.S. Army Retired
  • 1250: Closing remarks by GEN Robert Brown, U.S. Army Retired, President & CEO, AUSA
Presenters
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GEN James J. Mingus
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
General Mingus enlisted in the Iowa National Guard on 28 December 1981, in 1985 he was commissioned through ROTC from Winona State University as a 2LT of Field Artillery and was later assessed on to Active Duty in 1987 as an Infantryman. In March 1988, he was posted as a platoon leader in 2nd Battalion, 20th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, in Germany. Over the course of four years, he also served as a company executive officer and battalion maintenance officer.

After the Infantry Officers Advance Course, he posted to the 82nd Airborne Division where he commanded B Company, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry, the Division’s Long Range Surveillance Detachment, and was aide-de-camp to the division’s commanding general. General Mingus remained at Fort Bragg, taking command of the XVIII Airborne Corps’ Long Range Surveillance Company. In August 1997, he returned to ROTC to become an assistant professor of military science at the University of Tennessee–Knoxville. In 2000, he was posted to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, where he served as a liaison officer and operations officer. In January 2003, General Mingus returned to Fort Bragg, becoming chief of the Joint Planning Group, then chief of current operations, with Joint Special Operations Command.

In 2005, General Mingus moved to Fort Benning, Georgia, where he commanded the 4th Ranger Training Battalion of the Ranger Training Brigade and the Regimental Special Troops in the 75th Ranger Regiment. General Mingus then reported in August 2009 to the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. In 2010, General Mingus took command of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson, Colorado. In March 2013, General Mingus reported to US Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, where he served as chief of the Commander’s Action Group and deputy J-5, Special Plans Working Group. In September 2015, General Mingus returned to Fort Carson and the 4th Infantry Division to serve as the division’s deputy commanding general (maneuver). He then became director of the Mission Command Center of Excellence at the US Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth. Two years later, General Mingus took command of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg.

Following this assignment, General Mingus reported to the Joint Staff at the Pentagon in September 2020, serving both as the J3, director for operations, and the Director of the Joint Staff.

He is married to the former Amy Hedgepeth and they have three children, Nathan (25), Zoe (22), and Luke (19).
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GEN Robert Brown, U.S. Army Retired
President & CEO, AUSA
General Brown is an experienced commander who has led at every level, from platoon through Army Service Component Command. Serving as Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific, General Brown led the Army’s largest service component command responsible for 106,000 Soldiers across the Indo-Pacific Region before his September 2019 retirement.

General Brown is a 1981 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant. His assignments took him across the globe including deployments in support of Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti, Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and two combat deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Before U.S. Army Pacific, he commanded the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; and the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning, Georgia.

He also served as Chief of Staff for U.S. Army Europe; Deputy Commanding General for the 25th Infantry Division; Commander, 1st Brigade (Stryker) 25th Infantry Division; Commander, 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division; the Joint Staff, J-8; Army Staff, Strategy and War Plans Division G3/5/7 in the Pentagon; Aide-de-Camp, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Executive Officer to Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; Assistant Professor and Deputy Director, Center for Enhanced Performance, West Point and Infantry Assignment Officer, HRC.

General Brown holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy, a Master of Education from the University of Virginia, and a Master of Science in National Security and Strategic Studies (Distinguished Graduate) from National Defense University.
General Brown retired after more than 38 years of service. He was a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Association of the United States Army before becoming President & CEO in October 2021.

He and his wife, Patti, have three daughters, three sons-in-law and seven grandchildren.
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