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Commander
Brigadier General Michael M. Brogan
Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command
Brigadier General Brogan is a native of Orrville, OH. In May 1980, he graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. Following graduation from the Basic School, he completed Assault Amphibian Officers’ Course as the Honor Graduate and was assigned as an Assault Amphibious Platoon Commander, Company D, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion (3d AABn), 3d Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, HI.
After returning from deployment to the Western Pacific in support of Battalion Landing Team 1/3, he was reassigned in August 1982 as the Maintenance Management Officer and Assistant Logistics Officer, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines and completed a second Western Pacific deployment.
In January 1984, Brigadier General Brogan reported to Marine Barracks, Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, VA where he served consecutively as a Guard Platoon Commander, Operations Officer, Guard Officer, and Executive Officer. He transferred to Quantico, VA in July 1987 and attended the Advanced Communications Officer Course. Following graduation as an Honor Graduate in June 1988, he reported to 3d AABn, 1st Marine Division and became the Assistant Logistics Officer. In March 1989, he assumed command of Company A, 3d AABn. During Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the company supported 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and was a part of Task Force Ripper.
In June 1991, Brigadier General Brogan assumed duties as the Logistics Officer at the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch (AVTB), Camp Pendleton, CA. While at AVTB, he completed work on a Master of Arts Degree in Business and graduated with Distinction from Webster University. He also attended the Program Management Course at the Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, VA. He returned to Quantico, VA in July 1994 as a student. A Distinguished Graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, he reported to the Office of the Direct Reporting Program Manager, Advanced Amphibious Assault (DRPM AAA) in June 1995, to serve as the Survivability Project Officer. In June 1998, he became the Program Manager for the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle Survivability Program.
Brigadier General Brogan reported to 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA in June 1999 and assumed command of 3d AABn. In July 2001, he transferred to the National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. as a student in the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF). He graduated from ICAF in June 2002 with a Master of Science Degree in National Resource Strategy. He reported to the Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA and was assigned as the Product Group Director, Infantry Weapons Systems. In February 2004, he reported to the Office of DRPM AAA for duty as the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Program Manager.
Brigadier General Brogan’s personal decorations include: the Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star, the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star, the Navy Achievement Medal and the Combat Action Ribbon.
Command Mission
To serve as the Commandant's
agent for acquisition and
sustainment of systems and
equipment used to accomplish
the Marine Corps'
warfighting mission.