Michael A. Brookes

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Michael A. Brookes (born May 27, 1965) is a United States Navy rear admiral who serves as the director of the National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office and commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence. He previously served as the director of intelligence of the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Strategic Command.

Michael A. Brookes
Official portrait, 2023
Born	(1965-05-27) May 27, 1965 Albany, New York, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1989–present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office Office of National Intelligence Joint Intelligence Center Central Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal
Alma mater	California Polytechnic State University (BA) Naval Postgraduate School (MA)

Early life and education

Brookes is the son of a career naval officer and is a 1987 graduate of California Polytechnic State University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He also holds a Master of Arts in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Brookes attended Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island and was commissioned in March 1989.

Military career

Brookes’ operational tours include imagery intelligence officer for the "Checkmates" of Fighter Squadron (VF) 211 embarked aboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68); assistant intelligence officer (N21) for Cruiser-Destroyer Group 1, embarked aboard USS Constellation (CV-64); assistant chief of staff for intelligence (N2) for Carrier Strike Group 7, embarked aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76); deputy director of intelligence (DJ2) for Joint Special Operations Command, where he deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan as director of intelligence (J2) for a joint special operations task force; and information warfare commander for Carrier Strike Group One, embarked aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70).

Ashore, Brookes served as international programs officer for N2 Directorate, U.S. Pacific Fleet; officer-in-charge (OIC), Maritime Watch, Joint Forces Intelligence Command; intelligence operations and plans officer, Naval Special Warfare Command, where he augmented a joint special operations task force in Kabul, Afghanistan; and Deputy Director of Intelligence (DDI), National Joint Operations Intelligence Center (NJOIC) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Brookes commanded the Joint Intelligence Center Central, U.S. Central Command, Tampa, Florida, and Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center, Suitland, Maryland. Prior to his current assignment, Brookes was the deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet.

In September 2023, Brookes was nominated for promotion to rear admiral.