Lake City Army Ammunition Plant

Lt. Col. Brian C. Jones assumed command of Lake City Army Ammunition Plant on July 18, 2024. Lake City Army Ammunition Plant conducts contract oversight and provides quality small-caliber munitions to the Warfighter.

In 2006, Jones was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the Transportation Corps, and later the Logistics Corps, from the Army ROTC program at the University of Memphis, Tennessee.

He holds an International Masters Business Administration from the University of Memphis, Tennessee, with post graduate studies at the University of Ulster, Magee, Northern Ireland, and a Bachelor of Science in Management and Human Resource Management from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.

Jones’ assignments include Executive Officer (XO), Headquarters Company, 68th Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB), then Platoon Leader and later XO, 32d Transportation Company, Baghdad, Iraq and Fort Carson, Colorado, September 2006 – September 2008; Support Operations (SPO), Transportation Officer-In-Charge (OIC), 68th CSSB, Fort Carson, Colorado, September 2008 – April 2009; Brigade SPO Transportation Officer and later Company Commander, 101st Sustainment Brigade (SB) and E Company, 101st SB respectively, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, April 2009 – January 2012; Air Operations Officer later Air Operations OIC, US Army Central Command, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, January 2012 – January 2014; Chief of Plans and Policy, Directorate of Training & Strategy, Mission Command Center of Excellence, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, January 2014 – May 2016; Brigade S-4 and later Battalion XO, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) and 10th Transportation Battalion (Terminal), Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 2016 – June 2019; Defense Trade Analyst & Licensing Officer, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Department of State, Washington D.C., June 2019 – July 2021; Surface Distribution Branch Chief, Directorate for Logistics, J-4, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 2021 – June 2023; and Chief, Army Doctrine Proponent Division, Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 2023 – July 2024.

His military education includes the Transportation Officer’s Basic Course, Combined Logistics Captains Career Course, Command and General Staff Officer’s Course, Battalion Pre-Command Course, Pathfinder Course, Air Assault Course, Theater Sustainment Planner’s Course, Combat Developer’s Course, Training Developer’s Course, Operational Contracting Support Course, Modern Army Combatives Level 2, Operational Security Planner’s Course, Joint Operations Planning and Execution System Support Course, among others.

His awards and achievements include: Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd award), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation, Air Assault Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, Ancient Order of Saint Christopher, and Demonstrated Senior Logistician.

Mr. Adam Hinsdale became the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant Civilian Executive Assistant in April 2022.

He has more than 30 years of experience as both a military and civilian leader in U.S. and overseas locations.

With the U.S. Army, he served as Battalion Operations Officer with the 204th Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Reconnaissance), Fort Bliss, Texas; Battalion Executive Officer with the 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation), Republic of Korea; Systems Synchronization Officer with the Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, the Pentagon, Washington, DC; Battalion Commander with the 15th Military Intelligence Battalion, West, Fort Hood (known as Fort Cavazos since 2023), Texas, and Balad Air Base, Iraq; Division Chief with the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, the Pentagon, Washington, DC; Director (Acting) with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence), the Pentagon, Washington, DC; Brigade and Task Force Commander with Task Force ODIN-Enhanced, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan; and, Brigade Commander with the 116th Military Intelligence Brigade (Aerial Intelligence), and Army Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (PED) Center of Excellence, Fort Gordon (known as Fort Eisenhower since 2023), Georgia.

Upon retiring from active duty, Hinsdale worked as a Portfolio Manager with LEIDOS in Colorado Springs, Colorado, leading all aspects of a $250 million Department of Defense Unmanned Systems portfolio, including program execution, contracting, internal resourcing, personnel training/qualification, recruiting, retention, customer engagement and governance/compliance.

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