| Brian T. Kelly | |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Air Force |
| Serviceyears: | 1988–2022 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Commands: | Air Force Personnel Center 501st Combat Support Wing 31st Mission Support Group 92nd Mission Support Squadron |
| Battles: | Iraq War |
| Awards: | Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal |
Brian Thomas Kelly[1] is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.[2] [3] He served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services (A1), a position he held from September 2018 to May 2022. Kelly was commissioned through the ROTC program at University of Notre Dame in 1988.
Raised in Piscataway, New Jersey,[1] Kelly earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering. He later received a master's degree in Military Operational Art and Science from the Air Command and Staff College in 2001 and a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University in 2006.
| Second Lieutenant | November 11, 1988 | |
| First Lieutenant | November 11, 1990 | |
| Captain | November 11, 1992 | |
| Major | August 1, 1998 | |
| Lieutenant Colonel | February 1, 2003 | |
| Colonel | September 1, 2007 | |
| Brigadier General | June 2, 2014 | |
| Major General | August 2, 2017 | |
| Lieutenant General | September 4, 2018 |