Background
Flowers, Robert B. was born on July 9, 1947 in Pennsylvania, United States.
Flowers, Robert B. was born on July 9, 1947 in Pennsylvania, United States.
Graduate, Virginia Military Institute, 1969. Master in Civil Engineering, University Virginia, 1976. Graduate, Command & General Staff College.
Graduate, National War College.
Commissioned 2nd lieutenant United States Army, 1969, advanced through grades to lieutenant general, 2000, various positions, 1969-1985, Commander 307th Engineer Battalion, 1985-1987, joint staff National Military Command Center/Counternarcotics Division Washington, 1987-1990, Commander 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat) (Airborne Corps) Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1990-1992. Deputy assistant commandant United States Army Engineer School, 1992-1993, assistant commandant Fort Leonard Wood, 1993-1995. Deputy commanding general United States Army Engineering Center, 1993-1995.
Assistant division Commander 2nd Infantry Division (Mechanized) Eighth United States Army. Deputy chief staff engineering United States Army Europe, 1996. President Mississippi River Commission United States Army, Commander Mississippi Valley Division.
Commandant United States Army Engineer School. Commanding general United States Army Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood, 1997—2000. Chief of engineers/commanding general United States Army Corps of Engineers, 2000—2004.
Chief Executive Officer Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendoff Federal Superior vena cava syndrome, Corporation, Virginia, since 2004. Joint task force engineer Joint Task Force, Somalia.
Married Lynda F.; 4 sons.