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Brigadier General Freddy Adams is the commander of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The MICC, a subordinate command to the U.S. Army Contracting Command and the U.S. Army Materiel, comprises approximately 1,500 uniformed and civilian acquisition and support professionals providing Army commands, installations and activities with responsive business solutions and contracting administration. The MICC consists of two contracting support brigades, two field directorates, 9 contracting battalions and offices across 30 locations within the continental United States. Its brigades, battalions and contracting detachments are strategically aligned to deploy Soldiers in support of mission partners during contingency and humanitarian operations overseas and across the homeland.

Prior to assuming command of the MICC in June 2024, he served as the Chief of Staff and Senior Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA (AL&T)). In this capacity, he oversaw and managed the staff operations of a principal staff within the Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA).

Brigadier General Adams was commissioned as a second lieutenant in May 1998 upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point. His notable assignments include: Assistant Regimental Engineer, Tank Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer and Battalion Logistics Officer, 1st Battalion (Opposing Force), 4th Infantry Regiment at Hohenfels, Germany Squadron Personnel Officer and Troop Commander, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado Operations Team Chief, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)-Northern California Contingency Contracting Team Leader, 902nd Contingency Contracting Battalion, Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington Regional Contracting Center Deputy Chief, Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan Chief Plans Officer, 410th Contracting Support Brigade, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Executive Officer to the Commanding General, MICC, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Commander, DCMA-Afghanistan Commander, DCMA-Saint Petersburg, Florida Executive Officer to the Principal Military Deputy to the ASA (AL&T), Commander, 409th CSB, Kaiserslautern, Germany Director of Army Contracting and Military Deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement (DASA (P)), Pentagon.

Brigadier General Adams has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and was a distinguished graduate of the National Defense University Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. He is a certified acquisition professional in contracting, certified advanced level in program management and a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps.

His awards and recognitions include the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Purple Heart, Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with valor device and two oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon with two awards and the NATO Service Medal. He is also authorized to wear the Combat Action Badge and Airborne Badge.