▁Center ▁at ▁Fort ▁Hu ach uca , ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁F lyn n ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁assistant ▁chief ▁of ▁staff , ▁G 2 , ▁XVIII ▁Air bor ne ▁Corps ▁at ▁Fort ▁B rag g , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁intelligence ▁at ▁the ▁J oint ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 1 8 0 ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 1 1 1 th ▁Military ▁Int elligence ▁Brigade ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁intelligence ▁for ▁J oint ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Command ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁with ▁service ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁( Operation ▁End uring ▁Fre edom ) ▁and ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War ▁( Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom ). ▁The ▁subject ▁and ▁his ▁superior , ▁General ▁Mc Ch ry stal , ▁stream lined ▁all ▁intelligence ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁tempo ▁of ▁operations ▁and ▁deg rade ▁the ▁networks ▁of ▁Al - Q a eda ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁intelligence ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Central ▁Command ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁intelligence ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Staff ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁then ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁intelligence ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Security ▁Ass istance ▁Force