Born on 23 September 1953 in Panskoye, Kursk region, Alexey Maslov was educated at the Kharkov Higher Tank Command School.

His first service tours were in the Carpathian Military District, where he served as tank platoon, company, and battalion commander.

From June 2001 to 2003, General Maslov served as commander of 57th Army Corps in the Siberian Military District.

[2] On 22 March 2003 he was appointed chief of staff & First Deputy Commander, North Caucasus Military District.

By a Presidential Decree of 5 November 2004 Alexey Maslov assumed the duties of Ground Forces Commander-in-Chief, succeeding General Nikolai Kormiltsev.