AVCM Kelly L. Brown, USN
Enlistment Date & Source:                         19 Sep 1974,  Creston, Iowa
Active Duty           Advancements
Start Date:                         02 Jan 1975
Birthplace:   Creston, Iowa   13 June 1955
Home Town:                     Lenox, Iowa (Population 1,200)
Spouse:  Maria Zenaida  (Zeny), Native of the Philippines, Born in Tanauan, Leyte,      No Children

TOURS
1975  NTC San Diego Basic Training        (Seaman Recruit)    E-1
NATTC Millington AE “A” School                                                          E-2         NAS Lemoore, CA A-4 FRAMP      (AE3 24 Sept 1975) E-4

VC-5 Checkertails NAF Kadena, Okinawa, Japan
Aircraft, A-4E, TA-4J, SH-3G, DP-2E, and US-2C
1977-1979 VC-5 Cubi Point. R.P.                                                       (AE2 Aug 1978)     E-5
                         Aircraft, A-4E, TA-4J, US-2C and SH-3G
1979-1982 Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, CA                          (AE1 Dec 1980)      E-6
25 Aircraft, 12 different types
1983-1986 HS-8  (SOM/SOQ/SOY 1985) Flight Deck Coordinator
Deployed USS Ranger CV-61 and USS Constellation CV-64
1986-1990 HSL-41 FRAMP Instructor                                               (AEC 16 Sep 1987) E-7
1990-1994      HSL-49 Plank Owner                                                      (AECS 16 Jan 1992) E-8
                                           Commissioned USS Chosin CG-65 and USS Shiloh CG-67
                                           Det CPO, SCPO, Maintenance Control SCPO, QAS and QAO
1994-1996 HSL-41 AV/ARM Division SCPO, Quality Assurance Supervisor and Maintenance Control
1996-1999      HSL-43 Detachment SCPO, Det 8 and Squadron Maintenance Chief
1999-present HSL-41 Maintenance Control SCPO, Aircraft Division SCPO, Quality   Assurance Supervisor                                                        (AVCM Sep 2000) E-9
Current Billets:  Quality Assurance Supervisor
Current Qualifications: Designated Safe for flight.  Most often the senior member of performance review boards.
Career Milestones:          Worked on 31 different types of Aircraft while on Active Duty.
Awards/Achievements:   4 Navy Commendation Medals, 1 Navy Achievement  Medal,  and
SOY HS-8 1985.  First ever ARMED HELO Det SCPO aboard USS Merrill DD-976.
Remarks:                          Nearly 16 years SH-60B experience.  Plank Owner HSL-49, USS Chosin CG-65 and USS Shiloh CG-67.  HSL-43 maintenance SCPO  1998-1999 under CDR E.L. Gay and CDR  S. W. Litwiller.  Retirement at EAOS 31 July 2002 due to  left hand surgery Feb  2000.              http://communities.msn.com/AVCMBrown