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Petty Officer 3rd Class Beautiful Brown. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arthurgwain Marquez

Glencoe Native Serves at Fleet Weather Center San Diego

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Glencoe Native Serves at Fleet Weather Center San Diego

By Bryan Dunn

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Navy Office of Community Outreach

SAN DIEGO – Most Americans rely on weather forecasts to plan their daily routine. The U.S. Navy is no different. With numerous ships, submarines and airplanes deployed in the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s area of operations, sailors stationed at Fleet Weather Center San Diego, make it their primary mission to monitor weather conditions in support of the fleet’s daily operations.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Beautiful Brown, a 2013 New Trier Township High School graduate and native of Glencoe, Illinois, is one of these sailors serving at the Fleet Weather Center, providing full-spectrum weather services to shore-based commands and afloat naval units.

As a Navy aerographer’s mate, Brown is responsible for observing the weather on land and at sea that helps with the mission of ships and sailors across the Navy.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Beautiful Brown. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arthurgwain Marquez
Petty Officer 3rd Class Beautiful Brown. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arthurgwain Marquez

Brown credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Glencoe.

“In high school I was in a bunch of clubs and exposed to several different cultures. I love being around people from other cultures and other backgrounds,” said Brown. “Having that passion has served me well in the Navy. It is fun relating to new people and working together with anyone to accomplish our mission.”

Additionally, sailors serving with the Fleet Weather Center ensure naval installations, contingency exercises and operations are able to facilitate risk management, resource protection and mission success of fleet, regional and individual unit commanders.

Fleet Weather Center San Diego provides U.S. and coalition ship, submarine and aircraft weather forecasts including en route and operating area forecasts. In addition, they deploy certified Strike Group Oceanography Teams and Mobile Environmental Teams from the commands to provide tactical warfighting advantage for strike and amphibious forces afloat through the application of meteorological and oceanographic sciences.

“Naval Oceanography defines and applies the physical environment for the entire Navy fleet from the bottom of the ocean to the stars,” said Rear Adm. John Okon, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. “There isn’t a plane that flies, a ship or a submarine that gets underway without the sailors and civilians of Naval Oceanography.”

The U.S. Pacific Fleet is the world’s largest fleet command, encompassing 100 million square miles, nearly half the Earth’s surface, from Antarctica to the Arctic Circle and from the West Coast of the United States into the Indian Ocean.

A key element of the Navy the nation needs is tied to the fact that America is a maritime nation, according to Navy officials, and that the nation’s prosperity is tied to the ability to operate freely on the world’s oceans. More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water; 80 percent of the world’s population lives close to a coast; and 90 percent of all global trade by volume travels by sea.

Being stationed in San Diego, the principal homeport of the Pacific Fleet, means Brown is playing an important part in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.

“Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.”

The Pacific is home to more than 50 percent of the world’s population, many of the world’s largest and smallest economies, several of the world’s largest militaries, and many U.S. allies. The Navy has been pivotal in helping maintain peace and stability in the Pacific region for decades, according to Navy officials.

Though there are many ways for sailors to earn distinction in their command, community and career, Brown is most proud of graduating “A” school.

“That was a challenge for me. I had to work really hard to make it through, and I am really proud of that accomplishment,” said Brown. “I’m proud of my job and what I do. I am glad that I joined the Navy and I have gained a lot of lasting friendships through this experience.”

As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Brown and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes providing the Navy the nation needs.

“I want to leave the world a safer place for my kids,” added Brown. “I am playing a part in making the future better for them.”

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