Brian B. Brown
Brian Bentley Brown is an American flag officer, navigator, commander of the U.S. Naval Information Forces in office since June 2018, and vice admiral in the United States Navy. Brian became the second naval officer to assume the NAVIFOR office since it was established. In 1990, he served as a surface warfare officer and was subsequently transferred to the navy's operational arm oceanography command. He was also appointed as the chief of the Navy Space Cadre. As a navigator and administrator, he commanded aircraft carriers, including USS La Salle and USS Theodore Roosevelt.
As a deputy commander, Brown was assigned to command the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, administration officer of USS Frederick, team officer for third destroyer squadron, and Chief of Naval Operations for Information warfare. He was later promoted from rear admiral to vice admiral before assuming the NAVIFOR office.Biography
Brian graduated in 1986 from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Oceanography, and later went to University of California, San Diego where he earned a Master of Science in Oceanography, and from the Naval Postgraduate School, he did MSc in Meteorology as well as in Physical Oceanography.
As part of United States Naval Forces Europe, Brown served in Sixth Fleet as oceanographer on the staff of commander for USS La Salle . He was assigned to command the naval oceanographic offices, including Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command at Jacksonville as well as San Diego. As a placement officer, and assistant oceanography community manager, he was assigned to the Navy Personnel Command and executive assistant to the navigator in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.
In June 2014, Brown served as deputy commander of United States Strategic Command for JFCC component Joint Functional Component Command for Space and Global Strike and later in November, he was appointed to the Space Cadre of US Navy.
