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US Coast Guard officer
Errol M. Brown
Official United States Coast Guard portrait.
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Ocklawaha, Florida
Allegiance United States of America
Service / branch United States Coast Guard
Years of service1967–2005
RankRear Admiral
CommandsCommander, 13th Coast Guard District

Commander, Integrated Support Command, Portsmouth, VA

Commander, Maintenance and Logistics Command, Atlantic
AwardsLegion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Achievement Medal
Coast Guard Commendation Medal (2)
Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award
Coast Guard Unit Commendation
Alma materUniversity of Michigan

Erroll Mingo Brown is a retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard. Brown was the first African-American promoted to flag rank in the Coast Guard.

Education

After graduating from Dixie M. Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1968, Brown enrolled in the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. In 1972, Brown graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, majoring in Marine Engineering. He also earned a master's degree in naval architect and marine engineering and a second master's in industrial and operations engineering at the University of Michigan. In 1986, Brown received the Master of Business Administration degree from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He then received a master's degree in national security and strategic studies when he graduated from the Naval War College in 1994.

Service years

Brown served in ships including the Coast Guard icebreaker Burton Island (WAGB-283), Cutter Jarvis (WHEC-725), and Cutter Rush (WHEC-723). He has held positions on board ships including damage control assistant, assistant engineer officer, and maintenance type deck officer. He has also served in the Small Boat Branch as the supervisor for two inspection officers instructors in the Marine Engineering Department at the U. S. Coast Guard Academy, and served as executive officer. He has been a program reviewer in the Office of the Chief of Staff, Programs Division in Coast Guard Headquarters, and has served as the military assistant to the Secretary of Transportation. He was also assigned as chief of the Budget Division in the Office of the Chief of Staff in Coast Guard Headquarters. In 1998, Brown was promoted to rear admiral. Recently, he was the commanding officer of the USCG Integrated Support Command in Portsmouth, VA. Before he retired, he was the Commander of the Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia.

He retired after 33 years of service. He currently serves as the program evaluator for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

He coauthored with Harry Benford of the University of Michigan a book entitled Ship Replacement and Prediction of Economic Life. He presented this to the 25th Annual Colloquium of Shipbuilders in Hamburg, Germany at the University of Hamburg.

Awards and decorations

Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Achievement Medal
Legion of Merit
Gold starGold star Meritorious Service Medal (with two gold award stars)
Gold starGold star Coast Guard Commendation Medal (with two gold award stars)
Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award
Coast Guard Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation
Bronze star National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)
Antarctica Service Medal
Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Bronze starBronze starBronze star Special Operations Service Ribbon (with three bronze service stars)
Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon
Coast Guard Expert Rifle Medal
Coast Guard Expert Pistol Medal

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Rear Admiral Erroll Brown. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

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  3. Reef, C. (2010). African Americans in the Military. Facts On File, Incorporated. ISBN 9781438130965. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  4. "Rear Admiral Erroll Brown, USCG". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  5. "Defense.gov News Article: Erroll M. Brown Coast Guard's First African-American Admiral". defenselink.mil. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
  6. Brown, Erroll M.; Prof. Harry Benford (1977). Ship Replacement and Prediction of Economic Life. University of Michigan Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
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