Mark L. Brown

Retired Chief Petty Officer Engineman Special Warfare Combatant Craft (SWCC)

Mark Llewellyn Brown, USN

October 26th 1962 - June 14, 2015

Fair Winds and Following Seas: to our shipmate Mark Brown.

Mark was a real American hero who served his country honorably in Naval Special Warfare Retired Chief Petty Officer Brown is a native of Fort Bragg Army Base, North Carolina and graduated from Cape Fear High School in Fayetteville, NC in 1980. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy in March 1985. Upon completion of Boot Camp in Great Lakes, Illinois he was ordered onboard the DTV Elk River (1X 501), home ported San Diego, CA.

In the course of Mark’s career he was assigned many commands that showed distinguished flexibility, guiding him to the rank of Chief Petty Officer, U. S. Navy. This distinguished career eventually advanced him to Naval Special Warfare, the most elite command in the U.S. Navy. While attached to Special Boat Unit Twelve, now known as Special Boat Team Twelve Coronado, CA he display great where with all and challenged his abilities to be the best of the best.

In October 1986 - November 1991 he was assigned Special Boat Unit Twelve, home ported Coronado, CA. While assigned to the High Speed Boat detachment, Mark worked up with a special group of operators under the Naval Special Warfare to deploy to the Gulf region during Desert Storm 1989-1991. His talents were frequently show cased from numerous distinguished visitors out in the Gulf region and was noted as a highly motivated operator of the Middle East Force.

Mark Brown was involved in the "Tanker Wars" during the Persian Gulf War 10 March 1987 known as OPERATION ERNEST WILL. When the Special Operations Command put into effect OPERATION PRIME CHANCE, this placed Mark right in the middle of a little remembered shooting war.

In March 2005 Chief Petty Officer (SWCC) Mark Brown retired and landed a government service job as a GS with Supervisory Program Analyst for the Navy Planned Maintenance Systems, San Diego. Mark supervised twelve employees and oversaw Plan Maintenance and controlled written published Plan Maintenance documents Fleet wide.

Assignments

March 1985 – May 1985 Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois

March 1985 - August 1985 Service School Command, Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Illinois

September 1985 - September 1986 DTV ELK River (lx 501), San Diego, CA

October 1986 – November 1991 Special Boat Unit Twelve, San Diego, CA

January 1992 – February 1995 Service School Command, Great Lakes, Illinois

June 1995 – August 1996 USS O’ Bannon (DD-987), May Port, Florida

October 1995 – March 1997 Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity May Port, Florida

April 1997 – September 1997 USS La Salle (AGF – 3), Gaeta, Italy

September 1997 – October 1998 Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity May Port, Florida

November 1998 – October 1998 Regional Support Organization, San Diego, CA

May 1999 - March 2005 Special Boat Team Twelve, San Diego, CA

Major Awards and Decorations

Special Warfare Combatant Craft Crewman Insignia (SWCC)

Navy & Marine Corps commendation Medal (2 V)

Joint Service Achievement Medal (1)

Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3)

Navy Good Conduct Medal (6)

National Defense Service Medal (2)

South East Asia Service Medal (2) Bronze Star

Saudi Arabian Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait (1)

Kuwait Liberation of Kuwait Medal (1)

Sharpshooter Rifle Medal (1)

Sharpshooter Pistol Medal (1)

Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (1)

Combat Action Ribbon (1)

Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2)

Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon

Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (2)

“The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday”

On Time, On Target, Never Quite: Hoo Yah!! Chief Petty Officer Mark Brown

He was survived by his spouse Miho Brown of San Diego; Brother Mike Haggen Brown of Lower Burrell, PA; niece Morgan Nancy Brown; Aunt & Uncle Georgetta and James Raeford Underwood Texas; and Dog Gizmo