Phillip M. Brashear
Current Status
- President of the Carl Brashear Foundation
- Army and Air Force UH-60 Weapon System Support Manager for Defense Supply Center Richmond
- Trustee at Greater Nazarene Baptist Church Mechanicsville, Va.
- Sports Local volunteer in Sandston, Va. YMCA and Youth Leagues
Background
- Retired Chief Warrant Officer Four and Blackhawk Maintenance Test Pilot in the Virginia Army National Guard
- Former Combat Veteran in Operation Iraqi Freedom from January 2006 through February 2007
- Former Combat Veteran of Stabilization Force Ten in Bosnia-Herzegovina from October 2001 through April 2002
- 1999 graduate of Bluefield College with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Organizational Management Development
- Former Army National Guard Technician Sandston Va. from April 1994 through May 2001
- 1991 graduate of Army Warrant Officer Flight School Program
- Former Naval Aviation Depot employee from Sep 1987 through March 1994
- Former Norfolk Naval Shipyard employee from Dec 1983 through Sep 1987
- Former Engine Mechanic (VAW 78) and Helicopter Aircrewman (HM-18) in the United States Naval Reserves from Sep 1981 through Sep 1989
- Wrestling Scholarship Athlete at Old Dominion University September 1980 through June 1981
- 1980 graduate of I.C. Norcom High School Portsmouth Va.
Recent Career Highlights
- Selected as Minority Role Model and represents the Army at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans in July 2004 and 2005
- Keynote speaker at Bluefield College Media Day April 2005
- September 11th Memorial Service in Al Asad , Iraq in 2006 (while deployed)
- Marine Corps Ball in Al Taqaddum , Iraq in November 2006 (while deployed)
- Air Force’s 332nd Expeditionary Wing, The famous Tuskegee Airman Unit in Balad, Iraq in November 2006 (while deployed)
- Martin Luther King Memorial Service in Al Taqaddum, Iraq in January 07 (while deployed)
- Visited Wounded Troops at Walter Reed Hospital with Youth of Honor Organization in May 07
- Keynote Speaker at the Eaton Corporation in Beltsville, Maryland in Oct 07
- Keynote Speaker for the Defense Supply Center Richmond Annual Business Conference Apr 07
- Keynote Speaker for the Defense Supply Center Richmond Aviation Academy Apr – Nov 07
- Keynote Speaker for the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Troop Support Academy Jul – Oct 07
- Keynote Speaker for the Defense Supply Center Columbus Navy Birthday Celebration Oct 07
- Honored at Bluefield College as the 2007 Young Alumni of the Year during Homecoming Nov 07
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Phillip and Cuba Gooding, Jr., on the set of Men of Honor
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Phillip on duty and ready during deployment in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
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Phillip with Chuck Norris and Marshall Teague during USO tour in Iraq.
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Phillip with Marine and actor R. Lee Ermey.
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Phillip with with Bluefield College president David Olive.
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Phillip with original Tuskeegee airman Howard Baugh.
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Phillip with current Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen in Al Anbar province, Iraq, in 2006.
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Phillip with his friend CPL Dave Leddy in Al Anbar province, Iraq, in 2006.
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