Phillip M. Brashear
Current Status
- President of the Carl Brashear Foundation
- CW4 and CH-47D 'Chinook' helicopter pilot attached to 5-159th Aviation Regiment, Fort Eustis, VA
- 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
- Former 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
- Carl Brashear Presentation for the Historical Diving Society Conference held at the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, VA, Oct 11
- Keynote Speaker for the Afloat Training Group Norfolk Naval Base Khaki Ball held at the VA Beach Double Tree Hotel, Oct 11
- Keynote Speaker for the 'Dining In' held by the Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE at the Port of York Coast Guard Training Center in Yorktown, VA, Oct 11
- Keynote Speaker at the Youth Aeronautics Educational Foundation Annual Banquet held at the Colonial Heritage Golf Course in Williamsburg, VA, Oct 11
- Presentation for the Excellence in Government Fellows Leadership Program Conference held for GS 14-15 Government employees at the Sheraton Waterside
Hotel in Norfolk, VA, Oct 11
- Carl Brashear Award presenter at the Khaki Ball for the Chief Association held in Groton, CT, Sep 11
- Graduation speaker at the Petersburg Federal Corrections Institution (Medium) in Petersburg, VA, Jun 11
- Motivational presentation for the Youth Career Café at the Patrick Henry Mall in Newport News, VA, Jun 11
- Banquet speaker for the Virginia Wing Headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol VAWG Encampment 2011 held at Ft. Pickett, VA, Jul 11 (website)
- Guest Celebrity Traffic Reporter on WVEC Channel 13 Daybreak Show. Phillip did the local traffic with WVEC's
own Benita Adams, weather with Craig Moeller, and Daybreak hosts LaSalle Blanks and Vanessa Coria, May 11
- Air Force article link
- Guest speaker for Navy Mid Atlantic Region Command's Black History Month Program at the Norfolk Naval Base, Mar 11
- Guest speaker for Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation's Black History Program in Suffolk, VA, Feb 11
- Guest speaker at the Federal Bureau of Investigations' Black History Month Program in Richmond, VA, Feb 11
- Radio interview on FM WBOB 'The Promise' 107.3 with Penda Agie for Black History Month, Feb 11
- Black History presentation featuring the late BMCM 'Master Diver' Carl Brashear onboard the USS Wisconsin at the Nauticus Maritime Center in Norfolk, VA, Feb 11
- Guest speaker for Navy Expeditionary Medical Support Command' Black History Program at Cheatam Annex, Yorktown, VA, Feb 11
- Radio interview on AM KAOI 1110 Maui Hawaii with Ron Winckler for Black History Month, Feb 11
- Guest speaker for the Deaconess Ministry's Black History month Celebration at Mount Bethel Baptist Church in Kenbridge, VA, Feb 11
- Guest speaker for Dr. Martin Luther King Birthday Program for Navy Reserve Forces Command, Naval Support Activity at the Norfolk Naval Base, Jan 11
- Archived highlights . . .
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Phillip and Cuba Gooding, Jr., on the set of Men of Honor
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