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Rear Admiral Richard E. Brooks, a native of Portland, Oregon,
graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in June 1974 and was designated a
Naval Aviator in September 1975. In addition, Rear Admiral Brooks is a
graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School where he received a Masters
Degree in Computer Information Systems Management, the Naval War College
where he received a Masters Degree in National Security and Strategic
Studies, and the Armed Forces Staff College.
Operationally, Rear
Admiral Brooks served in Patrol Squadron One, Patrol Squadron
Forty-Eight, and Patrol Wing Ten and commanded Patrol Squadron Nineteen
and Patrol Wing Five. Additionally, he served aboard USS Enterprise
(CVN 65) as the Operations Admin Officer and Training Officer and earned
designation as a Fleet Officer of the Deck and Surface Warfare Officer.
Ashore, Rear Admiral Brooks served as an Instructor/ Standardization
Pilot and Student Control Officer in Training Squadron Twenty-Eight.
Major Staff duty tours include Aviation Programs Analyst, Programming
Division (N80), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and on the Joint
Staff (J3) as Head, Programs, Budget, and Requirements Branch, Counter
Narcotics Division. Additionally, Rear Admiral Brooks served as the
Executive Assistant to Director, Air Warfare (N88), Office of the Chief
of Naval Operations, and as a CNO Fellow on the CNO Strategic Studies
Group where he selected for Flag Rank in December of 1998. In August
1999, he returned to the Chief of Naval Operations Staff where he served
as Deputy Director and Fleet Liaison for Space, Information Warfare,
Command and Control (N6B) until August 2000. In September 2000, he
assumed the position as Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Force
Atlantic. He assumed his current position in August 2003 as Commander,
Naval Safety Center.
Rear Admiral Brooks has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Defense
Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal Navy Commendation
Medal Navy Achievement Medal, and various other service awards.
Last Updated February 2, 2004
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