David L. Brewer, III | |
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 Official Navy portrait of Vice Admiral David L. Brewer, III Commander, Military Sealift Command | |
| Birth name | David Lawren Brewer III[1] |
| Born | May 19, 1946 Farmville, Virginia |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Amphibious Group 3 Military Sealift Command |
| Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Meritorious Service Medal (2) Navy Achievement Medal |
| Other work | Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District |
David L. Brewer (born May 19, 1946) is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy and former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The 35-year veteran of the Navy was the captain of USS Mount Whitney from April 3, 1991 – December 5, 1992,[2] commanded Military Sealift Command from August 2001 until his retirement in March 2006, and served as Vice Chief of Naval Education and Training from 1999 to 2001.[3] As Vice Chief of Naval Education and Training, he is known for helping to develop the Navy College Program and negotiating contracts with 11 colleges, universities and community colleges to provide bachelor and associate degree programs to more than 300,000 sailors. As Commander of Military Sealift Command, he is known for overseeing the massive Military Sealift Command (MSC) partnership with the private sector shipping contractors operation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom which involved moving over 20,000,000 square feet (1,900,000 m2) of equipment to the Persian Gulf in less than four months. He is also known for leading the Military Sealift Command's disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina.[4]
His flag command posts included Commander Naval Forces Marianas, which had the concurrent posts of Commander in Chief U.S. Pacific Command Representative Guam/Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands/Federated States of Micronesia/Republic of Palau. In January 1997, Vice Adm. Brewer took command of Amphibious Group 3 in San Diego, California. In July 1997, he was nominated for promotion to the rank of Rear Adm. (Upper Half). He later became Vice Chief of Naval Education and Training in Pensacola, Florida, and Commander, Military Sealift Command headquartered in Washington, D.C.
- ^ "PN1016-1 — Navy". U.S. Congress. June 15, 1994. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ Priolo, Gary. "USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)". Navsource Naval History. Navsource Naval History. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ "David L. Brewer III named to lead L.A. School District". Johnson Publishing Co. 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ Nathan Hodge (August 4, 2009). "Private Sector Aided Massive Sealift Operation, Says Admiral". Access Intelligence, LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2009.