Doug Brown

Doug was raised in Grand Island, attended Jefferson Elementary School, Walnut Junior High and Grand Senior High School.  Member of the GISH Coach Rod Shada Wrestling Team, delivered newspapers for the Grand Daily Independent, worked for Dick Baasch Welding starting in 7th grade through graduation. Worked for John Baasch Welding and Kalkowski Construction till entering the Navy. Entered the United States Navy in 1981, retiring in 2001.

Doug attended Nuclear Repair Training and repaired Nuclear Submarines/Aircraft Carriers and Surface Ships. 

US Navy Boot Camp – Great Lakes, Naval Training Center- San Diego- 

Attended Nuclear Repair Training USS Canopus AS-34 – Charleston, South Carolina, Nuclear Repair 26A/BSIMA- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 

Weld Shop Supervisor, Emergency Boiler and Hull Repair

Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific-Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Senior Instructor Submarine Damage Control and Firefighting School- Ford Island USS McKee AS-41-San Diego, CA, Ship’s Fire Marshall and Ship Superintendent for Fast Attack Nuclear Submarines SIMA, San Diego, CA – Senior Ship Superintendent for Aircraft Carriers and Surface Ships, USS Benfold-DDG-65, San Diego, CA, Command Master Chief-(2 Persian Gulf Deployments)

Retired from Central Nebraska Regional Airport as Operations/Security Manager. Elected to Grand Island City Council and Hall County Airport Authority