Editing David M. Brown (section)

==Military career==
Brown joined the [[U.S. Navy]] after his internship at the [[Medical University of South Carolina]]. Upon completion of [[flight surgeon]] training in 1984, Brown reported to the Navy Branch Hospital in [[Adak, Alaska]], as Director of Medical Services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673603126049.pdf|publisher=The Lancet|access-date=2024-02-06|date=2003-02-22|title=Obituaries}}</ref> He was then assigned to [[Carrier Air Wing Fifteen]] which deployed aboard the [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|Carl Vinson|CVN-70|6}} in the Western Pacific. In 1988, Brown became the only flight surgeon in a 10-year period to be chosen for pilot training. He was ultimately designated a [[Naval Aviator]] in 1990 at [[NAS Chase Field]] in [[Beeville, Texas]], ranking number one in his class. Brown was then sent for training and carrier qualification in the [[A-6 Intruder|A-6E Intruder]]. In 1991, he reported to the Naval Strike Warfare Center at [[NAS Fallon]], [[Nevada]], serving as a Strike Leader Attack Training Syllabus Instructor and a Contingency Cell Planning Officer. Brown was also qualified in the [[F/A-18 Hornet]] and deployed from Japan in 1992 aboard {{USS|Independence|CV-62|6}} flying the A-6E with [[VFA-115|VA-115]]. In 1995, he reported to the [[U.S. Naval Test Pilot School]] at [[NAS Patuxent River]], Maryland as their flight surgeon, where Brown also flew the [[T-38 Talon]].

Brown logged over 2,700 flight hours with 1,700 in high-performance military aircraft. He was qualified as the first pilot in NASA T-38 aircraft and held a [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) issued Technician Class [[amateur radio license]] with the [[call sign]] KC5ZTC.