Executive Officer

Commander Brian M. Beach assumed the duties as Training Center Yorktown’s Executive Officer in June 2025.

After enlisting in 1998, he was assigned to the Ceremonial Honor Guard where he struck the rating of Boatswain’s Mate and finished his tour as a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) on the Presidential Honor Guard. Next, he served as an Officer of the Day and Motor Lifeboat Coxswain at Station Oregon Inlet in North Carolina before transferring to Station Fort Myers Beach, Florida, as the Operations Petty Officer and Pursuit Coxswain.

After graduating from Officer Candidate School, Commander Beach was stationed at Sector Jacksonville, Florida, as the Vessel Boarding and Security Team Leader. Following a tour in sunny Florida, he transferred to Kodiak, Alaska where he completed consecutive tours as a Deck Watch Officer and the Operations Officer aboard CGC SPAR (WLB 206). Departing CGC SPAR as a Lieutenant, he reported to Port Arthur, Texas, to serve as the Chief of Boat Forces at Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur, before assuming responsibilities as a Command Duty Officer and Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator for Coast Guard District Five, in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Following tours ashore, Commander Beach returned to sea as the Executive Officer of CGC WILLOW (WLB 202) homeported in Charleston, South Carolina, before he was assigned as the School Chief of the National Aids to Navigation School in Yorktown, Virginia, where he created specialized curriculums and impacted Coast Guard-wide policy for the ATON fleet. After his first tour in Yorktown, he relieved command of the ‘finest tender in the fleet’ CGC MAPLE (WLB 207) in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina.

Commander Beach is married to the former Mary Christina Gillions, and they have three children.