SAN DIEGO – Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Brady, a native of Bullhead City, Arizona, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Greeneville, a fast-attack submarine homeported at Naval Base Point Loma.
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| Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Caleb Kissner, Fleet Public Affairs Center San Diego |
As a submariner, Brady is part of a small percentage of Navy personnel continuing a 125-year tradition of service under the sea to help ensure Americans’ safety.
Brady graduated from Mohave High School in 2022.
The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Bullhead City.
“My hometown taught me how important connections are,” Brady said. “Submarines are just people making connections and using them to get the job done. Connections are just a community, and being in the sub really teaches us that we’re all in a community.”
Brady joined the Navy three years ago. Today, Brady serves as a machinist’s mate (non-nuclear, submarine auxiliary) or MMA.
“I joined the Navy because I wanted to do something, or be something,” Brady said. “I take pride in being able to say I did something. My recruiter convinced me to become a submariner by showing me videos, photos and other cool stuff.”
Known as America’s “Apex Predators,” the Navy’s submarine force operates a large fleet of technologically advanced vessels. These submarines are capable of conducting rapid defensive and offensive operations around the world, in support of U.S. national security.
There are three basic types of submarines: fast-attack submarines, ballistic-missile submarines and guided-missile submarines.
Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines, like Greeneville, have been the backbone of the submarine force for the last 40 years, with approximately 23 in service. Fast-attack submarines are designed to hunt down and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships; strike targets ashore with cruise missiles; carry and deliver Navy SEALs; conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions; and engage in mine warfare.
Equipped with 12 Vertical Launch System tubes for firing Tomahawk cruise missiles, Greeneville is only slightly longer than a football field at 360 feet long and 33 feet across at its widest point. Greeneville is crewed by more than 140 enlisted sailors and officers.
Strategic deterrence is the nation’s ultimate insurance program, according to Navy officials. As a member of the submarine force, Brady serves aboard a platform capable of bringing the fight to enemies in defense of America and its allies.
Brady has many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during military service.
“Becoming a submariner and becoming an MMA, we all take pride in our work ethic and dedication to work,” Brady said. “To be a submariner is to be prideful, and our job is to make our ship run properly, especially while underway, to ensure everyone’s safety.”
This year, the Navy is commemorating its contribution to the nation’s defense as the United States celebrates 250 years of independence. According to Navy officials, for more than 250 years, the Navy has sailed the globe defending freedom and protecting prosperity.
With 90% of global commerce traveling by sea and access to the internet relying on the security of undersea fiber optic cables, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity of the United States is directly linked to recruiting and retaining talented people from across the rich fabric of America.
“Serving in the Navy allows me to be a part of something greater than myself and to put myself on the line for those I know, and those I don’t,” Brady said.
Brady has many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during military service.
“Becoming a submariner and becoming an MMA, we all take pride in our work ethic and dedication to work,” Brady said. “To be a submariner is to be prideful, and our job is to make our ship run properly, especially while underway, to ensure everyone’s safety.”
This year, the Navy is commemorating its contribution to the nation’s defense as the United States celebrates 250 years of independence. According to Navy officials, for more than 250 years, the Navy has sailed the globe defending freedom and protecting prosperity.
With 90% of global commerce traveling by sea and access to the internet relying on the security of undersea fiber optic cables, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity of the United States is directly linked to recruiting and retaining talented people from across the rich fabric of America.
“Serving in the Navy allows me to be a part of something greater than myself and to put myself on the line for those I know, and those I don’t,” Brady said.
Brady is grateful to others for helping make a Navy career possible.
“I would like to thank my dad, Daniel, who has been and is my biggest driving factor,” Brady said. “He kept me on the right path. I’d also like to thank my mom, Tonya, who taught me to be honest and care about what I’m doing, and my partner Grayson, who came in and gave me a life I’m proud of.”
Brady provided words of wisdom for those considering a career in the Navy.
“Every day, someone puts their life on the line for the ones they love,” Brady said. “Don’t take it for granted because that's when we all start losing.”