 While based in Mobile he was among the first responders over the devastation created by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and was the subject
of several print and internet articles by author Lary Bloom.His exploits were also detailed in the 2009 book "The Test of our Times" by former director of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge.After earning a Masters of Arts in Education (Educational Technology) from San Diego State University and selected to Phi Kappa Phi in 2007, Beale was assigned to the USCG Leadership Development Center as the chief of training support.