 Following basic intelligence officer training at Lowry Air Force Base, Meek's first operational assignment was Air Intelligence Officer for VA-165 (Boomers), Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, from 1982-1985.During that tour, he deployed aboard USS "Ranger" (CV-61) to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.His second assignment was Fleet Ocean Surveillance Information Facility, Western Pacific in Naval Support Facility Kamiseya, Japan, from 1985–1988, where he served as a watch officer and Soviet Navy analyst.