Marshall Bradley "Brad" Webb (born November 27, 1961) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as commander of the Air Education and Training Command.[1] He previously served as Commander, United States Air Force Special Operations Command and, before that, as Commander, NATO Special Operations Forces HQ.[2] Previous to that assignment, he served as the Assistant Commanding General of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and was involved in the 2011 operation to kill Osama bin Laden. Webb was seated next to President Barack Obama in the White House Situation Room during the mission.[3] He later served as Director of Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments, United States Air Force Special Operations Command.
Marshall Bradley Webb | |
|---|---|
 Lieutenant General Brad Webb | |
| Born | November 27, 1961 |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1984–2022 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Air Education and Training Command United States Air Force Special Operations Command Special Operations Command Europe Twenty-Third Air Force 1st Special Operations Wing 352nd Special Operations Group 20th Special Operations Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Operation Joint Forge Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (3) Defense Superior Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (2) Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal (3) |
| Alma mater | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Troy University (MS) National War College (MS) |
Military careerEdit
Raised in Austin, Texas,[4] Webb is a command pilot with more than 3,700 flying hours (mostly in helicopters), including 117 combat hours in Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia. He commanded the 20th Special Operations Squadron, the 352nd Special Operations Group, the 1st Special Operations Wing and the Twenty-Third Air Force. His staff assignments include duty at the Joint Special Operations Command and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy).
In May 2019, Webb was nominated to be the next commander of the Air Education and Training Command.[5]
Webb retired from the Air Force on June 30, 2022.[6]
EducationEdit
- 1984 Bachelor of Science degree in biology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- 1990 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
- 1994 Master of Science degree in international relations, Troy University, Ala.
- 1998 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
- 1998 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
- 2003 Air War College, by correspondence
- 2004 Master of Science degree in national security strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC.
- 2006 Senior Leader Seminar, Brookings Institution/European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht, Netherlands, and Brussels, Belgium
- 2007 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 2008 Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
AssignmentsEdit
- July 1984 – May 1985, student, undergraduate pilot training (helicopter), Fort Rucker, Ala.
- May 1985 – July 1985, UH-1N upgrade training, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
- August 1985 – November 1987, UH-1N pilot, Detachment 4, 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
- November 1987– July 1994, MH-53H/J pilot, instructor pilot and flight examiner, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
- July 1994 – July 1997, MH-53J flight examiner, group flight safety officer and flight commander 352nd Special Operations Group, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England
- August 1997 – June 1998, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
- July 1998 – September 1998, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
- September 1998 – September 2000, action officer, Strategic Plans and Policy (J5), Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
- September 2000 – June 2003, assistant operations officer, operations officer, and Commander, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
- August 2003 – June 2004, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
- June 2004 – June 2005, Deputy Director, Northern Gulf, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
- June 2005 – June 2007, Commander, 352nd Special Operations Group and Joint Special Operations Air Component, Special Operations Command Europe, RAF Mildenhall, England
- July 2007 – November 2008, Commander, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (January 2008 – February 2008, Commander, Joint Special Operations Air Component, Special Operations Command Central, Joint Base Balad, Iraq)
- November 2008 – April 2009, special assistant to the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
- April 2009 – June 2010, Commander, 23rd Air Force, and Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
- July 2010 – July 2012, Assistant Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
- July 2012 – July 2013, Director, Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
- July 2013 – August 2014, Commander, Special Operations Command Europe, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
- Aug 2014 – July 2016, Commander, NATO Special Operations Headquarters, Mons, Belgium
- July 2016 – July 2019, Commander, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
- July 2019 – May 2022, Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
Awards and decorationsEdit
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Other achievementsEdit
- 1996 Cheney Award for most valorous flight of the year in humanitarian regard.
Effective dates of promotions[1]Edit
| Rank | Date |
|---|---|
 Second Lieutenant |
May 30, 1984 |
 First Lieutenant |
May 30, 1986 |
 Captain |
May 30, 1988 |
 Major |
April 1, 1996 |
 Lieutenant Colonel |
May 1, 2000 |
 Colonel |
July 1, 2005 |
 Brigadier General |
December 4, 2009 |
 Major General |
August 2, 2013 |
 Lieutenant General |
August 28, 2014 |
ReferencesEdit
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force.
- ^ a b "Lieutenant General Marshall B. Webb (USAF)". United States Air Force. July 17, 2021. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Lt. Gen. Marshall B. "Brad" Webb". NATO. Retrieved 28 Aug 2014.
- ^ Goldman, Jay Yarow, Leah. "Here's Who Was Watching The Bin Laden Raid In The White House Situation Room". Business Insider.
- ^ "General referred to as 'point man in takedown of Osama Bin Laden' takes over Air Education and Training Command". July 26, 2019.
- ^ "General Officer Announcements". U.S. Department of Defense. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "AETC commander's farewell to the First Command: Tenure marked by fighting through COVID". Air Education and Training Command. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ "Change of Command for Air Education and Training Command!". Facebook. May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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