Marshall B. Webb
| Marshall Bradley Webb | |
|---|---|
 Lt General Brad Webb, USAF | |
| Born | November 27, 1961 |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1984–present |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
Twenty-Third Air Force 1st Special Operations Wing 352nd Special Operations Group 20th Special Operations Squadron Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) |
| Battles/wars |
Operation Joint Forge (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) |
| Awards | See below |
Marshall Bradley "Brad" Webb (born November 27, 1961)[1] is a United States Air Force lieutenant general who currently serves as the Commander, NATO Special Operations Forces HQ. [2] Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Assistant Commanding General of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). As the Assistant Commanding General of JSOC, Webb was involved in the operation to kill Osama bin Laden. Webb was seated by President Barack Obama in the White House Situation Room during the mission.[3] He later served as Director of Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).[4]
Career
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 has commanded the 20th Special Operations Squadron, the 352nd Special Operations Group, the 1st Special Operations Wing and the 23rd Air Force. His staff assignments include duty at the Joint Special Operations Command and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy).
Education
- 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 State 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.
Assignments
In this photograph, Situation Room, Webb is shown operating the laptop which is providing the live drone feed monitoring the mission to kill Osama bin Laden.
- 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 - Aug 2014, Commander, Special Operations Command Europe, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
- Aug 2014 - Present, Commander, NATO Special Operations Headquarters, Mons, Belgium
Summary of joint assignments
- September 1998 - September 2000, action officer, Strategic Plans and Policy (J5), Headquarters Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., as a Major and Lieutenant Colonel
- June 2004 - June 2005, Deputy Director, Northern Gulf, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a Lieutenant Colonel
- June 2005 - June 2007, Commander, Joint Special Operations Air Component, Special Operations Command Europe, RAF Mildenhall, England (August 2006 - September 2006, Commander, Task Force Alpha, Joint Task Force - Lebanon, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus), as a Colonel
- January 2008 - February 2008, Commander, Joint Special Operations Air Component, Special Operations Command Central, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, as a Colonel
- July 2010 – July 2012, Assistant Commanding General, Headquarters Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
- July 2013 - Aug 2014, Commander, Special Operations Command Europe, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
- Aug 2014 - Present, Commander, NATO Special Operations Headquarters, Mons, Belgium
Flight information
- Rating: Command Pilot
- Flight Hours: More than 3,700, including 117 combat hours
- Aircraft Flown: UH-1H/N, MH-53H/J/M, CV-22B, MC-130H Combat Talon II, MC-130P Combat Shadow
Awards and decorations
Other achievements
- 1996 Cheney Award for most valorous flight of the year in humanitarian regard
Effective dates of promotion
| Insignia | Rank | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant General | August 28, 2014 |
 | Major General | August 2, 2013 |
 | Brigadier General | December 4, 2009 |
 | Colonel | July 1, 2005 |
 | Lieutenant Colonel | May 1, 2000 |
 | Major | April 1, 1996 |
 | Captain | May 30, 1988 |
 | First Lieutenant | May 30, 1986 |
 | Second Lieutenant | May 30, 1984 |
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/108486/lieutenant-general-marshall-b-brad-webb.aspx".