Marshall B. Webb


Marshall Bradley "Brad" Webb is a United States Air Force lieutenant general who currently serves as the commanding officer of Air Education and Training Command. He previously served as Commander, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, and, before that, as Commander, NATO Special Operations Forces HQ. Previous to that assignment, he served as the Assistant Commanding General of Joint Special Operations Command. As the Assistant Commanding General of JSOC, Webb was involved in the operation to kill Osama bin Laden. Webb was seated next to President Barack Obama in the White House Situation Room during the mission. He later served as Director of Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command.

Career

Raised in Austin, Texas, Webb is a command pilot with more than 3,700 flying hours, 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.
In May 2019, Webb was nominated to be the next commander of the Air Education and Training Command.

Education

Assignments

  1. July 1984 – May 1985, student, undergraduate pilot training, Fort Rucker, Ala.
  2. May 1985 – July 1985, UH-1N upgrade training, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
  3. August 1985 – November 1987, UH-1N pilot, Detachment 4, 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
  4. November 1987- July 1994, MH-53H/J pilot, instructor pilot and flight examiner, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
  5. July 1994 – July 1997, MH-53J flight examiner, group flight safety officer and flight commander 352nd Special Operations Group, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England
  6. August 1997 – June 1998, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  7. July 1998 – September 1998, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
  8. September 1998 – September 2000, action officer, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
  9. September 2000 – June 2003, assistant operations officer, operations officer, and Commander, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
  10. August 2003 – June 2004, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
  11. 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.
  12. June 2005 – June 2007, Commander, 352nd Special Operations Group and Joint Special Operations Air Component, Special Operations Command Europe, RAF Mildenhall, England
  13. July 2007 – November 2008, Commander, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
  14. November 2008 – April 2009, special assistant to the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
  15. April 2009 – June 2010, Commander, 23rd Air Force, and Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
  16. July 2010 – July 2012, Assistant Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
  17. July 2012 – July 2013, Director, Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
  18. July 2013 – Aug 2014, Commander, Special Operations Command Europe, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
  19. Aug 2014 – July 2016, Commander, NATO Special Operations Headquarters, Mons, Belgium
  20. July 2016 – July 2019, Commander, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
  21. July 2019 – Present, Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas

    Summary of joint assignments

  22. September 1998 – September 2000, action officer, Strategic Plans and Policy, Headquarters Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., as a Major and Lieutenant Colonel
  23. 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
  24. June 2005 – June 2007, Commander, Joint Special Operations Air Component, Special Operations Command Europe, RAF Mildenhall, England, as a Colonel
  25. January 2008 – February 2008, Commander, Joint Special Operations Air Component, Special Operations Command Central, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, as a Colonel
  26. July 2010 – July 2012, Assistant Commanding General, Headquarters Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., as a Brigadier General
  27. July 2013 – August 2014, Commander, Special Operations Command Europe, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, as a Major General
  28. August 2014 – July 2016, Commander, NATO Special Operations Headquarters, Mons, Belgium, as a Lieutenant General.

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Awards and decorations

Other achievements