Marshall B. Webb

Marshall Bradley Webb

Lt General Brad Webb, USAF
Born (1961-11-27) 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 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, 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.
  1. July 1984 - May 1985, student, undergraduate pilot training (helicopter), 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 (J5), 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. (January 2008 - February 2008, Commander, Joint Special Operations Air Component, Special Operations Command Central, Joint Base Balad, Iraq)
  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 - Present, Commander, NATO Special Operations Headquarters, Mons, Belgium

Summary of joint assignments

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. January 2008 - February 2008, Commander, Joint Special Operations Air Component, Special Operations Command Central, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, as a Colonel
  5. July 2010 – July 2012, Assistant Commanding General, Headquarters Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
  6. July 2013 - Aug 2014, Commander, Special Operations Command Europe, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
  7. 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

Personal decorations

Defense Superior Service Medal

Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges

Legion of Merit with bronze oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross

Width-44 scarlet ribbon with width-4 ultramarine blue stripe at center, surrounded by width-1 white stripes. Width-1 white stripes are at the edges.

Bronze Star Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters

Defense Meritorious Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster

Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.

Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters

Air Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters

Aerial Achievement Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters

Joint Service Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Unit awards
Presidential Unit Citation

Joint Meritorious Unit Award with three bronze oak leaf clusters

Gallant Unit Citation with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
V

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device and silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Service awards

Combat Readiness Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Campaign and service medals
Bronze star
Bronze star

Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes

National Defense Service Medal with two bronze service stars
Bronze star

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze service star
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star

Width-44 ribbon with the following stripes, arranged symmetrically from the edges to the center: width-2 black, width-4 chamois, width-2 Old Glory blue, width-2 white, width-2 Old Glory red, width-6 chamouis, width-3 myrtle green up to a central width-2 black stripe

Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars
Bronze star

Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze service star
Bronze star

Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze service star
Bronze star

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with one bronze battle star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Bronze star

Armed Forces Service Medal with bronze service star
Humanitarian Service Medal
Service, training, and marksmanship awards

Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with oak leaf cluster

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame and three bronze oak leaf clusters

Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze star

Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze service star
Air Force Training Ribbon
Foreign awards
NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Other accoutrements
US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
Basic Parachutist Badge
Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge

Other achievements

Effective dates of promotion

Promotions
Insignia Rank Date
Lieutenant GeneralAugust 28, 2014
Major GeneralAugust 2, 2013
Brigadier GeneralDecember 4, 2009
ColonelJuly 1, 2005
Lieutenant ColonelMay 1, 2000
MajorApril 1, 1996
CaptainMay 30, 1988
First LieutenantMay 30, 1986
Second LieutenantMay 30, 1984

References

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