Marshall B. Webb

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Marshall Bradley Webb
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Lieutenant General Brad Webb
Born (1961-11-27) November 27, 1961 (age 61)
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service1984–2022
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)

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.

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Military career

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]

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 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. Obama and Biden await updates on bin Laden.jpg
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 – August 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 – May 2022, Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas

Awards and decorations

Personal decorations
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon.svg
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters [7]
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg
Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze Star Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Defense Meritorious Service ribbon.svg
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Medal ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Air Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Aerial Achievement Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg
Joint Service Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation ribbon.svg Air Force Commendation Medal
Us jointservachiev rib.svg Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action ribbon.svg Air Force Combat Action Medal
Unit awards
AF Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png Presidential Unit Citation
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (USMC and USN frame).svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Joint Meritorious Unit Award with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Gallant Unit Citation ribbon.svg
Gallant Unit Citation with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Meritorious Unit ribbon.svg Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg "V" device, brass.svg Silver oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device, one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Service awards
Combat Readiness Medal ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Combat Readiness Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Recognition Ribbon.svg Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Campaign and service medals
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
AFEMRib.svg
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze service star
Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Afghanistan Campaign ribbon.svg
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze service star
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Iraq Campaign ribbon.svg
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon.svg
Armed Forces Service Medal with bronze service star
Humanitarian Service ribbon.svg Humanitarian Service Medal
Service, training, and marksmanship awards
AF OS Tour Ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame.png Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Longevity Service Award USAF.svg Silver oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
USAF Marksmanship ribbon.svg
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze service star
Air Force Training Ribbon.svg Air Force Training Ribbon
Foreign awards
Noribbon.svg Lithuanian Medal of Distinction
POL Zloty Medal Wojska Polskiego BAR.svg Polish Army Medal in gold
Romanian Honor Emblem.png Romanian Armed Forces Honorary Medal
Noribbon.svg Ukraine Ministry of Defense Medal
Glory and Honor Badge ribbon bar.svg Ukraine Chief of General Staff Glory and Honor Badge
NATO Meritorious Service Medal bar.svg NATO Meritorious Service Medal
NATO SFOR ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Other accoutrements
COMMAND PILOT WINGS.png US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
United States Air Force Parachutist Badge.svg Basic Parachutist Badge
Office of the Secretary of Defense identification badge.svg Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge

Other achievements

Effective dates of promotions [1]

RankDate
US Air Force O1 shoulderboard rotated.svg Second Lieutenant May 30, 1984
US Air Force O2 shoulderboard rotated.svg First Lieutenant May 30, 1986
US Air Force O3 shoulderboard rotated.svg Captain May 30, 1988
US Air Force O4 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major April 1, 1996
US Air Force O5 shoulderboard rotated.svg Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000
US Air Force O6 shoulderboard rotated.svg Colonel July 1, 2005
US Air Force O7 shoulderboard rotated.svg Brigadier General December 4, 2009
US Air Force O8 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major General August 2, 2013
US Air Force O9 shoulderboard rotated.svg Lieutenant General August 28, 2014

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Military offices
Preceded by Director of Strategic Plans, Programs and Requirements of the Air Force Special Operations Command
2012–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of Special Operations Command Europe
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the NATO Special Operations Headquarters
2014–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command
2016–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the Air Education and Training Command
2019–2022
Succeeded by