Marshall B. Webb

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Marshall Webb (2014)

Marshall Bradley “Brad” Webb (born November 27, 1961 ) is a Lieutenant General of the United States Air Force (USAF) and since August 2014 Commander of the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ) in Mons , Belgium .

Webb achieved a certain level of media awareness in his role as Deputy Commanding General of the United States Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), which he held between 2010 and 2012. A photo taken in 2011 and circulated around the world shows him with US President Barack Obama and members of the National Security Council in the Situation Room of the White House while observing Operation Neptune's Spear , which aimed to kill Osama bin Laden .

education

Webb graduated from the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in biology . His further education includes Masters degrees in International Relations from Troy State University (1994) and in National Security Strategy from National War College (2004). As pilot Webb occurred during his career on over 3,700 hours on the flight patterns MH-53 H / J / M , CV-22B , UH-1 H / N and MC-130 H / P .

Military career

Webb was trained as a helicopter pilot from July 1984 to July 1985 at Fort Rucker and Kurtland AFB . From August 1985 to November 1987, he served in the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. He was then transferred to the 20th Special Operations Squadron until July 1994. His next position was the 352nd Special Operations Group for three years. Webb then studied from July 1998 to September 1998 at the Air Command & Staff College and Armed Forces Staff College . From September 1998 to September 2000, he was the Action Officer, Strategic Plans and Policy at JSOC Headquarters . This was followed by Assistant Operations Officer, Operations Officer and Commander of the 20th Special Operations Squadron from September 200 to June 2003. This was followed by further studies at the National War College which lasted from August 2003 to June 2004. From June 2004 he was Deputy Director for one year, responsible for the Northern Gulf at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs . Next, Webb was Commander of the 352nd Special Operations Group and Joint Special Operations Air Component on RAF Mildenhall . This was followed by the command post from July 2007 to November 2008 at the 1st Special Operations Wing . During this post he was also for a short time in January and February 2008 commander of the Joint Special Operations Air Component, Special Operations Command Central. As the last station before the generals, he was from November 2008 to April 2009 Special Assistant to the Commander at the headquarters of the Air Force Special Operations Command .

Service in the rank of general

Seated from left: US Vice President Joe Biden , President Obama and Webb with members of the National Security Council in the Situation Room during Operation Neptune's Spear , May 1, 2011

From April 2009, served as Webb Commander 23rd Air Force and director of operations in the headquarters of the Air Force Special Operations Command , Hurlburt Field , Florida , where he in December of the same year to brigadier general was promoted. Between July 2010 and July 2012, he was employed as an Assistant Commanding General in the Joint Special Operations Command , Fort Bragg , North Carolina .

In July 2012, he again took on the position of Director Plans, Programs, Requirements and Assessments in the Air Force Special Operations Command , Hurlburt Field, which he still holds today, from July 2013 onwards with promotion to Major General for one year in personal union that of Commander Special Operations Command Europe in Stuttgart-Vaihingen . Since August 2014, Webb has been in command of the NSHQ in Mons, Belgium, with the rank of lieutenant general .

family

Marshall Webb is married to Dawna Webb and they have two children.

Promotions

rank date
US-O1 insignia.svg Second lieutenant May 30, 1984
US-O2 insignia.svg First lieutenant May 30, 1986
US-O3 insignia.svg Captain May 30, 1988
US-O4 insignia.svg major April 1, 1996
US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000
US-O6 insignia.svg Colonel July 1, 2005
US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier General 4th December 2009
US-O8 insignia.svg Major General August 2, 2013
US-O9 insignia.svg Lieutenant General  August 28, 2014

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :

In 1996, Webb was also honored with the Cheney Award , which has been presented annually since 1927 to a pilot for special bravery during a humanitarian mission .

Web links

Commons : Marshall Webb  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e LIEUTENANT GENERAL MARSHALL B. "BRAD" WEBB. September 2014, accessed April 24, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Webb's biography at the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (last accessed on November 7, 2014).
personal data
SURNAME Webb, Marshall B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Webb, Marshall Bradley (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION U.S. Lieutenant General (U.S. Air Force)
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1961