Marshall B. Webb

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]

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.

 

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

Personal decorations       Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters[7]     Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster     Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster   Distinguished Flying Cross     Bronze Star Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters     Defense Meritorious Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster     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       Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device, one 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     National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star     Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze service star      Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars     Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze service star     Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze service star   Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal   Global War on Terrorism Service Medal     Armed Forces Service Medal with bronze service star   Humanitarian Service Medal Service, training, and marksmanship awards     Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters      Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame and three bronze oak leaf clusters       Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters     Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze service star   Air Force Training Ribbon Foreign awards   Lithuanian Medal of Distinction   Polish Army Medal in gold   Romanian Armed Forces Honorary Medal   Ukraine Ministry of Defense Medal   Ukraine Chief of General Staff Glory and Honor Badge   NATO Meritorious Service Medal   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

• 1996 Cheney Award for most valorous flight of the year in humanitarian regard.

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