Brad Carr
Summary ______________________________________________________
Over 30 years of experience leading in Special Operations, Force Reconnaissance, Infantry, & Coalition commands in combat, contingency, train, advise & assist operations in over 47 countries, ten operational deployments, senior level command, and TS-SCI clearance. Published author of three articles in 2010, 2011, & 2013 editions of the Marine Corps Gazette. A Combat wounded veteran, Purple Heart, USMC Officer Candidate School Marine Corps Association Honor Graduate for Leadership, #1 of 300 Officers, & Marine of the Year 1993, #1 of 300 Marines.
Experience ______________________________________________________
10/2017 – present: Senior Irregular Warfare Planner, Booz Allen Hamilton, Special Operations Command–Central (SOCCENT), MacDill AFB, FL: Providing strategic and operational expertise focusing on Special Operations in the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) Area of Operations (AOR) within J35 Future Operations & J5 Directorate of Plans, SOCCENT. Within the J5, Brad focuses on Counter Violent Extremist Organizations, Levant and C-ITN in the USCENTCOM AOR providing Special Operations strategic and operational expertise across the Levant (Middle East), Arabian Peninsula and Central and South Asia regions. Within the J35, Brad was responsible for developing numerous strategic plans, operational orders, and deploying forward in guiding Special Operations Command Central’s two subordinate General Officer (GO) led commands in the region in Combined Special Operations Joint Task Force-Levant (CSOJTF-Levant) and the Special Operations Joint Task Force-Central (SOJTF-C). Hand selected to be involved in every SOCCENT Commander’s #1 priorities since his arrival and awarded six times for exceptional performance.
06/2015 – 09/2017 Commanding Officer & Executive Officer, 6th Marine Regiment, Camp Lejeune, NC: As his final active-duty assignment, Brad was hand selected by the Commanding General, 2d Marine Division (2 Star) as Regimental Commander, 6th Marine Regiment for a 4000+ man infantry. Led, trained, supervised and evaluated the Marines and Sailors assigned to the Regiment (5 infantry battalions) in the performance of duties & professional development. Expertly maintained a $10 million annual budget and maintained a $100 million equipment account. He was responsible to provide trained forces in support of Marine Expeditionary Units, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response (SPMAGTF-CR) forces, and deployed infantry battalions ISO 2d Marine Division.
