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National Security Network Participant
FDD’s National Security Fellow
2023
2023
National Security Network Participant
Brad Erickson
U.S. Army
Biography
Last updated: Jan 10, 2023
Brad Erickson is an active-duty U.S. Army officer serving as a U.S. Special Operations Command representative in the national capital region where he coordinates within the U.S. interagency on matters pertaining to sensitive special operations. He has commanded at every level in combat from platoon to multi-national task force, deploying nine times leading a wide range of special operations missions in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. He earned his Master’s Degree in Defense Analysis (Irregular Warfare) from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.