Brandon Tyler Webb (born June 12, 1974) is a former United States Navy SEAL and SEAL Sniper course Head Instructor, with one combat deployment to Afghanistan and one to the Persian Gulf. Webb is the Founder and CEO of Hurricane Group, LLC, which includes sofrep.com, The Load Out Room, sofrep radio, and the SpecOps Channel on YouTube. Brandon Webb is also a media commentator on snipers and related Special Operations Forces military issues.[1] Webb is a New York Times Best Selling Author[2] who has written or collaborated on twelve books. Webb received his education at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, and after separating from the Navy attended Harvard Business School’s OPM (Owner/President Management) program. He gives keynote speeches to Fortune 500 companies. He is a member of the YPO (Young Presidents Organization) chapter, and a Harvard Business School alumni.[3]
Military career
Webb joined the Navy in 1993 and began his career as an Aviation Warfare Systems Operator and Search and Rescue Swimmer with two deployments to the Persian Gulf on the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Kittyhawk. He completed Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training class 215 in 1998. He was then assigned to SEAL Team 3.
Photo of Brandon Tyler Webb during his early Military service
In 2000, Webb was invited to undergo training at the SEAL Sniper Course. After becoming a certified SEAL Sniper, he deployed to the Persian Gulf with SEAL Team 3 GOLF platoon, and Afghanistan in 2001 with ST3 ECHO platoon. After his last deployment with SEAL Team 3, Webb worked at the Naval Special Warfare Group One Sniper Cell and Naval Special Warfare Center Sniper program as the Sniper Course Manager.
Year
Military Service Activity
March of 1993
Brandon Webb underwent Bootcamp at Recruit Training Center located at Orlando, Florida
May of 1993
Enrolled at Naval Enlisted Aircrew Training School located at Pensacola, Florida
July 1993
Enrolled at Search and Rescue Swimmer (SAR) school
Brandon Webb and "SEAL Team 3 GOLF Platoon" was Deployed to the Persian Gulf to conduct non-compliant ship boardings, then they were diverted to Aden, Yemen to aid the stricken USS Cole.
2001
Brandon Webb was deployed to Afghanistan with SEAL Team 3, ECHO Platoon
2002
assigned to "Naval Special Warfare Group One", Training Detachment (TRADET)
2002
meritoriously promoted to E6 as the top #1 ranked E5 at Naval Special Warfare Group 1 TRADET, as Sniper Cell Instructor.
2002-2003
served at Naval Special Warfare, Training Detachment, Group One
2003-2006
promoted to United States Navy Chief petty officer / "E-7" as Naval Special Warfare Center "Sniper Course Manager"
Overall, Brandon Tyler Webb's military service spanned from 1993 to 2006, during which he underwent rigorous training and deployed to various locations as an aircrew SAR swimmer with HS6 and later as a SEAL sniper with SEAL Team 3.
His roles included serving as a Sniper Cell Instructor and later as the Sniper Course Manager at the Naval Special Warfare Center. Throughout his career, Webb demonstrated exceptional skill and leadership, culminating in his promotion to E7/Chief Petty Officer.
Military Service Awards
Webb has received four distinguished Military Service awards.
The Finn Thriller series includes Steel Fear, Cold Fear, and Blind Fear. Webb sold the film and television rights to the global entertainment studio Wiip (https://wiip.com/) in 2021.
For sofrep.com
The ISIS Solution: How Unconventional Thinking and Special Operations Can Eliminate Radical Islam (with Jack Murphy and Peter Nelson), 2014, ISBN9781466885400
Benghazi: The Definitive Report (with Jack Murphy), 2014, ISBN9780062356369
For young readers
Navy SEALs: Mission at the Caves (with Thea Feldman), 2018, ISBN9781250114686
