A Soldier from United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), holds a green beret in preparation for the graduation of students from the Special Forces Qualification Course during the Regimental First Formation at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, NC on May 15, 2025. The Soldiers received the distinctive Green Beret, the official headwear of Special Forces, after completing the Special Forces Qualification Course. (Army Photo by Army 1LT Allan Cogan) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffPresident Trump has nominated Navy Vice Adm. Frank M. Bradley to serve as the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command.
Seapower magazine reported that if confirmed by the Senate, Bradley would succeed Army Gen. Bryan M. Fenton.
Bradley currently serves as commander of Joint Special Operations Command, Joint Special Operations Command Forward, U.S. Special Operations Command, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
A native of Eldorado, Texas, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1991 and went on to earn a master’s degree in physics from the Naval Postgraduate School – earning a provisional patent for his research. He was among the first service members to deploy to Afghanistan following the Sept. 11 attacks.
According to his Navy bio, staff duty has included service as assistant commander, Joint Special Operations Command, JSOC’s J-3 Technical Operations Division Chief and Deputy J-3, vice deputy director for Global Operations for the Joint Staff J-3; executive officer for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., and deputy director for CT Strategy for the Joint Staff J-5.
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