Brandon Webb
After leaving home at age sixteen, Brandon Webb finished high school and joined the US Navy to become a Navy SEAL. His first permanent assignment was as a helicopter Aircrew Search & Rescue (SAR) swimmer and Aviation Warfare Systems Operator with HS-6. In 1997, his Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) package was approved. He would class up with over 200 students in BUD/S class 215. He went on to complete the training as 1 of 23 originals.
Navy SEAL Service
As a SEAL, Brandon served with SEAL Team 3, Naval Special Warfare Group One (NSWG-1) Training Detachment sniper cell. He completed his last tour at the Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWC) sniper course. There, he served as the Naval Special Warfare west coast sniper course manager. Throughout his career, he completed four deployments to the Middle East, one to Afghanistan, and would later go back to Iraq in 2006-7 as a paramilitary contractor. His proudest accomplishment in the military was working as the SEAL sniper course manager, a schoolhouse that has produced some of the deadliest snipers in US military history.
An accomplished and proven leader, Brandon Webb was meritoriously promoted to E-6 while serving as an advanced sniper instructor at NSWG-1, and was recommended and promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer (E-7) his first time eligible while at the sniper course. He has received numerous distinguished service awards including the Presidential Unit Citation (personally awarded to him by President George W. Bush), and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a “V” device for valor in combat. Webb ended his Navy career early after over a decade of service in order to spend more time with his children and focus on entrepreneurship (both his parents were small business owners).
Entrepreneurship and Advocacy
Today, Brandon focuses on building companies and investing in technology. He’s the founder of the Hurricane Group, a US-based men’s lifestyle brand with digital publishing and ecommerce products. Brandon also co-founded GSD Logistics, a modern third party fulfillment (3PL) company.
Brandon is a member of the New York chapter of YPO (Young Presidents Organization). Also, he serves as a board member on the veterans advisory committee to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
In 2012, after losing his best friend, Navy SEAL & CIA contractor Glen Doherty, in Benghazi, Libya, he founded The Red Circle Foundation (RCF). A non-profit with a 100% pass-through model, RCF sends every dollar donated to the mission. Business partner donors pick up the Foundation’s overhead. RCF focuses on supporting families of the Special Operations community through emergency memorial, medical, and child enrichment programs (camps & scholarships).
Best-selling Author and Speaker
Brandon Webb is regularly featured in the media as a military and business subject matter expert. He has contributed to ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s Today Show, FOX News, CNN, the BBC, SIRIUS XM, MSNBC, and The New York Times.
Webb is a New York Times bestselling author. His books include The Red Circle, Among Heroes, Total Focus, and Mastering Fear, with several other titles released within the young adult (YA) category.
Brandon enjoys spending time with his tight circle of amazing family & friends, being outdoors, and flying his experimental aircraft upside-down. He splits his time between his residence in San Juan, PR and Manhattan, NY.
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Brandon Webb is a Navy SEAL on a mission with his platoon. As the SEALs explore a network of caves in Afghanistan, they encounter enemy soldiers. Outnumbered and with few resources at their disposal, Brandon and his team must call on their training to complete their operation—and to stay alive....Read More
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The Killing School brings readers inside the U.S. Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Scout/Sniper Course—the grueling three-month training program that produces the world’s deadliest snipers....Read More
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BEFORE HE COULD FORGE A BAND OF ELITE WARRIORS... HE HAD TO BECOME ONE HIMSELF.
Adapted from Webb's Adult Bestseller The Red Circle for a Young Adult Audience
Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his grueling years of training in Naval Special Operations to his combat tours in ...Read More
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Explosive, revealing, and intelligent, The Red Circle provides a uniquely personal glimpse into one of the most challenging and secretive military training courses in the world.
BEFORE HE COULD FORGE A BAND OF ELITE WARRIORS... HE HAD TO BECOME ONE HIMSELF.
Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are ...Read More
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My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps
Brandon Webb shares his knowledge on how to make it through one of the toughest training programs for special operations in the world.
Lessons in Leadership
Drawing upon his personal experiences as a Navy SEAL, Brandon Webb shares tips on how to develop mental toughness, consistently achieve strong performance, and maintain your calm while under pressure.
“I Was a Navy SEAL Sniper. Gun Control Is Going to Require a Lot of Listening”
“Veteran Navy SEAL Brandon Webb reflects on service and purpose”
“The Thing About Navy SEAL Snipers We All Should Know”
“This Navy SEAL sniper has trained hundreds to kill”
“What being a Navy SEAL taught me about excellence”
“What ‘American Sniper’ Got Right and Wrong, According to SEAL Who Helped Train Chris Kyle”
“How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence”
“Excerpt: Former Navy SEAL’s Memoir ‘The Red Circle'”
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Praise for The Killing School
“The Killing School reads like a screenplay for the most cinematic military adventure flick you’ve ever seen—except that every word of it is true. Brandon Webb is the real deal, and so are the four Spec Ops snipers whose exploits he traces with pulse-pounding detail.”
— Kris “Tanto” Paronto, former Army Ranger, GRS operator, and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller 13 Hours“An important piece of Naval Special Warfare history—and one hell of a gripping read!”
— Dakota Meyer, former USMC scout sniper, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, New York Times bestselling author of Into the Fire“There were many reasons Chris Kyle (American Sniper) became the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history. Brandon Webb’s contribution to the SEAL sniper course—their killing school—was a key factor in Chris’s journey.”
— Scott McEwen, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of American Sniper and American Commander“Sure to scare the hell out of any terrorist in line for a well-placed sniper shot. The Killing School is a gritty behind-the-scenes look at what makes the modern sniper so lethally effective in combat.”
— Dick Marcinko, founder and first commanding officer of SEAL Team 6, author of the bestselling Rogue Warrior seriesPraise for The Red Circle
“What you’re about to read is not just the making of a Navy SEAL sniper, but the story of one guy who went on to help shape the lives of hundreds of elite Special Operations warriors. Brandon has a great story to tell, and it is living proof that you can achieve anything you put your mind to.”
— Marcus Luttrell, Navy SEAL and bestselling author of Lone Survivor“Brandon’s story hits center mass! If you want to know what makes up the DNA of a Navy SEAL and have a behind-the-scenes look at the best sniper program in the world, then ‘hold 1 right for wind’ and read The Red Circle.”
— Chris Kyle, SEAL Team 3 Chief and bestselling author of American Sniper“An impressive and well-written account of the most elite snipers in the world. Webb recounts with heartfelt and vivid description the training, trials, and heartache that are all costs of choosing this lifestyle. Like all true warriors, he does no chest thumping, but rather gives an honest account that proves that, after all, SEAL snipers are only human. The Red Circle is a great book.”
— Howard E. Wasdin, Navy SEAL and bestselling author of SEAL Team Six“A recounting of the hellish mental and physical tests required to earn a SEAL’s trident pin.”
— San Diego Union-TribuneBook This Speaker
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