Brent Brandon
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Brent Brandon | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Air Force |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War
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| Alma mater | United States Air Force Academy Bahrain School Harvard Kennedy School |
Brent D. Brandon (born 1960) is a former U.S. Air Force (1988–1992) officer and Electronic Warfare Officer for Captain James Denton who scored an air-to-air kill against an
F-111
to achieve an aerial victory over another aircraft.
Background
After schooling near Oxford, England, Brent graduated in 1978 from the
John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
. During his fellowship, he completed a policy analysis for the U.S. State Department's Bureau for Near East Asia, served as research assistant for the director of Harvard's Mid-East Center and performed economic policy analysis on trade for the Japanese Consulate in Boston.
As a
captain, Brent completed undergraduate navigator training as a distinguished graduate and received his wings in 1988. He was assigned to the EF-111 fighter aircraft at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho after winning the Air Force's award for Leadership, Flying and Academic Excellence and top honors in the AT-38 at Lead-In Fighter training at Holloman Air Force Base
, New Mexico.
National Defense Medal
. Upon his return from the Gulf War, Brandon was drafted to run for the congressional seat in the 1st District of Idaho, but declined.
He is the author of "The Evolution of Nuclear Deterrence" in Fortune, and major network affiliates. He is a contributing author to American Defense (Johns Hopkins Press.)
See also
References
- Stars & Stripes, Feb 23, 1991, p. 6.
- San Jose Mercury News, Feb 22, ___, p. 13A.
- Norman Friedman, Desert Victory, Naval Institute Press, p. 357.
- Citation to accompany Distinguished Flying Cross, General Charles Horner, June 24, 1991.
- David L. Vesely (USAF Vice Chief of Staff), official remarks at the retirement of the EF-111 fleet, May 2, 1998.