Marshall Webb

About

Best known for his involvement in Operation Neptune Spear (the code name for the Central Intelligence Agency initiative that resulted in the death of terrorist Osama bin Laden), this lieutenant general in the United States Air Force commanded such military units as NATO Special Operations Forces HQ and Joint Special Operations Command.

Before Fame

He earned an undergraduate degree in biology from the United States Air Force Academy and went on to receive international relations and national security strategy master's degrees from, respectively, Troy State University and the National War College.

Trivia

He was involved in combat in Iraq, Bosnia, and Afghanistan and won numerous military honors, including an Air Medal, a Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Family Life

In 2007, while living in central North Carolina, he conducted an Air Force leadership seminar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Associated With

As the death of Osama bin Laden unfolded, Webb sat alongside President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the White House Situation Room.