LTC John Bradley

LTC John Bradley was commissioned as a Chemical Officer through the Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2008. LTC Bradley’s education includes a Bachelor of Arts from Gordon College, and a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences in Wargame Design from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. His military education includes the Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Officer Basic Course, Maneuver Captain’s Career Course, Command and General Staff College, and the Joint Combined Warfare School.

His previous assignments include: CBRN Officer for 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, KY; CBRN Officer and Company Commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) (IBCT (A)); Detailed Inspector General for U.S. Army Europe Mission Support Element, Caserma Ederle, Italy; Battalion Operations Officer for the 84th Chemical Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Chief of Protection for the 173rd IBCT (A); Battalion Executive Officer for the Headquarters and Headquarters Support Battalion of the Southern European Task Force – Africa, Caserma Del Din, Italy; Deputy CBRN Officer and Iraq Focus Group Section Head for the NATO Joint Forces Command, Naples, Italy; and CBRN Concepts Chief for the Layered Protection Future Capability Directorate, Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

LTC Bradley deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2009 to 2010 with Special Operations Task Force North. Then he deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from 2012 to 2013 with the 173rd IBCT(A). He also deployed twice briefly to Iraq in 2025 in support of NATO Mission Iraq and Operation Inherent Resolve.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (2), the Army Commendation Medal (5), the Army Achievement Medal (4), the Ranger Tab, the Combat Action Badge, the Expert Soldier Badge, the Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge, and various other unit, foreign, and service awards.