Lieutenant General Bradley A. Heithold, United States Air Force, is Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command.
Education
1981 Bachelor"s degree in physics, University of Arkansas, Arkansas
1986 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
1991 Master of Public Administration degree, Troy State University, Alabama.
1995 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
1998 National Defense Fellow, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
1999 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia.
Career
He previously was the Commander of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA) until July 19, 2011 when he handed command to Major General Robert Otto. Heithold then became Vice Commander, United States Special Operations Command. As AFISRA Commander, Heithold"s duties included providing multi-source ISR products, applications, capabilities and resources, as well as information operations forces and expertise.
1981 Bachelor"s degree in physics, University of Arkansas, Arkansas Heithold began his military career in the Air Force in 1974 and spent three years at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico as an F-4D avionics technician.
From there, he was commissioned in 1981 as a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officers Training Corps program at the University of Arkansas. Heithold has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels, including the 451st Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia.
Staff assignments include positions on the Air Staff and a unified command staff Prior to his current assignment, he was at Air Force Special Operations Command Headquarters, Hurlburt Field, Florida where he was Director of Plans, Programs, Requirements and Assessments.
Heithold is a master navigator with more than 3,400 flight hours in the C-130, Air Corps-130H, Military Cross-130P and The Human Context-130P. As of July 2014 Heithold is Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command.
Second Lieutenant May 27, 1981 First Lieutenant August 5, 1983 Captain August 5, 1985 Major May 1, 1993 Lieutenant Colonel January 1, 1997 Colonel April 1, 2000 Brigadier General September
2, 2006 Major General December
9, 2008 Lieutenant General July 19, 2011 Source: Airforce Biography.