Brad Cooper (admiral)

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Charles Bradford Cooper II (born 1967) is an American admiral who has served as the commander of the United States Central Command since 2025 and has led forces during the 2026 Iran war. Cooper was born in North Carolina and raised in Alabama. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1989 and became a career surface warfare officer. His commands included a destroyer, a cruiser, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, and Expeditionary Strike Group 7. Cooper has been deployed during combat operations in the Gulf War and the lead-up to the Iraq War; the Yugoslav Wars; and the war in Afghanistan. In the latter, Cooper served in the Combined Security Transition Command, Afghanistan, while an advisor to the Afghan government. He also served in the White House, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the U.S. Africa Command, and the U.S. Pacific Fleet. His senior posts included as Chief of Legislative Affairs of the United States Navy from 2019 to 2020 and as Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic...

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