Bryan Bettey is a retired U.S. Army officer and currently serves as an intelligence analyst within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In his nearly 30 years with the U.S. Army, he led a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Civil Support Team, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package unit, and served in a Defense Coordinating Element at a Joint Field Office. In 2003, he commanded a Combat Engineer (SAPPER) company for the invasion of Iraq. A past member of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) in Omaha, he brings a depth of experience in Homeland Security, Defense Support of Civil Authorities, and Strategic, Operational, and Tactical Planning in Joint, Interagency, and International environments with multiple international experiences in the Republic of Korea, Kuwait, and Iraq.
In addition to his more than 15 years of state and federal emergency response experience, Bryan received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell Civil Engineering Department, a Master of Science degree in International Management at Troy University, and a Master’s degree in Homeland Security from the U.S Army Command and General Staff College. He also completed Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, studying National Security Policy at the National Defense University Joint Forces Staff College.
Interests
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Terrorism
- Homeland Defense and Homeland Security
- Defense Support of Civil Authorities
- National Security Policy & Programs
- National Defense