Captain James B Otto

CPT James B. “Brad” Otto is from Fairfax, Virginia. He commissioned as an Infantry officer from Texas A&M University in 2017 with an undergraduate degree in International Studies.

CPT Otto served in multiple staff and leadership positions to include Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer and S-3 Air-OIC in 2-504^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1^st Brigade Combat Team, 82^nd Airborne Division. He was then assigned as the Operation Pathways Philippines Exercise Planner in 1^st Multi-Domain Task Force (1MDTF) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He went on to serve in 1^st Battalion, 23^rd Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7^th Infantry Division as the Assistant Operations Officer, and then Company Commander for Charlie Company, 1^st Battalion, 23^rd Infantry Regiment.

CPT Otto’s deployment experience includes participating in two Immediate Response Force (IRF) activations, including: January 2020 deployment to Camp Taji, Iraq as a part of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), and August 2021 deployment in support of the U.S. withdrawal from Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) as apart of Operation Allies Refuge (OAR); participating in two Operation Pathways exercises in the Philippines; and one Korea Rotational Force (KRF) rotation to Camp Casey, South Korea.

CPT Otto’s military education includes Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course, Air Assault School, Basic Airborne Course, Ranger School and Maneuver Captains Career Course.

CPT Otto’s Awards include Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with C Device, 2 Army Achievement Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Oversees Service Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Citation, Ranger Tab, Air Assault Badge, Basic Parachutist Badge and Expert Infantryman Badge.