The National Intelligence University is a federally chartered research university in Bethesda, Maryland, operated by and for the United States Intelligence Community as its staff college of higher lea
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Charles Bradford Cooper II 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.
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…John Kimmons Brad Cooper As the dedicated research unit of NIU, the Ann Caracristi Institute for Intelligence Research (CIIR) represents the IC’s premier resource for academic…
Official portrait, 2025
Midshipman portrait, 1989
Cooper answering questions from local media as the commanding officer of USS Russell, 3 February 2007
Cooper greeting Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during the secretary's visit to U.S. forces in Bahrain, 17 December 2023