Brandon S. Krueger is a senior policy analyst at RAND, where he conducts research on defense and national security issues with a focus on uncrewed and counter-uncrewed systems, emerging warfare technologies, European security, defense innovation, and operational concept development. His work supports Department of Defense stakeholders through analytic studies, field research, and the development of frameworks that inform force design, capability development, and future warfare.
He brings more than two decades of operational leadership experience to his research. A retired Chief Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, he served in global assignments spanning communications, special operations support, organizational leadership, and strategic planning, including four years with Joint Special Operations Command. His operational background provides practical insight into contested environments, military adaptation, and the challenges shaping modern conflict.
Krueger is a graduate of the Joint Special Operations Master of Arts program and Joint Professional Military Education Phase II at National Defense University. His research has contributed to studies on partner interoperability, combat support readiness, and lessons emerging from the war in Ukraine.
He specializes in operational analysis, force design, and emerging warfare concepts, with particular emphasis on the evolving role of autonomous systems in future conflicts.
Associate of Applied Sciences in electronic technology, Community College of the Air Force; Bachelor of Arts in history, University of Maryland Global Campus; Master of Arts in strategic studies, National Defense University; Master of Education in education administration, University of West Florida
