Biography

A native of Magrath, Alberta, Canada, Mr. Brewerton is a multi-tour U.S. combat veteran having spent 30 years with the military as an USAF officer, defense contractor, & DoD civilian. Cortney entered the military in 1985 at Lackland AFB, TX. From 1986 - 1990, Cortney was stationed at RAF Alconbury & RAF Bentwaters, UK. In 1989, he was one of the first non-pilot officers selected to & graduate from the elite USAF Weapons School. From 1990-1992, Mr. Brewerton was assigned to the 23rd Fighter Wing, England AFB, LA where he deployed to SW Asia for combat operations. Then from 1992-1995 Cortney was a Special Operations & Weapons Tactics officer at Kelly AFB, Texas. Later, from 1995-1998, he was assigned as Assistant Professor, Aerospace Studies at Brigham Young University. Then from 1998-2001, Cortney served as a Deputy Director, Special Operations Command South (SOCSO). In 2001, Cortney was assigned as Lead Special Operations Weapons officer for US Joint Forces Command. After retiring from active duty in 2005, Mr. Brewerton was employed as a Special Operations & Weapons contractor for US Joint Forces Command. Then in 2007, Cortney transferred to Colorado Springs as Team Lead, Special Operations Weapons/Senior Defense Analyst in the Standing Joint Force HQ/SOCNorth, & USNORTHCOM/J3 (Operations) & J5 (Plans) Directorates. In 2016, Cortney entered the private sector as a senior technical project manager in the cybersecurity, IT networking, & market research spaces. Mr. Brewerton earned a B.A., Political Science from BYU & an M.A., Public Administration from Webster University.