Josh Brooks spent eight years on active duty in the United States Marine Corps as an 0331 Infantry Machine Gunner. He deployed four times in support of the Global War on Terror, once to Iraq, twice to Afghanistan, and a fourth deployment as part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Three of his total four deployments were with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, and his fourth was with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines. His awards from military service include the Purple Heart, Navy Achievement Medal with Combat Valor Device, and the Combat Action Ribbon.

He has worked on projects like Funker530 – Combat Footage, Badge Cams, Readyman, Full30.com, Student of the Gun, Hard Head Veterans, and REFactor Tactical writing SEO centric articles with consistent results. He has also dipped his hat into the arena of fiction writing with his latest short story Fragments of America which is featured in the Black Autumn Anthology.