Brigadier General Glenn Henke

Commandant US Army Air Defence Artillery School

Brigadier General Glenn Henke serves as the 46th Commandant of the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery, Chief of Air Defense Artillery, and Deputy Commanding Officer of the Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. His prior assignment was as the Military Deputy Director, Joint Counter-sUAS Office (JCO) in the Pentagon. Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Brigadier General Henke entered active duty in 1997 after graduating from Seattle University. As a lieutenant, he served as an Avenger/Stinger platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne Division and aide to the XVIII Airborne Corps Chief of Staff. As a captain, he served in the 1st Infantry Division as Assistant S-3, Operations Officer for Task Force Falcon in Kosovo, battalion S-3, and battery commander in Operation Iraqi Freedom II. Following battery command, Brigadier General Henke served with the TRADOC Capability Manager for Ballistic Missile Defense in Arlington, VA, the 82nd Airborne Division Chief of Future Plans in Afghanistan, battalion executive officer at Fort Bragg, and on a Joint Test in support of NORAD and USNORTHCOM. Brigadier General Henke commanded 1-43 ADA at Fort Bliss, then served as G-3 for the 32d AAMDC. As a colonel, he served as the Missile Defense Division Chief for CFC & USKF, commanded the 35th ADA Brigade in South Korea, and served as the Deputy Commanding Officer for 32d AAMDC. Brigadier General Henke holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Seattle University, a Master of Arts in International Security Studies from Kansas State University, a Master in Military Art and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and a Master of Science in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. He is a graduate of the ADA Officer Basic Course, the Armor Captains Career Course, CGSOC, SAMS, and the Army War College. Brigadier General Henke’s military awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, with campaign and service medals for Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, and the Global War on Terror. Brigadier General Henke is a master rated parachutist and holds the Army Basic Space Badge. Brigadier General Henke married Katherine Anselmo from Spokane, Washington, in 1997, and they have two teenage daughters.