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Glen VanHerck
Birth nameGlen David VanHerck
Born (1962-10-20) October 20, 1962 (age 61)
Murray, Kentucky, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1987–2024
RankGeneral
Commands held
  • North American Aerospace Defense Command
  • United States Air Force Warfare Center
  • 509th Bomb Wing
  • 7th Bomb Wing
  • 325th Weapons Squadron
    • Awards
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
  • Defense Superior Service Medal
  • Legion of Merit (3)
    • Alma materUniversity of Missouri (BA)
    Glen D. VanHerck's voice

    VanHerck's opening statement at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the 2022 USNORTHCOM posture
    Recorded March 24, 2022

    Glen David VanHerck (born October 20, 1962)[1] is a retired United States Air Force general who last served as the commander of United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command from 2020 to 2024. He previously served as Director of the Joint Staff from 2019 to 2020.

    VanHerck is sworn in by chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark A. Milley, as commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM in a change of command ceremony on August 20, 2020.
    VanHerck provides remarks at the 9/11 20th anniversary commemoration ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base on September 11, 2021.
    VanHerck with Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at U.S. Northern Command headquarters on June 7, 2022

    VanHerck was born in Murray, Kentucky, and raised in Bismarck, Missouri.[2][3] He graduated from the University of Missouri, where he was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1987.[4][5][6]

    Awards and decorations[edit]

    US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
    Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
    North American Aerospace Defense Command Badge
    United States Northern Command Badge
    Defense Distinguished Service Medal
    Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
    Defense Superior Service Medal
    Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
    Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges. Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
    Air Medal

    Bronze oak leaf cluster

    		 Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

    Bronze oak leaf cluster

    		 Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
    Joint Service Achievement Medal

    Bronze oak leaf cluster

    		 Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

    Bronze oak leaf cluster

    		 Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
    Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters

    Bronze oak leaf cluster

    		 Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
    Combat Readiness Medal

    Bronze star

    Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes
    		 National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star

    Bronze star

    		 Southwest Asia Service Medal with service star
    Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
    Armed Forces Service Medal
    Air and Space Campaign Medal

    Bronze oak leaf cluster

    		 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
    Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon
    Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
    Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
    Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
    Air Force Training Ribbon

    Effective dates of promotion[edit]

    Insignia Rank Date
    General August 20, 2020
    Lieutenant General September 27, 2019
    Major General May 13, 2016
    Brigadier General September 2, 2013
    Colonel September 1, 2007
    Lieutenant Colonel February 1, 2003
    Major August 1, 1998
    Captain September 16, 1991
    First Lieutenant September 16, 1989
    Second Lieutenant September 16, 1987

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Local military member commands squadron | Daily Journal News". dailyjournalonline.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  • ^ "Bismarck 'native son' promoted to brigadier general | News". dailyjournalonline.com. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  • ^ "Top Flight".
  • ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL GLEN D. VANHERCK > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display". Af.mil. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  • ^ "VanHerck to receive 'major' promotion | News". dailyjournalonline.com. 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  • ^ "VanHerck as Director of the Joint Staff". jcs.mil. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
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    Military offices
    Preceded by

    David Béen

    		 Commander of the 7th Bomb Wing
    2012–2014     		Succeeded by

    Michael Starr

    Preceded by

    Thomas A. Bussiere

    		 Commander of the 509th Bomb Wing
    2014–2015     		Succeeded by

    Paul W. Tibbets IV

    Preceded by

    Jay B. Silveria

    		 Commander of the United States Air Force Warfare Center
    2016–2017     		Succeeded by

    Peter Gersten

    Preceded by

    Michael M. Gilday

    		 Director of the Joint Staff
    2019–2020     		Succeeded by

    William D. Byrne Jr.
    Acting

    Preceded by

    Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy

    		 Commander of the United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command
    2020–2024     		Succeeded by

    Gregory M. Guillot

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