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'''Glen David VanHerck''' (born October 20, 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/local-military-member-commands-squadron/article_f4fd0a69-9cba-5be5-8886-ae89cdcd0831.html |title=Local military member commands squadron &#124; Daily Journal News |publisher=dailyjournalonline.com |date= |accessdate=2019-12-08}}</ref> is a [[General (United States)|general]] in the [[United States Air Force]], who serves as the commander of both [[United States Northern Command]] and the [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]]. He previously served as [[Director of the Joint Staff]] from August 2019 to August 2020. He assumed his current assignment on August 20, 2020.
'''Glen David VanHerck''' (born October 20, 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/local-military-member-commands-squadron/article_f4fd0a69-9cba-5be5-8886-ae89cdcd0831.html |title=Local military member commands squadron &#124; Daily Journal News |publisher=dailyjournalonline.com |date= |accessdate=2019-12-08}}</ref> is a retired [[United States Air Force]] [[General (United States)|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.


[[File:NORAD & USNORTHCOM Change of Command 2020 200720-O-JS470-734.jpg|thumb|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.]]
[[File:NORAD & USNORTHCOM Change of Command 2020 200720-O-JS470-734.jpg|thumb|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.]]
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[[File:220607-D-TT977-0528 (52130617831).jpg|thumb|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]]
[[File:220607-D-TT977-0528 (52130617831).jpg|thumb|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyjournalonline.com/bismarck/news/bismarck-native-son-promoted-to-brigadier-general/article_ed41a55a-2d50-11e3-b033-0019bb2963f4.html |title=Bismarck 'native son' promoted to brigadier general &#124; News |publisher=dailyjournalonline.com |date=2013-10-07 |accessdate=2019-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mizzoumag.missouri.edu/2014/11/top-flight/|title = Top Flight}}</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Missouri]], where he was commissioned through the [[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/467046/lieutenant-general-glen-d-vanherck/ |title=LIEUTENANT GENERAL GLEN D. VANHERCK > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display |publisher=Af.mil |date= |accessdate=2019-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyjournalonline.com/bismarck/news/vanherck-to-receive-major-promotion/article_818c3d3e-3ff4-5ecd-bedf-6cbb8da36b60.html |title=VanHerck to receive 'major' promotion &#124; News |publisher=dailyjournalonline.com |date=2015-02-11 |accessdate=2019-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jcs.mil/Leadership/Article-View/Article/1506659/lt-gen-glen-d-vanherck/ |title=VanHerck as Director of the Joint Staff |publisher=jcs.mil |date= |accessdate=2020-05-24}}</ref>
VanHerck was born in [[Murray, Kentucky]], and raised in [[Bismarck, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyjournalonline.com/bismarck/news/bismarck-native-son-promoted-to-brigadier-general/article_ed41a55a-2d50-11e3-b033-0019bb2963f4.html |title=Bismarck 'native son' promoted to brigadier general &#124; News |publisher=dailyjournalonline.com |date=2013-10-07 |accessdate=2019-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mizzoumag.missouri.edu/2014/11/top-flight/|title = Top Flight| date=2024 }}</ref> He graduated from the [[University of Missouri]], where he was commissioned through the [[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/467046/lieutenant-general-glen-d-vanherck/ |title=LIEUTENANT GENERAL GLEN D. VANHERCK > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display |publisher=Af.mil |date= |accessdate=2019-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyjournalonline.com/bismarck/news/vanherck-to-receive-major-promotion/article_818c3d3e-3ff4-5ecd-bedf-6cbb8da36b60.html |title=VanHerck to receive 'major' promotion &#124; News |publisher=dailyjournalonline.com |date=2015-02-11 |accessdate=2019-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jcs.mil/Leadership/Article-View/Article/1506659/lt-gen-glen-d-vanherck/ |title=VanHerck as Director of the Joint Staff |publisher=jcs.mil |date= |accessdate=2020-05-24}}</ref>


==Awards and decorations==
==Awards and decorations==
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Glen VanHerck
Birth nameGlen David VanHerck
Born (1962-10-20) October 20, 1962 (age 62)
Murray, Kentucky, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1987–2024
RankGeneral
Commands
Awards
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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Local military member commands squadron | Daily Journal News". dailyjournalonline.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  2. ^ "Bismarck 'native son' promoted to brigadier general | News". dailyjournalonline.com. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. ^ "Top Flight". 2024.
  4. ^ "LIEUTENANT GENERAL GLEN D. VANHERCK > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display". Af.mil. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  5. ^ "VanHerck to receive 'major' promotion | News". dailyjournalonline.com. 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  6. ^ "VanHerck as Director of the Joint Staff". jcs.mil. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
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Preceded by Commander of the 7th Bomb Wing
2012–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the 509th Bomb Wing
2014–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the United States Air Force Warfare Center
2016–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of the Joint Staff
2019–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command
2020–2024 		Succeeded by


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