MAJOR GENERAL HENRY C. MCCANN

Retired June 30, 2011

Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard

Major General Henry C. McCann is Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard.

General McCann has held a series of key command and staff positions to include Commander and Deputy Commander, 261st Signal Brigade; Commander, 72nd Troop Command; Commander, 198th Signal Battalion; S2/3, 280th Signal Battalion; and Commander, Company E, 150th Aviation Company.

EDUCATION:

1975 University of Delaware, Bachelor of Science, Education, Newark, Delaware
1983 Boston University, Master of Science, Business Administration, Boston, Massachusetts
2001 United States Army War College, by Correspondence
2001 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1975 - September 1975, Student, C Battery, Officer Student Battalion, Field Artillery School Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
2. September 1975 - May 1977, Forward Observer, C Battery, 2d Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
3. May 1977 - October 1977, Fire Direction Officer, C Battery, 2d Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
4. November 1977 - August 1978, Executive Officer, C Battery, 2d Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
5. September 1978 - November 1978, Air Observer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
6. November 1978 - July 1979, Student, United States Army Field Artillery School, Field Artillery School Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
7. July 1979 - April 1980, Student, Headquarters, United States Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama
8. April 1980 - April 1981, Aviation Liaison Officer, 295th Aviation Company, 11th Aviation Battalion, V Corps, Mannheim,Germany
9. April 1981 - November 1982, Platoon Leader, 295th Aviation Company, 11th Aviation Battalion, V Corps, Mannheim, Germany
10. November 1982 - November 1983, Battalion Assistant S-3, 11th Aviation Battalion, V Corps, Frankfurt, Germany
11. November 1983 - August 1984, S-1 Adjutant, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 159th Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
12. February 1986 - September 1986, Platoon Leader, Company B, 150th Combat Aviation Battalion, New Castle, Delaware
13. October 1986 - May 1987, Executive Officer,198th Assault Helicopter Company, New Castle, Delaware
14. May 1987 - December 1989, Commander, Company E 150th Aviation Command, New Castle, Delaware
15. December 1989 - August 1992, Aviation Staff Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 261st Signal Command, Dover, Delaware
16. September 1992 - April 1993, Communication and Electronics Plans Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 261st Signal Command, Dover, Delaware
17. April 1993 - November 1994, Battalion S-2/S-3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 280th Signal Battalion, Georgetown, Delaware
18. November 1994 - April 1995, Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 280th Signal Battalion, Georgetown, Delaware
19. May 1995 - June 1995, Chief, C4 Branch, Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 261st Signal Command, Dover, Delaware
20. June 1995 - August 1996, Operations Officer, Detachment 1, 261st Signal Command, Dover, Delaware
21. August 1996 - April 1998, S-2/S-3, 72d Troop Command, Wilmington, Delaware
22. April 1998 - February 1999, Commander, 198th Signal Battalion, Wilmington, Delaware
23. March 1999 - February 2000, Director of Personnel, State Area Command, Wilmington, Delaware
24. March 2000 - September 2001, Deputy Commander, 261st Theater Signal Brigade, Dover, Delaware
25. September 2001 - November 2003, Commander, 72d Troop Command, Wilmington, Delaware
26. November 2003 - November 2004, Deputy Commander, 261st Theater Signal Brigade, Smyrna, Delaware
31. November 2004 - July 2008, Commander, 261st Theater Signal Brigade, Smyrna, Delaware
32. July 2008 - July 2010, Director, C4 Systems, J-6, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
33. July 2010 - December 2010, Special Assistant to the Director, Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
34. January 2011 - June 2011, Special Assistant to the Director, Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with numeral 2)
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with numeral 6)
Senior Army Aviator Badge
Army Aviator Badge
Delaware Distinguish Service Medal
Delaware Medal for Military Merit (numeral 4)
Delaware National Defense Service Ribbon (numeral 2)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant USAR 04 June 1975
First Lieutenant USAR 04 June 1977
First Lieutenant USAR 04 June 1978
Captain USAR 18 November 1979
Captain USAR 15 March 1982
Major ARNG 01 January 1990
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 06 July 1995
Colonel ARNG 01 October 1999
Brigadier General ARNG 04 May 2005
Major General ARNG 22 December 2010

(Current as of January 2010)