National Guard
Brigadier General LARRY L. HENRY
  
Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard
Arlington, VA
Since: July 2021
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Wright State University - BA - Political Science
Webster University - MA - International Relations
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
United States Army War College, Defense Strategy Course
Army Force Management School, Army Force Management Course
Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) JPME-II
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 8 Jun 90
1LT 30 May 93
CPT 25 Oct 96
MAJ 27 Oct 05
LTC 26 Apr 11
COL 25 Jul 17
BG 1 Jun 20

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Jul 21 Present Special Assistant to Director, Army National Guard , Arlington, Virginia
Jun 20 Jun 21 Chief of Staff, Kosovo Forces, Kosovo, APO AE
Sep 19 Nov 19 J5, Utah National Guard Headquarter, Draper, Utah
Jun 17 Sep 19 Commander, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Camp Williams, Utah
Aug 16 Jun 17 Senior Guard Advisor, United States Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Aug 14 Aug 16 Commander, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Lehi, Utah
Jul 12 Aug 14 J3 Resource Branch Chief, Army National Guard Advisor, Special Operations Command Europe, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
Aug 09 Jul 12 Army National Guard Advisor, United States Army Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Oct 08 Aug 09 Special Forces Company Commander, Zabul Province, Afghanistan; dual-hatted, Commander, Advanced Operating Base 9220, Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Jun 06 Oct 08 Special Forces Company Commander, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio
Sep 05 Jun 06 Special Forces Company Commander, AOB 9220, Radwaniyah Palace Complex, Baghdad, Iraq
Jul 05 Sep 05 Special Forces Company Commander, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio
Mar 00 Jul 05 Operational Detachment Commander, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio
Jul 99 Mar 00 J5, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Mar 96 Jul 99 Operational Detachment Commander, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio
Feb 95 Mar 96 Student, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jul 94 Feb 95 Operational Detachment Commander, Detachment 1, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Jun 92 Jun 94 Operational Detachment Commander, C Company, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 11th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jamestown, Ohio
Jul 90 Jun 92 Rifle Platoon Leader, B Company, 1st -166th Infantry, 73rd Infantry Brigade, Delaware, Ohio

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
J3 Resource Branch Chief, Army National Guard Advisor, Special Operations Command Europe, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany Jul 12 - Aug 14 Lieutenant Colonel
Special Forces Company Commander, Zabul Province, Afghanistan; dual-hatted, Commander, Advanced Operating Base 9220, Zabul Province, Afghanistan Oct 08 - Aug 09 Major
J5, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Jul 99 - Mar 00 Captain

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Special Forces Company Commander, Zabul Province, Afghanistan; dual-hatted, Commander, Advanced Operating Base 9220, Zabul Province, Afghanistan Oct 08 - Aug 09 Major
Special Forces Company Commander, AOB 9220, Radwaniyah Palace Complex, Baghdad, Iraq Sep 05 - Jun 06 Major
J5, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Jul 99 - Mar 00 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with Valor Device and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal with (2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device, and numeral 5)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with numeral 5)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Special Forces Tab
Master Parachutist Badge
Military Freefall Parachutists Badge
German Parachutist Badge in Gold

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Police Officer, City of Xenia, Ohio 1995 - 2011. Accepted a Title 10 AGR position in 2009 and retired on a partial retirement in 2011 from the City of Xenia.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Special Forces Association, Life Member

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2015 Joint Qualified level III
2011 Graduated with Honors, Webster University
1995 Commandant's List, Special Forces Qualification Course, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
1988 Enlisted Soldier of the Year, 5th BN, 28th FA (USAR)
1988 Distinguished Honor Graduate, OSUT, Fort Sill, OK

 

 

As of: 9 Sep 21

 

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