Brigadier General Matthew E. Henry
New Mexico Assistant to the Adjutant General - Air, Joint Forces Headquarters, New Mexico Air National Guard
As a senior military advisor to the Governor and Adjutant General, he advises on all matters pertaining to the New Mexico Air National Guard. He is responsible for planning and executing the mission and organizing, training, and deploying New Mexico Air National Guard units during contingency and domestic operations in federal and state emergencies.
General Henry earned his commission in December 1997 through Air Force ROTC at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He began his career as an intelligence officer with the 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena Air Force Base. He joined the Georgia Air National Guard in 2002 as a JSTARS Airborne Intelligence Officer before joining the New Mexico Air National Guard in 2008. He is a master intelligence officer with several operational deployments supporting Operations IRAQI and DENURING FREEDOM.
Prior to his current assignment, General Henry served in a variety of roles to include flight commander, airborne instructor and evaluator, wing senior intelligence officer, the 250th Intelligence Squadron commander, the 150th Mission Support Group commander, the 150th Vice Wing commander, and as the director of staff and chief of staff for the Air, Joint Forces Headquarters, New Mexico Air National Guard.
Education
- 1997 — Bachelor of Arts, University of New Mexico
- 1998 — Intelligence Operations Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
- 1999 — Joint Special Operations Aviation Component Staff Course
- 2002 — JSTARS Initial Qualification Training (Distinguished Graduate)
- 2006 — Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (non-resident)
- 2009 — ACC Intelligence Leadership & Management Course
- 2011 — Air Command and Staff College (non-resident)
- 2013 — Joint Targeting School Staff Course (Distinguished Graduate)
- 2014 — Master of Arts in Military Operational Art and Science, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- 2015 — Air War College (non-resident)
Assignments
- January 1998 – September 1998: Student, Air Force Intelligence School, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
- September 1998 – December 2000: Chief of Intelligence Systems, 353d OSS, Kadena AB, Japan
- December 2000 – February 2002: Chief, Intel Production, 505th Exercise Control Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida
- March 2002 – October 2002: Executive Officer, AFC2TIG, Hurlburt Field, Florida
- July 2003 – June 2005: Chief, Intelligence Branch, 16th ACCS, 116th Wing (GA ANG)
- June 2005 – December 2006: Flight Commander, 330th CTS, 116th Wing (GA ANG)
- January 2008 – July 2008: Chief, Intelligence Evaluation, 116th OGV (GA ANG)
- July 2008 – September 2010: Wing Senior Intelligence Officer, 150th Fighter Wing (NM ANG)
- September 2010 – July 2015: Commander, 250th Intelligence Squadron (NM ANG)
- July 2015 – June 2017: Commander, 150th Mission Support Group (NM ANG)
- June 2017 – July 2019: Vice Commander, 150th Special Operations Wing (NM ANG)
- July 2019 – February 2023: Director of Staff – Air, Joint Force Headquarters (NMNG)
- February 2023 – April 2023: Chief of Staff – Air, Joint Force Headquarters (NMNG)
- August 2023 – Present: Assistant Adjutant General – Air, Joint Forces Headquarters (NMNG)
Flight Information
- Rating: Non-rated Officer Aircrew Member
- Flight Hours: 2,400
- Aircraft: E-8C JSTARS
Major Awards and Decorations
- Legion of Merit with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
- Meritorious Service Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
- Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
- Air Force Commendation Medal
- Air Force Achievement Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
- Meritorious Unit Award with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
- Combat Readiness Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 2 "M" Devices
Effective Dates of Promotion
- Second Lieutenant: January 7, 1998
- First Lieutenant: January 7, 2000
- Captain: January 7, 2002
- Major: November 8, 2007
- Lieutenant Colonel: February 1, 2012
- Colonel: June 1, 2017
- Brigadier General: April 30, 2023