Background
Henry, Gary Norman was born on November 3, 1961 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Norman Thomas and Elaine Cathrine (Schabb) Henry.
air force officer Astronautical engineer
Henry, Gary Norman was born on November 3, 1961 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Norman Thomas and Elaine Cathrine (Schabb) Henry.
Bachelor of Science in Astro. Engineering with distinction, United States Air Force Academy, 1984. Master of Science in Aero./Astronautical Engineering, Stanford University, 1988.
Graduate, United States Air Force Test Pilot School, 1994. Graduate, United States Air Force Air Command & Staff College, 1997. Student, Air War College, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 2002—2003.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1984, advanced through grades to colonel, 2005. Project engineer United States Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1984-1987. Assistant professor astronautics United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1989-1993.
Flight test engineer 418 Flight Test Squadron, Edwards Air Force Base, California, 1993-1994, chief flight dynamics branch, 1994-1995. Executive officer United States Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards, 1995-1996. Deputy director test and evaluation Airborne Laser Systems Program Office, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1997-1999.
Lead airborne laser (PEM) Air Staff, The Pentagon, 1999-2001. Deputy division chief for counter air directorate global power Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, The Pentagon, 2001—2002. Chief advanced technical division Space Superiority Systems Program Office, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, since 2003, director counterspace, since 2005.
Commander 1st Air & Space Test Squadron, 2004—2005. Sole proprietor Polaris Finance Services, since 1987. Director Counterspace Systems Group, Space Superiority Systems Wing, since 2005.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (senior member, hybrid rocket technical committee 1993-1994, Young Engineer ofYr. Rocky Mountain region 1993), Society Flight Test Engineers, National Endowment for Finance Education.