Michele Bredenkamp

Michele Bredenkamp
Official portrait, 2024
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1990–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	United States Army Intelligence and Security Command 704th Military Intelligence Brigade Targeting Squadron, Joint Special Operations Command 524th Military Intelligence Battalion
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2)
Spouse(s)	Trevor J. Bredenkamp

Michele Herman Bredenkamp is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as director's advisor for military affairs to the director of national intelligence since January 2024. She most recently served as the Commanding General of the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command from 2021 to 2023. She previously served as the director of intelligence of the United States Forces Korea and deputy director of intelligence of the Combined Forces Command. ^{[1] [2]}

In September 2025, she was nominated to be the ninth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). ^[3]

References

1. "Major General Michele H. Bredenkamp - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil.
2. "INSCOM - U.S. Army Intelligence & Security Command". www.inscom.army.mil. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.
3. Vincent, Brandi (5 September 2025). "Trump selects top military intel advisor to run the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". DefenseScoop. Retrieved 8 September 2025.

External links

• Media related to Michele H. Bredenkamp at Wikimedia Commons

Military offices
Preceded by ???	Deputy Director for Program Analysis and Evaluation of the United States Army 2018	Succeeded by Karl Gingrich
Preceded by Charles H. Cleveland	Vice Director for Intelligence of the Joint Staff 2018–2020	Succeeded by Michael L. Downs
Preceded by Michael L. Downs	Director of Intelligence of the United States Forces Korea and Deputy Director of Intelligence of the Combined Forces Command 2020–2021	Succeeded by Richard T. Appelhans
Preceded by Gary W. Johnston	Commanding General of the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command 2021–2023	Succeeded by Timothy D. Brown
Preceded by Jeffrey A. Kruse	Advisor for Military Affairs to the Director of National Intelligence 2024–present	Incumbent