Brig Gen Garrett Harencak
Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Application

Brigadier General Garrett Harencak is the principal assistant deputy administrator for military application in the Office of Defense Programs at the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  He assists the deputy administrator in directing the Stockpile Stewardship Program (SSP), which maintains the safety, security, and reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile.  The NNSA’s nuclear security enterprise includes three national research laboratories, the Nevada Test Site, and four production plants.  This approximately $5 billion program, with over 25,000 people around the country, encompasses operations associated with manufacturing, maintaining, refurbishing, and dismantling the nuclear weapons stockpile.  Defense Programs also provides oversight and direction of the research, development, and engineering support to maintain the safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile in the absence of underground testing, and assures the capability for maintaining the readiness to test and develop new warheads.

Prior to joining NNSA, Brig Gen Harencak was the Commander of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Missouri.

General Harencak entered the Air Force in 1983 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. His assignments include aircraft command of the B-52; instructor pilot and squadron command in the B-1B; a tour in weapon systems requirements; aide to the Commander of U.S. Central Command; Director of the Headquarters U.S. Air Force Executive Secretariat; and Deputy Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command.  General Harencak has also commanded the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas.

The general is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in various strike and training aircraft.