Lieutenant General Michele H. Bredenkamp
Lieutenant General Michele Bredenkamp serves as the Director’s Advisor for Military Affairs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, McLean, Virginia since January 5, 2024. In her role, Lieutenant General Bredenkamp serves as the advisor to the Director of National Intelligence on Department of Defense activities and issues. She promotes enduring Department of Defense and Intelligence Community enterprise integration efforts between the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, combat support agency directors, the combatant commands, the military service intelligence chiefs, and other executive leaders across the Intelligence Community.
Lieutenant General Bredenkamp commanded the U.S. Army’s Intelligence and Security Command; 704th MI Brigade, Fort Meade, Maryland; Targeting Squadron, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg; and Alpha Company, 524th MI Battalion, 501st MI Brigade, Republic of Korea.
Her Joint assignments include serving as Director of Intelligence, United States Forces Korea/Deputy Director of Intelligence, Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea; Vice Director for Intelligence, J-2, Joint Staff, Washington, DC; and Assistant Chief of Staff, CJ2, Combined Joint Task Force-101 OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan.
Lieutenant General Bredenkamp’s operational assignments include Staff Officer, Strategic Advisory Group to the Commanding General, later Military Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, International Security Assistance Force, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan; Intelligence Officer, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan; Operations Officer, 313th MI Battalion, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg; Plans Officer, G2, 82d Airborne Division, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq; and Assistant Plans Officer, 501st MI Brigade, Republic of Korea.
Lieutenant General Bredenkamp holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Spring Hill Jesuit College, a master’s degree from Louisiana State University, and a Master of Military Art and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. She is a graduate of the MI Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the School of Advanced Military Studies, the National Security Agency’s Senior Service College Fellowship, the Joint and Combined Warfighting School, and the National Defense University’s CAPSTONE General and Flag Officer Course.