Henry U. Harder

Henry Harder
Harder as adjutant general in 2026
NicknameHank
Born1965 (age 60–61)
ServiceUnited States Air Force
Service years1989–present
RankMajor General
UnitVermont National Guard
CommandsFlight Commander, 134th Fighter Squadron
158th Operations Support Flight
229th Information Operations Squadron
158th Mission Support Group
Vermont Air National Guard
Adjutant General of Vermont
WarsIraq War
AwardsLegion of Merit
List
Alma materUniversity of Vermont
Air Command and Staff College
Air War College
Spouse
Natalie Rae Borrok
(m. 1996)
Children3
RelationsIsabel Rockefeller Lincoln (grandmother)
Frederic W. Lincoln IV (grandfather)
Websitevt.public.ng.mil

Henry U. Harder (born 1965) is a career officer in the United States Air Force. A longtime member of the Vermont Air National Guard, he served as Vermont's assistant adjutant general for air from 2020 to 2025 and concurrently served as the deputy adjutant general from 2024 to 2025. From 2024 to 2026, he continued as deputy adjutant general. In February 2026, he was chosen by the Vermont General Assembly to succeed Gregory C. Knight as Adjutant General of Vermont.