Brigadier General Matthew G. Glavy previously served as the Deputy Director of Future Operations, United States Cyber Command.
Commissioned in May 1986 through the United States Naval Academy, Brigadier General Glavy completed the Basic School in March 1987, and upon graduation, reported for flight training. Upon receiving his winds in September of 1988, he was selected to fly the CH-46 Sea Knight.
He reported to HMT-204 in October 1988, completed CH-46 training and reported to HMM-261 (REIN) as the Embark Officer and Weapons and Tactics Instructor where he participated in numerous contingencies in Liberia, the former Yugoslav Republic, and Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In the summer of 1994, prior to checking into his next command, Captain Glavy was selected for duty at Officer Candidate School as a Platoon Commander for two summer series of Platoon Leaders Class Senior Course. In September of 1994, he reported to HMX-1 where he served as an Operational Test Director and as a White House Liaison Officer. He was selected as a Presidential Command Pilot. In June 1998, he reported for duty with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Okinawa, Japan. He subsequently served as the Aircraft Maintenance Officer and Executive Officer for HMM-265 (REIN) and completed three rotations as the Aviation Combat Element with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to include participation in Operation Desert Fox in the Persian Gulf in 1998 and Operation Stabilize in East Timor the following year. In June 2002, Major Glavy reported for duty with Plans, Policy, and Operations of Headquarters, United States Marine Corps. In June 2003, he reported again to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. He served as the Current Operations Officer in the G-3 and assumed command of HMM-265 (REIN) in August 2003. During his tour, he completed three rotations with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard naval amphibious shipping for operations in the Republic of the Philippines, East Timor, and Operation Iraqi Freedom II. In June 2006, he reported for duty with the Joint Staff, J3 and was assigned in Information Operations. In September 2008, he was assigned the HMX-1 and assumed command in June 2009. As the President’s Helicopter Pilot, he led numerous detachments throughout the world in support of the White House Military Office. In July 2011, he was assigned to HQMC Aviation, Aviation Expeditionary Enablers Branch.
Between 2012 and 204, he served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation on the Marine Corps staff. In July 2014, Brigadier General Glavy was assigned to United States Cyber Command and served as the Deputy Director of Current Operations. He directed operations in support USCYBERCOM’s mission areas; Defend The Nation, Operate and Defend the DODIN, and support to Combatant Commands.
Brigadier General Glavy graduated from all three resident USMC PME schools: The Amphibious Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College and Marine Corps War College. He earned two masters degrees in Military Studies and Strategic Studies. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Systems Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.