Josh Henderson is originally from Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, and is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. He is also a graduate of the Naval School of Aviation Safety, and a designated Aviation Safety Officer.

Josh is an active duty Navy Pilot who flew the C-2A Greyhound in operational and shore tours deploying four times, most recently in support of USS Gerald R. Ford on a nine month deployment to the European Theater.  Josh has logged over 1,750 flight hours and 170 arrested landings in the Greyhound, T-6A Texan II, T-45C Goshawk, T-44A Pegasus, and MV-22B Osprey.  As a civilian pilot, Josh also holds a Commercial Pilot Certificate and an Instrument Rating.  Josh currently lives in Washington, DC with his wife Becca and their two daughters where he works as a Defense Fellow in the United States Senate.