Kathleen M. Gainey
Lieutenant General Kathleen M. Gainey
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1978–2013
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldSurface Deployment and Distribution Command
Defense Distribution Center
7th Corps Support Group
6th Transportation Battalion
5th Heavy Boat Company
Battles/warsGulf War
Iraq War
AwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal
Army Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (2)

Lieutenant General Kathleen M. Gainey is a retired United States Army general who served as Deputy Commander, United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.[1][2] She retired in 2013.[3]

Education

Military career

Gainey received her commission as a second lieutenant through ROTC in 1978. Her commands include:

Gainey's other assignments include

  • Chief, Container Freight Branch, Military Ocean Terminal Bay Area, MTMC Western Area, Oakland, California
  • Program Analyst, US Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command, Rock Island, Illinois
  • Executive Officer, 2d Area Support Group, 22d Support Command
  • S-2/S3, 702d Transportation Battalion, Saudi Arabia
  • Division Transportation Officer, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia
  • Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Army, Washington, D.C.
  • Chief Joint Operations Division, United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
  • Director, Force Projection and Distribution, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, Washington, D.C.
  • Deputy Chief of Staff, Resources and Sustainment, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom.[4]
  • Director of Logistics, Joint Staff J4

References

  1. "General Officer Announcement" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. May 13, 2011.
  2. US Transportation Command Biography (PDF), US Transportation Command, May 2, 2013
  3. Defense News
  4. "Lieutenant General Kathleen M. Gainey". Joint Chiefs of Staff. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
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