Kathleen M Gainey

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Years of service 1978–2013		Name Kathleen Gainey Rank Lieutenant general

Commands held Director for Logistics, J4, the Joint Staff5th Heavy Boat Company6th Transportation Battalion7th Corps Support GroupDefense Distribution CenterCommanding General, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Awards Distinguished Service MedalDefense Superior Service Medal (2)Legion of Merit (2)Bronze Star Medal (2)Meritorious Service Medal (6)Joint Service Commendation MedalArmy Commendation Medal (4)
Education Old Dominion University Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Army

General Gainey talks about the Marshall Center

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

1978 Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education, Old Dominion University, VA

1987 MBA in Contract Management and Procurement, Babson College, MA.

1989 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS.

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

5th Heavy Boat Company, Ford Island, Hawaii

7th Corps Support Group, Warner Barracks in Bamberg, Germany

Defense Distribution Center, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Commanding General, Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

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.

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