Kathleen M. Gainey

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. She retired in 2013.

Education

• 1978 Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education, Old Dominion University, VA
• 1987 Master of Business Administration in Contract Management and Procurement, Babson College, MA.
• 1989 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS.
• 1997 Graduate, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA.

Military career

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

• 5th Heavy Boat Company, Ford Island, Hawaii
• 6th Transportation Battalion, Fort Eustis, Virginia
• 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.
• Director of Logistics, Joint Staff J4

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