Kathleen M. Gainey
# 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
