Background
McKiernan, David D. was born in 1950.
McKiernan, David D. was born in 1950.
Graduate, College Wiliam & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1972. Doctor in Public Service (honorary), College Wiliam & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. Master of Public Administration, Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1972, advanced through grades to general, 2005, Commander, 1st battalion, 35th armor (Iron Knights), 1st armored division, 1988—1990, deputy chief staff G-2/G-3, Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rheindahlen, Germany, 1996—1997, assistant division Commander, 1st infantry, 1997—1998, Commander, 1st brigade (Iron Horse), 1st cavalry division, 1993—1995, deputy chief staff, operations, headquarters, Europe and 7th Army, 1998—1999, Commander, 1st cavalry division Fort Hood, Texas, 1999—2001, Commander, 3rd United States Army/Combined Forces Land Component Command Bosnia, Albania and Kosovo, 2002—2004, deputy commanding general, chief staff, United States Army Forces Command, commanding general, United States Army Europe & 7th Army (United States Army Europe), 2005—2008, Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), North Atlantic Treaty Organization Kabul, 2008—2009, Commander United States Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A), 2008—2009, retired with full honors, 2009.
Married Carmen D. McKiernan.