Background
Gainey, Kathleen M. was born in 1956.
Gainey, Kathleen M. was born in 1956.
Bachelor of Science in Special Education, Old Dominion University, 1978. Master of Business Administration in Contract Management and Procurement, Babson College, 1989. Graduate, Army Command and General Staff College, 1990.
Graduate, Army War College, 1997.
Second lieutenant United States Army, 1978, advanced through grades to lieutenant general, 2008. Platoon leader 68th Transportation Company, 28th Transportation Battalion, 37th Transportation Group, 4th Transportation Brigade, Germany, 1978. Operations officer, chief container freight branch Military Traffic Management Command, Western Area, Oakland Army Base, California, 1982.
Commander 5th Transportation Co, 45th Group, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 1984—1987. Contracting officer Army Munitions and Chemical Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois. Executive officer 2d Area Support Group, 22d Support Command.
S-2/S-3 702d Transportation Battalion, Saudi Arabia. Division transportation officer 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Special assistant to chief of staff United States Army, Washington, 1997—1998.
Commander 7th Corps Support Group, Bamberg, Germany, 1998—2000. Chief Joint Operations Division United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, 2000—2002. Commander Defense Distribution Center Defense Logistics Agency, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 2002.
Director force projection and distribution Office of Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, Washington, 2004. Deputy chief staff C-4, resources and sustainment Multi-National Force-Iraq. Commanding general Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, 2006—2008.
Director logistics (J-4) The Joint Staff, Washington, since 2008.