Draft:John Kline (general)

John D. Kline is a United States Army Major General who currently serves as the commanding general for the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training at Fort Eustis, Va. since Oct. 14, 2021. Prior to that, he served as the Department of Defense representative to routinely meet with the Taliban Political Commission in Qatar from May 2021 to September 2021 and the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 for United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from June 2019 to April 2021.

Education
Kline received his bachelor's degree from Shippensburg University in 1992 and was inducted into theShippensburg University Reserve Officer Training Corps Hall of Fame in 2017 for his lifetime of selfless service to the Nation. He later received a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base.

Military Career
Kline commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer in 1992 and served as a fire support officer and later a MLRS platoon leader at Fort Carson. He transferred to the aviation branch in 1995 and graduated from flight school as a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot. Kline commanded aviation units from the company to brigade level, to include Company A, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment in Germany, 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade located at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia. He also commanded Task Force Forge in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, from 2015-2016, a NATO train, advise and assist mission for Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. Kline's first assignment as a general officer was as the Deputy Commanding General (Support) for the 7th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington from 2018-2019. He then served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 for United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from June 2019 to April 2021. He then spent five months as the Department of Defense representative to routinely meet with the Taliban Political Commission in Qatar. Kline assumed command of the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training on Oct. 15, 2021. Kline's tactical staff assignments include battalion operations officer, battalion executive officer, and deputy brigade commander with the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. Other key staff and leadership positions include the Deputy Director for Army Aviation (DAMO-AV) and the Executive Officer for the Headquarters Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff G3/5/7. Kline has deployed to Iraq and several times to Afghanistan. Kline's military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Initial Entry Rotary Wing, Aviation Officer Advanced Course, Army Command and General Staff College and Air War College.

Personal Life
Kline is married and has two children, a son and a daughter. He is the son of John Kline, a former member of the United States House of Representatives.