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