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Kathleen M. Gainey
Lieutenant general (United States), 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, United States Army War College, 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 (United States), 6th Transportation Battalion, Fort Eustis, Virginia *Corps Support Group, 7th Corps Support Group, Warner Barracks in Bamberg, Germany *Eastern Distribution Center, Defense Distribution Center, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of the United States Constitution (1789). See alsTitle 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001 The oldest and most senior branch of the U.S. military in order of precedence, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which was formed 14 June 1775 to fight the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)—before the United States was established as a country. After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army.Library of CongressJournals of the Continental Congress, Volume 27/ref> The United States Army considers itself to be a continuation of the Continental Army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
