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BRIGADIER GENERAL DONALD E. "GENE" KIRKLAND
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Brig. Gen. Donald E. "Gene" Kirkland is the Commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. As the Commander, he serves a 9,500 personnel team responsible for $3B in revenue. The complex performs programmed depot maintenance on the KC-135, B-1B, B-52 and E-3 aircraft; expanded phase maintenance on the Navy E-6 aircraft; and maintenance, repair and overhaul of F100, F101, F108, F110, F117, F118, F119 and TF33 engines for the Air Force, Navy and foreign military sales. Additionally, he is responsible for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of a myriad of Air Force and Navy airborne accessory components, and the development and sustainment of a diverse portfolio of mission critical software.
General Kirkland entered the Air Force in 1988 through Officer Training School. He is a career aircraft and munitions maintenance officer, and has served on the J4 logistics staffs at United States Central Command and The Joint Staff. Prior to his current position, he was Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville 1990 Master of Science degree in Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant
1994 Squadron Officer School (distinguished graduate), Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1999 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)
2000 College of Naval Command and Staff (distinguished graduate), Newport, R.I.
2000 Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies, U.S. Navy War College, Newport, R.I.
2002 Department of Defense Executive Leadership Development Program
2004 Air War College (correspondence)
2006 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2006 Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2011 National Security Studies Program, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1988 - September 1990, various munitions officer positions, 5th Munitions Maintenance
Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D.
2. October 1990 - March 1991, Officer in Charge, Munitions Branch, 51st Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea
3. April 1991 - October 1991, Assistant Officer in Charge, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 51st Aircraft Generation Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea
4. October 1991 - October 1993, Officer in Charge, Munitions Flight, and later, Maintenance Supervisor, 96th Maintenance Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
5. October 1993 - May 1994, Chief, Quality Assurance, 7th Logistics Group, Dyess AFB, Texas
6. June 1994 - July 1994, student, Logistics Plans Officer Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
7. August 1994 - May 1997, Deputy Chief, and later, Chief, Logistics Plans Flight, 3d Logistics Support Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
8. June 1997 - July 1999, Joint Munitions Staff Officer, J4, Directorate of Logistics, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
9. August 1999 - June 2000, Student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Newport, R.I.
10. June 2000 - May 2002, Commander, 28th Munitions Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
11. May 2002 - July 2005, Staff Officer, and later, Chief, Readiness Branch, J4, Directorate of Logistics, The Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
12. August 2005 - June 2006, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. June 2006 - June 2007, Deputy Commander, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
14. July 2007 - October 2007, Chief, Munitions Division, A4, Directorate of Logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
15. November 2007 - July 2009, Commander, 5th Maintenance Group, Minot AFB, N.D.
16. August 2009 - December 2009, Special Assistant to 9th Air Force Commander, Langley AFB, Va.
17. January 2010 - June 2011, Commander, 633d Air Base Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
18. July 2011 - August 2012, Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
19. September 2012 - Present, Commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker AFB, Okla.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1997 - July 1999, Joint Munitions Staff Officer, J4, Directorate of Logistics, United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla., as a captain
2. May 2002 - May 2004, Staff Officer, and later, Chief, Readiness Branch, J4, Directorate of Logistics, The Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Feb. 23, 1988
First Lieutenant Feb. 23, 1990
Captain Feb. 23, 1992
Major July 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2002
Colonel August 1, 2007
Brigadier General Frocked
(Current as of September 2012)
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