JOHN D. GARDNER (GENERAL)

'John D. 'Jack' Gardner' Lieutenant General in the United States Army. He is deputy commander, Allied Land Component Command, Heidelberg, North Atlantic Treaty Organization.^[1][2] Gardner is a native of Columbus, Ohio.

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Past assignments

Deputy Commander MNF-I for detainee operations

U.S. Army South

Other Assignments

Education

References

External links

Past assignments

Deputy Commander MNF-I for detainee operations

Gardner was most recently assigned as Deputy Commander for detainee operations / Commander of Task Force 134, Multinational Force Iraq. His oversight included all detainee operations at Camp Bucca, Camp Cropper, Fort Suse and Abu Ghraib prison as well as operations at Camp Ashraf. Both Fort Suse and Abu Ghraib prison were returned to Iraq control during his tenure.^[3][4]

U.S. Army South

Gardner was the Commander-in-chief of the United States Army South where he oversaw American military operations in 31 countries and 13 dependencies, in Central and South America and the Caribbean. His Operational Area of Responsibility covers over 15.6 million square miles (40.4 million km²) of area, or one-sixth of the world's surface area.

Other Assignments

★ Deputy commanding general for transformation, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Lewis^[5]

★ Assistant division commander (support), 25th Infantry Division (Light) with duty as deputy commanding general, Multinational Division (North), Stabilization Force-11, Task Force Eagle, Operation Joint Forge, Bosnia

★ Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea Yong San, Korea^[6]

★ Brigade Commander in the 3d Infantry Division

★ Battalion Commander in the 2nd Infantry Division

Education

Gardner is a graduate of West Point and the Army Command and General Staff College. In addition Gardner holds a Masters from Georgetown University, and completed a Senior Service College Fellowship at Harvard University.

References

1. General Officer Announcement
2. ALCC HQ HD welcomes new DCOM MAJ (USA) Michael J. Indovina
3. Abu Ghraib Prison Totally Empty
4. Fort with long history now successful Iraqi prison
5. General Officer Announcement
6. General Officer Announcement

External links

★ Generals get new assignments Army Times

★ U.S., Citing Abuse in Iraqi Prisons, Holds Detainees New York Times

★ Stone Assumes Command of MNF-I Detainee Operations MNF-I Press Release

★ MG Jack Gardner departs, BG Keen in as USARSO turns a new page in its proud history

★ LTG John D. Gardner, Bio of Deputy Commander Land Component Command Heidelberg