Donald Eugene Kirkland II | |
Nickname: | Gene |
Birth Date: | 15 September 1961 |
Birth Place: | Corpus Christi, Texas |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Edmond, Oklahoma |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Air Force |
Serviceyears: | 1988–2021 |
Rank: | Lieutenant General |
Commands: | Air Force Sustainment Center Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex 633rd Air Base Wing 5th Maintenance Group 28th Munitions Squadron |
Battles: | Gulf War |
Awards: | Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal |
Donald Eugene Kirkland II was a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center.[2] Previously, he was the director of logistics of the United States Air Force and executive officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.[3] [4] [5]
Kirkland retired in August 2021, handing command of the Air Force Sustainment Center to Tom D. Miller.[6]
Second Lieutenant | February 23, 1988 | |
First Lieutenant | February 23, 1990 | |
Captain | February 23, 1992 | |
Major | July 1, 1999 | |
Lieutenant Colonel | March 1, 2002 | |
Colonel | August 1, 2007 | |
Brigadier General | May 2, 2013 | |
Major General | March 7, 2017 | |
Lieutenant General | August 7, 2018 |