John D. Gardner

John D. Gardner

Lieutenant General John D. Gardner
Nickname(s) Jack
Born Columbus, Ohio
Allegiance United States of America
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit EUCOM
Commands held U.S. Army South
Task Force 134
Battles/wars Iraq War

John D. 'Jack' Gardner is a retired Lieutenant General in the United States Army. He is the former deputy commander of EUCOM, in Stuttgart, Germany.[1][2] Gardner is a native of Columbus, Ohio.

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 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

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.

U.S. decorations and badges

References

  1. "General Officer Announcement". DefenseLink. 2007-06-06. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  2. MAJ (USA) Michael J. Indovina (2007-07-14). "ALCC HQ HD welcomes new DCOM". Public Information Office ALCC HQ HD. Archived from the original on 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
  3. "Abu Ghraib Prison Totally Empty". The Associated Press via CBS News. 2006-08-28. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
  4. "Fort with long history now successful Iraqi prison". Multi-National Corps – Iraq Public Affairs Office. 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
  5. "General Officer Announcement". DefenseLink. 2002-04-15. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  6. "General Officer Announcement". DefenseLink. 2000-06-06. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
Preceded by
MG Alfred Valenzuela
Commander U.S. Army South
2003-2005
Succeeded by
BG Ken Keen
Preceded by
MG William H. Brandenburg
Deputy Commanding General (Detainee Operations) / Commanding General Task Force 134
2005-2007
Succeeded by
MG Douglas M. Stone
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