Donald Kirkland

Donald Eugene Kirkland II
Nickname	Gene
Born	(1961-09-15)September 15, 1961 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Died	October 5, 2023(2023-10-05) (aged 62) [1] Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	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 / wars	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]

Effective dates of promotions

Rank [2]	Date
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

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States government .

1. "Donald Eugene Kirkland II Obituary". Smith & Kernke Funeral Home. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
2. "Lieutenant General Donald E. Kirkland (USAF)". Air Force. United States Air Force. September 29, 2020. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. "Lt. Gen. Kirkland takes command of AFSC". Air Force Materiel Command. August 10, 2018.
4. "Lt. Gen. Kirkland gets inside look at Team Robins". Robins Air Force Base. December 3, 2018.
5. "Air Force, Navy Officials Describe Need for C-130 Aircraft". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
6. "Kirkland makes farewell visit to Hill". DVIDS. July 15, 2021.

Military offices
Preceded by Cedric George	Commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex 2012–2015	Succeeded by Mark K. Johnson
Preceded by ???	Director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection, and Nuclear Integration of the Air Force Materiel Command 2015–2017	Succeeded by Allan Day
Preceded by Walter Lindsley	Director of Logistics of the United States Air Force 2017–2018	Succeeded by Cedric George
Preceded by Lee Levy	Commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center 2018–2021	Succeeded by Tom D. Miller