Jeffrey W. Drushal

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Jeffrey W. Drushal
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AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1989–2022
Rank Major general
Commands held Transportation Corps
United States Army Transportation School
45th Sustainment Brigade
Joint Logistics Task Force 57
57th Transportation Battalion
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Awards Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (5)

Jeffrey W. Drushal is a retired United States Army general who last served as Director of Logistics (J-4), United States Central Command. [1] [2] He previously served as the Chief of the Transportation Corps, headquartered at Fort Lee in Virginia. [3]

Drushal was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Transportation Corps in 1989 after graduating from the University of Tampa as a Distinguished Military Graduate. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from the University of Tampa, a Master of Science in Logistics Management from the Florida Institute of Technology and a Master of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. Drushal is also a graduate of the Transportation Officer Basic Course, Combined Logistics Officer Advanced Course, Command and General Staff College, the Logistics Executive Development Course, the United States Army War College, and the Army Senior Leader Seminar program. [3]

Drushal's operational experience encompasses a career spent mostly in non-tactical units with three deployments to Iraq, two deployments to Afghanistan, and one to Kuwait. In Kuwait, then Lieutenant Colonel Drushal commanded Joint Logistics Task Force 57, which consisted of multiple Active Army, Army Reserve, and Air Force elements conducting logistics patrols to and from Iraq. JLTF 57 was instrumental in the withdrawal of United States forces and equipment from Iraq during 2009 and 2010. He also conducted temporary duty at New Orleans International Airport in support of state and national-level relief operations resulting from damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

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References

  1. "USASAC bids farewell to commander" . Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  2. "General Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  3. 1 2 "Chief of Transportation, U.S. Army Transportation Corps – Fort Lee, Virginia".
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea
2014–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Transportation and Commandant of the United States Army Transportation School
2016–2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commanding General of the United States Army Security Assistance Command
2018–2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of Logistics of the United States Central Command
2020–2022
Succeeded by