LTG John D. Gardner - Gardner

Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command

Lt. Gen. Jack Gardner is a native of Columbus, Ohio, a 1976 graduate of the United States Military Academy, and a life-long Ohio State Football fan.

His initial troop assignments included tours with the 82nd Airborne Division, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), and 9th Infantry Division (Motorized).

He also commanded an Air Assault Infantry battalion and served as the Division G3 with the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea, plus commanded the 3rd Brigade Combat Team in the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized). He subsequently served as the Assistant Division Commander (Support), 25th Infantry Division (Light) & USARHAW, Schofield Barracks, HI, with duty as the Deputy Commanding General, Task Force Eagle and Multinational Division (North) in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Following Bosnia, Gardner served as the Deputy Commanding General for Transformation for Training and Doctrine Command and led the Brigade Coordination Cell at FT Lewis for the fielding of the Stryker Brigade Combat Teams.

From October 2003 to October 2005, he commanded U.S. Army South and U.S. Army personnel operating throughout Central and South America. He subsequently served as the Commanding General of TF-134 with Multinational Force-Iraq.

Lt. Gen. Gardner's staff assignments include tours as an Infantry Assignment Officer in U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Aide to CG I Corps, Staff Officer in the Office of the Chief Staff, Army, and Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, USFK/CFC/UNC. He is a graduate of the Armor Officer Advance Course and Command and General Staff College, holds a Masters Degree from Georgetown University, and completed a Senior Service College Fellowship at Harvard University.

During Lt. Gen. Gardner's most recent assignment he served as the Deputy Commander for NATO's Land Component Command in Heidelberg, Germany.