John Kline (general)

John D. Kline is a United States Army Major General who currently serves as the commanding general for the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training at Fort Eustis, Va. since Oct. 14, 2021. Prior to that, he served as the Department of Defense representative to routinely meet with the Taliban Political Commission in Qatar from May 2021 to September 2021 and the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 for United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from June 2019 to April 2021.
==Education==
Kline received his bachelor's degree from Shippensburg University in 1992 and was inducted into the
Shippensburg University Reserve Officer Training Corps Hall of Fame in 2017 for his lifetime of selfless
service to the Nation.https://safe.menlosecurity.com/doc/docview/viewer/docN5DF3F34317AE1bc2ab923d4fc35539ffb8f19e9af84021f18ca5d9a4bf7e38c864da36572ef1 He later received a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan
University and a Master of Strategic Studies from the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base.http://www.jble.af.mil/Portals/46/MG%20Kline%20Bio.pdf
==Military Career==
Kline commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer in 1992 and served as a fire support officer and later a
MLRS platoon leader at Fort Carson. He transferred to the aviation branch in 1995 and graduated from
flight school as a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot.
Kline commanded aviation units from the company to brigade level, to include Company A, 5th
Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment in Germany , 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment at Fort
Campbell, Kentucky, and the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade located at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah,
Georgia. He also commanded Task Force Forge in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, from 2015-2016, a
NATO train, advise and assist mission for Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.https://www.nato.int/docu/review/articles/2023/06/20/nato-s-engagement-in-afghanistan-2003-2021-a-planners-perspective/index.html
Kline's first assignment as a general officer was as the Deputy Commanding General (Support) for the
7th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington from 2018-2019. He then served as the Deputy Chief of
Staff, G-3/5/7 for United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from June 2019 to April 2021. He
then spent five months as the Department of Defense representative to routinely meet with the Taliban
Political Commission in Qatar.
Kline assumed command of the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training on Oct. 15, 2021.
Kline's tactical staff assignments include battalion operations officer, battalion executive officer, and
deputy brigade commander with the 101 st Combat Aviation Brigade. Other key staff and leadership
positions include the Deputy Director for Army Aviation (DAMO-AV) and the Executive Officer for the
Headquarters Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff G3/5/7.
Kline has deployed to Iraq and several times to Afghanistan.
Kline's military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Initial Entry Rotary Wing,
Aviation Officer Advanced Course, Army Command and General Staff College and Air War College.
==Personal Life==
Kline is married and has two children, a son and a daughter. He is the son of John Kline, a former
member of the United States House of Representatives.
Category:American people
Category:Major generals