Bio
LTC Gretchen Gaskins is a 2004 graduate of the University of Colorado – Boulder where she earned her Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance. She commissioned from Army Officer Candidate School in 2010 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Transportation Corps and after promoting to Captain, she became a multi-functional logistician. LTC Gaskins has led and served in a wide variety of tactical and strategic positions and deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait. She earned her Master of Policy Mangement from Georgetown University as one of the Army's Bradley Fellows. She currently instructs Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy. She is engaged to her best friend, Trevor, and they have a brilliant (and spoiled!) Mini Australian Shephard named Monarch.
Education
Master of Policy Management, Georgetown University (2019)
Bachelor of Music, Voice Performance, University of Colorado, Boulder (2004)
Professional Experience
Instructor, Department of Political Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, (June 2024 – present)
Division Transportation Officer, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado (2023 – 2024)
Support Operations Officer, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colorado (2022 – 2023)
Distribution Integration Branch Chief, 4th Division Sustainment Brigade, Fort Carson, Colorado (2021 – 2022)
Logistics Innovation Group Executive Officer, HQDA Deputy Chief of Staff – G4, Pentagon, Washington D.C. (2020 – 2021)
Multinational Branch Chief, Joint Staff J4, Pentagon, Washington D.C. (2019-2020)
Troop Commander, 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron, Joint Base Lewis McChord (2016-2018)
Operations Officer, 46th Aviation Support Battalion, Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington (2015-2016)
Aide-de-Camp, Joint Munitions Command, Rock Island, Illinois (2013-2014)
Executive Officer, 2-8 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colorado (2013)
Platoon Leader, 2-8 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colorado (2012-2013)
Afghan National Security Forces Liaison Officer, 2-8 Infantry Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colorado (2011-2012)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Logistics Support for the Multi-Domain Force
Global Warming Effects on Strategic Transportation
State Drug, Policing and Prison Policies