{{Short description|Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use American English|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox military person | name = Donald Eugene Kirkland II | image = Lt. Gen. Donald E. Kirkland (2).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | nickname = Gene | birth_date = {{Birth date|1961|9|15}} | birth_place = Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|10|5|1961|9|15}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Donald Eugene Kirkland II Obituary |url=https://www.smithandkernke.com/obituaries/donald-kirkland |publisher=Smith & Kernke Funeral Home |access-date=2 November 2023}}</ref> | death_place = Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. | burial_place = | allegiance = United States | branch = United States Air Force | service_years = 1988–2021 | rank = Lieutenant General | service_number = | unit = | commands = Air Force Sustainment Center<br/>Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex<br/>633rd Air Base Wing<br/>5th Maintenance Group<br/>28th Munitions Squadron | battles = Gulf War | awards = Air Force Distinguished Service Medal<br/>Legion of Merit (3)<br/>Bronze Star Medal | relations = | other_work = }} '''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.<ref name="biography">{{cite web |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108834/donald-e-kirkland/ |title=Lieutenant General Donald E. Kirkland (USAF) |author=<!--Not stated--> |work=Air Force |date=September 29, 2020 |publisher=United States Air Force |access-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929155350/https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108834/lieutenant-general-donald-e-gene-kirkland/ |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |url-status=live}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1599138/lt-gen-kirkland-takes-command-of-afsc/|title=Lt. Gen. Kirkland takes command of AFSC|website=Air Force Materiel Command|date=August 10, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.robins.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1703795/lt-gen-kirkland-gets-inside-look-at-team-robins/|title=Lt. Gen. Kirkland gets inside look at Team Robins|website=Robins Air Force Base|date=December 3, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/1648322/air-force-navy-officials-describe-need-for-c-130-aircraft/|title=Air Force, Navy Officials Describe Need for C-130 Aircraft|website=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE}}</ref>

Kirkland retired in August 2021, handing command of the Air Force Sustainment Center to Tom D. Miller.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/401008/kirkland-makes-farewell-visit-hill|title=Kirkland makes farewell visit to Hill|date=2021-07-15|website=DVIDS}}</ref>

==Effective dates of promotions== {| class="wikitable" |+ ! Rank<ref name="biography" /> !! Date |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO1|115}} Second Lieutenant||February 23, 1988 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO2|115}} First Lieutenant||February 23, 1990 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO3|115}} Captain||February 23, 1992 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO4|115}} Major||July 1, 1999 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO5|115}} Lieutenant Colonel||March 1, 2002 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO6|115}} Colonel||August 1, 2007 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO7|115}} Brigadier General||May 2, 2013 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO8|115}} Major General||March 7, 2017 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO9|115}} Lieutenant General||August 7, 2018 |}

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{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{s-bef|before=Cedric George}} {{s-ttl|title=Commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex|years=2012–2015}} {{s-aft|after=Mark K. Johnson}} {{s-bef|before=???}} {{s-ttl|title=Director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection, and Nuclear Integration of the Air Force Materiel Command|years=2015–2017}} {{s-aft|after=Allan Day}} {{s-bef|before=Walter Lindsley}} {{s-ttl|title=Director of Logistics of the United States Air Force|years=2017–2018}} {{s-aft|after=Cedric George}} {{s-bef|before=Lee Levy}} {{s-ttl|title=Commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center|years=2018–2021}} {{s-aft|after=Tom D. Miller}} {{s-end}}

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