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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Fort Riley celebrated the promotion of Deputy Commanding - Maneuver General Col. Andrew Gainey, now Brig. Gen. Gainey.
Gainey has had a distinguished military career, earning a vast collection of medals and honors through two combat deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. He also has multiple degrees from Kansas State University and the Marine Corps War College.
Fort Riley noted the historic significance of the occasion.
“U.S. Army Colonel Andrew C. Gainey will be promoted to brigadier general and pinned by lifelong friend and colleague, Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, U.S. Army retired. Gen. Brooks and his brother were the first pair of African American general officer brothers in the U.S. Army. Col. Gainey and his brother, U.S. Army Maj. Gen Sean Gainey, will be the second set.”
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