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Name: Dail, Robert
Current Position: Previous Director
Lieutenant General Robert T. Dail graduated from the University of Richmond in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. He received Master’s Degrees from Boston University, the National Defense University, and the United States Army Command and General Staff College. His military education includes the Transportation Officers Basic and Advanced Courses, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
His earlier experience included duty as a platoon leader, Company Executive Office; and battalion staff officer at Fort Story, VA., and duty as a major in the 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. General Dail has commanded and led logistics and transportation units at every level, from platoon to corps. He also has extensive experience in operational and strategic level logistics. General Dail’s previous general officer assignments were Commanding General, U.S Army Transportation Center, Fort Eutis, Va. And the Director for Logistics –J4, United States Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va. The general was also Director of Operations, J3, USTRANSCOM, Scott Air Base, I11.
He served as director of the DLA from August 2006 until he retired in November 2008, after which he went to work for Supreme Foodservice, the company that provided meals to U.S. troops in Afghanistan.