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MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES E. GORTON
Commander, 81st Regional Support Command
Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Major General Charles E. Gorton was commissioned a Second Lieutenant from the University of Kentucky in 1970 after graduation with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. Upon graduation from the Infantry Officer Basic Course, he served on active duty for eight years.

Major General Gorton began his Army career on active duty in 1970 and has served as a Mechanized Platoon Leader, Battalion S-1, Assistant Division Equal Opportunity Officer, Commander for Combat Support Company, and Chief for the Race Relations Coordinating Office, United States Army Infantry Center.

Major General Gorton began his Army Reserve career in 1978 and has served as a Squadron Adjutant, a Training Company Commander, a Battalion S-3, a Command and General Staff College Instructor, a Training Battalion Commander, Assistant Chief of Staff, Resource Management, 100th Division (Institutional Training), and subsequently Deputy Chief of Staff, Information Management. He then served as Commander, 6th Brigade (Exercise), 85th Division (Training Support), Indianapolis, IN. Following Brigade Command, he served as Assistant Chief of Staff, Information Management, 85th Division, Arlington Heights, IL. He then served as the Assistant Division Commander, 100th Division (Institutional Training). In September 2002, he became Commander, 84th Division (Institutional Training), Milwaukee, WI, which became the 84th United States Army Reserve Readiness Training Command, Fort McCoy, WI in October 2004. He became Commander, 81st Regional Readiness Sustainment Command in September 2006.

His military schools include attending the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Course; Armor Officer Advanced Course; United States Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College. He also holds a Masters Degree in Management from Georgia State University.

His decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Expert Infantry Badge, Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab and German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge, Bronze.

Major General Gorton and his wife reside in Lexington, Kentucky. In August 2004, he retired from 17 years as the Administrative Officer for the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. He is married to Linda Gorton who is a City Council Member in Lexington and a Registered Nurse.