William Gayler
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1988–2021
Rank Major General
CommandsUnited States Army Aviation Center of Excellence

William K. Gayler is a retired United States Army major general who last served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Africa Command from July 2020 to June 2021. Previously, he served as the Director of Operations of the United States Africa Command.[1][2][3][4] Gayler earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from North Georgia College in 1988.[2][5] He later received a master's degree in military arts and sciences from the Army Command and General Staff College and a second master's degree in national security strategy from the National War College.[5]

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  1. ^ "Major General William K. Gayler - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil.
  2. ^ a b "Headquarters Chief of Staff". www.africom.mil. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "AUSA". AUSA. September 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Alumnus Gayler named chief of staff for U.S. Africa Command". University of North Georgia.
  5. ^ a b Leonard, Clark (April 3, 2020). "Alumnus Gayler named chief of staff for U.S. Africa Command". University of North Georgia. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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Military offices Preceded byWalter E. Piatt Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Europe 2015–2016 Succeeded byTimothy P. McGuire Preceded byMichael D. Lundy Commanding General of the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence 2016–2019 Succeeded byDavid J. Francis Preceded byGregg P. Olson Director of Operations and Cyber of the United States Africa Command 2019–2020 Succeeded byJoel K. Tyler Preceded byTodd B. McCaffrey Chief of Staff of the United States Africa Command 2020–2021