Assistant
Adjutant General - Army, Alabama National Guard
Major General Charles Lynn Gable serves as the Assistant Adjutant General - Army for the Alabama Army National Guard. In this capacity, he is the primary advisor to the Adjutant General on all matters regarding the manning, training and operations of the 10,900 Soldiers serving in the Alabama Army National Guard. Prior to his current assignment, General Gable served as the Commanding General for the largest subordinate major command within the Alabama Army National Guard consisting of over 4,700 soldiers.
General Gable enlisted in the Alabama Army National Guard in September 1971 and served briefly as an enlisted military policeman. He later received his commission in 1974 after completing Officer Candidate School as a Quartermaster Second Lieutenant. He is qualified as an infantry, artillery and quartermaster officer. The majority of his career was spent in the Field Artillery where he commanded at the battery and battalion levels. He also served in various key staff positions at the battalion, brigade and theater levels. In the logistics community he commanded at the Colonel level. Upon promotion to Brigadier General, he served as the Chief of Staff of the 167th Theater Support Command and later became the first Commanding General of the 135th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary).
1975 University of West Georgia, Bachelor of Business Administration,
Accounting and Finance, Carrollton, Georgia
1981 University of West Georgia, Master of Business Administration, Finance ,
Carrollton, Georgia
2001 United States Army War College, by Correspondence
2001 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies,
Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
1. July 1974 - April 1976, Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, 123rd Supply &
Services Company, Alabama Army National Guard, Roanoke, Alabama
2. April 1976 - January 1977, Executive Officer, Battery A, 2-117th Field
Artillery, Alabama Army National Guard, Roanoke, Alabama
3. January 1977 - July 1979, Tactical Officer, Alabama Military Academy, Alabama
Army National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
4. March 1980 - August 1981, Executive Officer, Battery A, 2-117th Field
Artillery, Alabama Army National Guard, Roanoke,, Alabama
5. August 1981 - September 1985, Instructor, Alabama Military Academy, Alabama
Army National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
6. September 1985 - December 1985, Assistant S-3, 2-117th Field Artillery
Battalion, Alabama Army National Guard, Andalusia, Alabama
7. December 1985 - May 1988, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion,
2-117th Field Artillery Battalion, Alabama Army National Guard, Andalusia,
Alabama
8. May 1988 - October 1989, Executive Officer, 2-117th Field Artillery
Battalion, Alabama Army National Guard, Andalusia, Alabama
9. October 1989 - April 1990, S-3 Air, 31st Armored Brigade (Separate), Alabama
Army National Guard, Northport, Alabama
10. April 1990 - July 1990, Assistant Artillery Officer, Troop Command, Alabama
Army National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
11. July 1990 - July 1992, S-3, 2-117th Field Artillery Battalion, Alabama Army
National Guard, Andalusia, Alabama
12. July 1992 - November 1993, Assistant S-3, 31st Armored Brigade (Separate),
Alabama Army National Guard, Northport, Alabama
13. November 1993 - April1995, Petroleum Division Chief, Detachment 1, 167th
Material Management Center, Alabama Army National Guard, Opelika, Alabama
14. April 1995 - July 1997, Commander, 3-117th Field Artillery Battalion,
Alabama Army National Guard, Troy, Alabama
15. July 1997 - February 1998, Artillery Officer, 62nd Troop Command, Alabama
Army National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
16. February 1998 - May 1999, Material Control Officer, Headquarters
Headquarters Company 167th Support Command, Alabama Army National Guard,
Birmingham, Alabama
17. May 1999 - February 2000, Supply and Services Officer, Headquarters
Headquarters Company 167th Support Command, Alabama Army National Guard,
Birmingham, Alabama
18. February 2000 - September 2000, Commander, 167th Material Management Center
(Corps), Alabama Army National Guard, Homewood, Alabama
19. September 2000 - March 2002, Commander, Detachment 1, 200th Material
Management Center (TSC), Alabama Army National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
20. March 2002 - November 2003, Chief, Distribution Management Center, 167th
Theater Support Command, Alabama Army National Guard, Birmingham, Alabama
21. November 2003 - February 2004, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, 167th Theater
Support Command, Alabama Army National Guard, Birmingham, Alabama
22. February 2004 - September 2006, Chief of Staff, 167th Theater Support
Command, Alabama Army National Guard, Birmingham, Alabama
23. September 2006 - March 2008, Commander, 135th Sustainment Command
(Expeditionary), Alabama Army National Guard, Birmingham, Alabama
24. March 2008 - August 2011, Control Group (Ready Reserve)
25. August 2011 - September 2013, Commander, 62nd Troop Command, Alabama Army
National Guard, Montgomery, Alabama
26. September 2013 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Alabama Army
National Guard, Alabama Joint Force Headquarters, Montgomery, Alabama
Legion of Merit Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold 30 year Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Oversea Training Ribbon
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Bank of Georgia, Peachtree City, Georgia
Second Lieutenant 20 July 1974
First Lieutenant 19 July 1977
Captain 9 November 1981
Major 8 August 1988
Lieutenant Colonel 1 November 1993
Colonel 6 May 1999
Brigadier General 26 August 2004
Major General 31 July 2014
(Current as of May 2015)