Kevin Kachinski is responsible for coordinating and synchronizing DLAs day-to-day global logistics operations by leading six diverse portfolio teams: the 24/7 Agency Synchronization Operations Center (ASOC); Senior Warfighter Logistics Teams that provide direct customer support to the U.S. Transportation Command and the four military services (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force); a separate Division dedicated to Whole of Government customer support for 40 separate Federal Departments and Agencies as well as States, Local and Territorial customers; a Customer Resource Management (CRM) team that includes a 24/7 call center; and a dedicated team that supports the Nuclear Enterprise and Space Force. As the Deputy Commander – Joint Regional Support he helps guide three regional DLA Commanders embedded with the Combatant Commands.
His previous senior executive assignments include Director, Supply Production and Distribution with the Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration & Strategy for Preparedness Response (ASPR) from 2021-2023 where he was responsible for coordinating and synchronizing day-to-day logistics operations of ASPR’s pandemic response by providing medical counter measure support to federal, state, and civil agencies, private sector partners, and donations to international partners. And the Executive Director for Sustainment, Combined Security and Transition Command (CSTC-A), Kabul, Afghanistan in 2020-2021.
Kevin is a senior logistician and organizational leader with over 30 years of experience following assignments with the Office of Secretary of Defense, Special Operations, Multinational Forces, and numerous U. S. Government Agencies. He leverages decades of government service and leadership in policy development, strategic planning, supply chain management, logistics operations and crisis response.
He is a former United States Army Colonel, retiring in 2014 with 28 years of commissioned service. During his military career he held numerous command and staff positions with conventional Army units as well as Joint and Army Special Operations units. He deployed in support of numerous humanitarian and crisis response missions as well as four combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq and the Philippines. Kevin served in several U.S. Embassy assignments conducting foreign military sales and regional security assistance functions as a senior mentor at the Defense & Interior Minister level with coalition partners in Afghanistan, Turkey, Denmark, the Philippines, and Korea supporting multi-echelon host nation and coalition force sustainment and logistics operations.
Kevin completed his undergrad at Norwich University and later earned an MBA from Central Michigan University. He completed the Life Cycle Executive Leadership Program with the Institute for Defense and Business at Duke University and the Senior Executive Fellows Program in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.