By: Marie Herndon
Maj. Gen. Antoinette Gant is the Commanding General of the Joint Task Force–National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C. Prior to this position, she served as the Chief of the Army Enterprise Marketing Office (AEMO), Chicago, Illinois. In that role, she led the corporate marketing office for the United States Army and was responsible for develop- ing, executing, and analyzing national level marketing campaigns leveraging data science, artificial intelligence (AI), marketing expertise and commercial resources to directly support Army trans- formation. Transitioning from generic campaigns to targeted messaging, AEMO has played a critical role in the Army’s recruiting success.
Maj. Gen. Antoinette Gant is a native of Port Gibson, Mississippi. She graduated from Prairie View A&M University in Texas as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a commission in the Engineer Regiment. Maj. Gen. Gant holds a Master of Science in Engineer Management from Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. She is also a certifified Project Management Professional.
Maj. Gen. Gant has served in a variety of command and staff positions for engineering units stateside and abroad. She served as Division Commander, South Pacifific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), San Francisco, California, lead- ing a workforce of more than 2,500 service members and civilians, overseeing hundreds of construction projects valued at more than $8 billion. She also served as commander of the South Pacific Border District from July 2020 to June 2021, as well as commander for both the Albuquerque and Louisville Districts. Other key assignments include military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army-Civil Works, Washington, D.C, and Chief of Operations for the Engineer Directorate, U.S. Army South, San Antonio, Texas.
She has deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) where she served as the director for both Public Works and Installation Support directorates, Area Support Group-Kuwait; executive officer for Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado; and the combined joint engineer for the Resolute Support and OFS head- quarters, Kabul, Afghanistan respectively.
A strong advocate for STEM, Maj. Gen. Gant has developed partnerships with agencies and organizations to promote science, technology, engineering and math initiatives and she has been recognized with several national and community awards.
Her military awards and decorations include the Army Distinguished Service Medal (2), Legion of Merit (3), Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Med- al (7). She is also a recipient of the Army Staff Identification Badge, Recruiter Badge, and the Army Engineer Association Silver de Fleury Medal.
Maj. Gen. Gant is married to Leonard Gant of Kansas City, Missouri, and they have two adult children.
