Gavin Lawrence

Gavin A. Lawrence (born ) is a United States Army lieutenant general. As of November 2025, he serves as the deputy commanding general of the United States Army Materiel Command in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, and is dual-hatted as the senior commander of Redstone Arsenal.

Early life and education Lawrence graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, in 1991. He then attended the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, graduating in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in international relations and commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. His advanced education includes a Master of Arts in national security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College and a Master of Arts in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College.

Military career In June 2019, Lawrence began serving as the Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Defense Logistics Agency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On 2 February 2020, he received the rank of Brigadier General. On 1 August 2022, Lawrence was promoted to Major General. In August 2024, Lawrence was appointed to be the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Operations, United States Army Materiel Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

In November 2025, Lawrence began serving as Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff, United States Army Materiel Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. On 20 November 2025, Lawrence was promoted to Lieutenant General. Also on 20 November, he began serving solely as the Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command. Lawrence is dual-hatted as the Senior Commander of Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.