Daniel L. Gard

Daniel L. Gard is a rear admiral in the United States Navy Reserve and is Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters of the United States Navy Chaplain Corps.

Civilian career
Gard is a member of the faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary. Previously, he served as a Lutheran pastor in Mishawaka, Indiana.

He is a graduate of Carthage College, Concordia Theological Seminary and the University of Notre Dame.

Military career
Gard was commissioned a lieutenant (junior grade) in the Navy Reserve in 1988. His assignments include being stationed at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Deputy Force Chaplain and Deputy Director of Operations Ministry of the United States Atlantic Fleet, Deputy Force Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps Reserve and Deputy Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps for Reserve Matters.

Following the September 11 attacks, Gard took part in the recovery operations of The Pentagon. He was later deployed to serve in the Iraq War before serving as Joint Task Force Chaplain of Joint Task Force Guantanamo. Gard assumed his current duties in 2013.

Awards he has received include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.