COL Gina W. Richards-McCloskey served as a 92A (Logistical Specialist) at Fort Hood from 1983-1997 before graduating Officer Candidate School and commissioning into the Military Police Corps in 1998. Her first duty assignment as an officer was as a Platoon Leader in the 720th Military Police Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas, before her nomination and selection into the Fort Myer Military Police Company, The Old Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, Fort Myer, Virginia. There she served as a Platoon Leader from 2000-2002, assisting in the emergency response to the Pentagon on September 11th, 2001, before assuming Command from 2002-2004.

Her subsequent duty assignments include: Small Group Leader, MPOBC, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Assistant Professor of Military Science, University of Colorado, CO; Command Inspector General, Army Central Command, Kuwait; Student, Command General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Executive Officer, 22nd Military Police Battalion (CID), Fort Lewis, Washington; Student, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia; Chief, Anti-terrorism/Force Protection for 32 Countries in the Latin America's and the Caribbean, U.S. Southern Command, Florida; Battalion Commander, 10th Military Police Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Deputy G3, United States CID Command, Quantico, Virginia; Provost Marshal and Director of Protection at USASOC, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Her military education includes: the U.S. Army Combined Services and Staff School, Inspector General School, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Joint Forces Staff College, and U.S. Army War College.

COL Richard-McCloskey’s highest military awards include: the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and Order of the Marechaussee in Silver.