Heidi J. Hoyle

Brigadier General Heidi J. Hoyle is the 22nd commanding general officer of the U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command[1] and before, she was the 41st Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance School at Fort Lee, Virginia. She took over command of SDDC on June 23, 2020.

Heidi J. Hoyle
Brigadier General Heidi J. Hoyle
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1994-present
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	Surface Deployment and Distribution Command 41st Army Chief of Ordnance Joint Munitions Command and Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command 71st EOD Group
Awards	Legion of Merit (3)

Military education

Hoyle is a native of Bay City, Michigan, and was commissioned as an Ordnance Officer following her graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1994. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Management, a Master of Science Degree in Systems Engineering, and a Master of Science Degree in National Security and Resource Strategy.[2]

Military career

Branch detailed to the Chemical Corps, Brigadier General Hoyle attended the Basic Course at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and then moved to Hanau, Germany, for her first assignment as the Battalion Chemical Officer in 7-227th Aviation Regiment. After a quick transition course at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, she served as Accountable Officer, then Shop Officer, in the 71st Ordnance Company before serving as the Maintenance Support Operations Officer of the 18th Corps Support Battalion. Following the Combined Logistics Officer Advanced Course and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) School, she commanded the 761st Ordnance Company (EOD) and also served as the Battalion Operations Officer (S-3) of the 19th Maintenance Battalion at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Upon graduation from the University of Virginia in 2004, she was assigned as an Instructor, then Associate Professor, in the Department of Systems Engineering at West Point, New York. Her next assignment was at Fort Carson, Colorado, where she served as the 242nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) Executive Officer with deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She was then assigned to our Nation’s Capital to serve as the Aide-de-Camp to the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Organization. In 2010, she was selected for command of the Special Troops Battalion (STB) of the 3rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Stewart, Georgia with deployment to Iraq in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.

In 2013, Brigadier General Hoyle attended Senior Service College at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. She then served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Prevention Programs in 4th ID prior to commanding the 71st EOD Group at Fort Carson, Colorado. Following her command of the 71st EOD Group, she was assigned as the Executive Officer to the Executive Deputy of Army Materiel Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Her most recent assignment was Commanding General, Joint Munitions Command and Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.[3]

Awards and decorations

	Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge
	82nd Airborne Division CSIB
	Army Ordnance Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia
	4 Overseas Service Bars

	Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Commendation Medal
	Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Army Meritorious Unit Commendation with oak leaf cluster
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
	Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star
	Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Army Service Ribbon
	Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 3
	NATO Medal for service with ISAF

References

1. https://www.sddc.army.mil/Pages/default.aspx
2. "U.S. Army Ordnance School Official Command Biography". U.S. Army Ordnance School. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
3. "JMC Commander Pinned as Brigadier General". DVIDS Official Army Website. January 19, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army document: "BG Heidi J. Hoyle".

External links