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Peeples takes command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, USACE
Published June 11, 2021
Updated: June 11, 2021
Col. Kim A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony today in Cincinnati.

Col. Kim A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony today in Cincinnati.

Col. Kim A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony today in Cincinnati.

Col. Kim A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony today in Cincinnati.

Col. Kim A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony today in Cincinnati.

Col. Kim A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony today in Cincinnati.

Col. Kim A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony today in Cincinnati.

Col. Kim A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony today in Cincinnati.

Col. Kimberly A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division today during a ceremony in Cincinnati.

Col. Kimberly A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division today during a ceremony in Cincinnati.

Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and Commander of USACE, presided over the LRD change of command ceremony today in Cincinnati

Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and Commander of USACE, presided over the LRD change of command ceremony today in Cincinnati.

Col. Kimberly A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, today, during a ceremony presided over by Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,  in Cincinnati.

Peeples, who previously served as commander for the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall and Fort McNair located in Arlington, VA, assumed command from Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr.  Whittle is slated to become the next deputy commanding general of U.S. Army North located in San Antonio, TX. 

As the new LRD commander, Peeples is responsible for directing federal water resource development in the Great Lakes and Ohio River basins with infrastructure valued at over $80 billion through seven engineer districts totaling over 4,200 people operating through a seventeen-state area.

Col. Peeples’ previous staff and command positions include Engineer Bridge Platoon Leader in the 74th Engineer Company, Vertical Construction Platoon Leader in Alpha Company, and Executive Officer of the 74th Engineer Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion (Combat Heavy) at Fort Hood, TX. Executive Officer of the 74th Engineer Company, Commander of Bravo Company, 864th Engineer Company at Fort Lewis, WA. Project Engineer at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Program Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Kansas City District, Kansas City, MO. Brigade Engineer of the 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA. Program Manager in the White House Military Office, Commander of the U.S. Army Garrison Carlisle Barracks, PA. And the Deputy Director for Operations for the U.S. Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management HQDA G9 at the Pentagon v

Peeples, a native of Akron, Ohio, graduated from the U.S. Army Military Academy, West Point, NY and was commissioned into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1994.  She holds a master’s degree in Construction Management from the University of Washington in Seattle and a master’s degree from the U.S. Army War College in Strategic Studies.

 

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Contact
Jacqueline Y. Tate
513-265-7057
513-265-7057 (cell)
jacqueline.y.tate@usace.army.mil
550 Main St., Cincinnati, OH 45202

Release no. 21-004

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