MAJOR GENERAL KEVIN V. DOYLE
Maj. Gen. Kevin V. Doyle is the Deputy Commanding General, Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany. Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, comprised of approximately 500 joint and multinational service members from over 25 countries, provides long-term focused organizational structure to coordinate and oversee the full spectrum of Security Force Assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
General Doyle earned his commission as a distinguished graduate in 1989 through the Academy of Military Science, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard (ANG) Base, Tennessee. He then completed Undergraduate Navigator Training at Mather Air Force Base (AFB), California, and the F-4 Replacement Training Unit at George Air Force Base, California. He was selected to attend Euro-North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) at Shepperd AFB, Texas, prior to attending F-16 training at McConnell AFB, Kansas. His career spans 42 years and includes serving as an Air Force officer and an enlisted Marine. General Doyle served as the Chief of Staff for the Indiana ANG and was in various unit command and headquarters positions with the Ohio and Indiana National Guard.
Throughout his career he has participated in military operations to include PACAF Theater Security Plan and Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, NORTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM. Prior to assuming his current position, General Doyle served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Technologies, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind.
1989 Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
1990 F-4E Weapons Systems Officer Training, George AFB, Calif.
1992 Undergraduate Pilot Training, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
1993 F-16 Training, McConnell AFB, Kan.
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2000 U.S. Air Force Weapons School Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nev.
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 A-10 Training, Barksdale AFB, La.
2015 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2021 Combined Forces Air Component Commanders Course, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala.
2021 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2022 National Security Studies Management Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2023 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2023 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 1991 - October 1991, F-4E Weapons Systems Officer, 113th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Terre Haute, Ind.
2. October 1991 - May 1992, Intelligence Officer, 181st Operations Support Flight, Terre Haute, Ind.
3. May 1992 - June 1993, Undergraduate Pilot Training, ENJJPT, Sheppard AFB, Texas
4. June 1993 - March 1994, Student, F-16 Pilot Training, McConnell AFB, Kan.
5. March 1994 - November 1994, F-16 Pilot, 113th Fighter Squadron, Terre Haute, Ind.
6. November 1994 - March 1996, Aircraft Commander “A” Flight, 113th Fighter Squadron, Terre Haute, Ind.
7. March 1996 - January 2001, Aircraft Commander “B” Flight, 113th Fighter Squadron, Terre Haute, Ind. (July 1997 – August 1997, F-16 Pilot, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH)
8. January 2001 - November 2003, “A” Flight Commander, 113th Fighter Squadron, Terre Haute, Ind. (February 2003 – April 2003, F-16 Pilot, Operation NORTHERN WATCH)
9. November 2003 - May 2004, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 181st Operations Support Flight, Terre Haute, Ind.
10. February 2004 - June 2004, Commander, 506th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Kirkuk, Iraq
11. May 2004 - July 2006, Joint Urban Operations Training Working Group, Joint Force Headquarters, Joint Forces Command, Suffolk, Va.
12. July 2006 - May 2007, Aircraft Pilot, 122nd Operations Support Flight, Fort Wayne, Ind.
13. May 2007 - December 2007, Commander, 122nd Operations Support Flight, Fort Wayne, Ind. (September 2007 – November 2007, F-16 Pilot, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM)
14. December 2007 - August 2010, Director of Operations, 163rd Fighter Squadron, Fort Wayne, Ind.
15. August 2010 - November 2013, Commander, 163rd Fighter Squadron, Fort Wayne, Ind. (September 2011 – November 2011, F-16 Pilot, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM)
16. November 2013 - May 2016, Chief of Safety, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind.
17. May 2016 - June 2016, Maintenance Group Commander, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind.
18. June 2016 - April 2019, Commander, 180th Fighter Wing, Swanton, Ohio
19. June 2020 - December 2022, Chief of Staff, JFAC-IN, Indianapolis, Ind.
20. December 2020 - June 2023, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Deputy Combined Forces Air Component Commander, First Air Force, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
21. June 2023 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Air Forces Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA), Ramstein Air Base, Germany; dual-hatted, Deputy Commanding General, Security Assistance Group–Ukraine, Wiesbaden, Germany
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,000 (including more than 400 combat hours)
Aircraft flown: T-37, AT/T-38, F-4, A-10, F-16
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant April 6, 1989
First Lieutenant June 8, 1991
Captain Nov. 18, 1993
Major Dec. 4, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel July 11, 2004
Colonel May 27, 2016
Brigadier General June 30, 2020
Major General Aug. 1, 2024
(Current as of May 2025)
