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Kevin Admiral

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Kevin D. Admiral
Education
SpouseCharmain Admiral
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Branch
United States Army
Service years
1994–present
Rank
Lieutenant General
Commands
Conflicts
War in Afghanistan
Awards

Kevin D. Admiral is an American lieutenant general who has served as the commander of the III Armored Corps since 2024.

Admiral was commissioned as an Armor officer in 1994 from the University of Kansas Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps. His commands have included the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, and the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, which he led on separate deployments for the war in Afghanistan. Admiral also commanded Task Force Southeast in Afghanistan. He later served as the deputy commanding general (maneuver) of the 4th Infantry Division from 2018 to 2019, and as the commandant of the United States Army Armor School from 2019 to 2021.

He was the director of force management of the United States Army from 2021 to 2023. While serving as the commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division from 2023 to 2024, he led the unit on a deployment to Poland.

Early life and education

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Admiral graduated from the University of Kansas in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in cellular biology, and was commissioned as an Armor officer in the United States Army from the university's Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps. He later went on to graduate from the Joint Advanced Warfighting School with a Master of Science degree in Campaign Planning & Strategy, and also from the Royal College of Defence Studies in London.[1]

Military career

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Admiral has served in Armor, Cavalry, Mechanized Infantry and Stryker formations during his career. He served as an OC/T at the National Training Center, small group instructor for the Armor Captain Career Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and aide-de-camp to the 36th chief of staff of the United States Army. His command assignments at every echelon from company through regiment includes two commands in combat; 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment and 3rd Cavalry Regiment in Afghanistan. He also led Task Force Southeast in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[1] In between those two commands, Admiral attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in London. He led the 3rd Cavalry from August 2015 to July 2017, and they deployed to Afghanistan from May 2016 to February 2017.[2][3]

After leading the 3rd Cavalry, Admiral served as Executive Officer to the Commanding General of United Nations Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command, US Forces Korea.[1] He was later the deputy commanding general for maneuver of the 4th Infantry Division from 2018 to 2019, and commandant of the United States Army Armor School at Fort Benning, Georgia, from 2019 to 2021.[1][4][5] Admiral served as director of force management of the United States Army from June 2021 to June 2023,[6][7][8] and then as commander of the 1st Cavalry Division.[9][10] After assuming command of the 1st Cavalry Division in July 2023,[8] Admiral led the unit on a deployment to Poland.[11]

In July 2024, Admiral was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as commanding general of III Armored Corps and Fort Cavazos, Texas.[12][13] He relinquished command of the 1st Cavalry Division in Poland on 2 August 2024,[11] assumed command of III Armored Corps in Texas on 7 August 2024.[14]

In July 2026, Admiral was nominated to become commanding general of United States Army Europe and Africa and commander of Allied Land Command. He was also nominated to remain with the grade of lieutenant general, as the position is being downgraded after previously being held by four-star generals.[15]

Dates of promotion

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RankBranchDate
Second lieutenantArmy1994[1]
First lieutenant
Captain
Major26 September 2003[16]
Lieutenant colonel23 July 2008[17]
Colonel25 September 2013[18]
Brigadier general2 December 2019[8]
Major general1 August 2022[8]
Lieutenant general7 August 2024[8]

Personal life

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He is married to Charmain, an Army veteran and attorney, and they have one daughter.[10][19]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Brigadier General Kevin D. Admiral". Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ Trenkel, Vance (12 August 2015). "'Brave Rifles' bid farewell to commander, welcome the 76th". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Geiger, Grace (20 July 2017). "Brave Rifles welcome 77th Colonel of the Regiment". Fort Hood Sentinel. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Prater, Scott (23 August 2018). "Ivy Division welcomes new leadership". Fort Carson Mountaineer. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "PN2318 — Army". United States Congress. 11 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kevin Admiral - Linkedin". Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "General Officer Assignment". 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lieutenant General Kevin D. Admiral (USA)". General Officer Management Office. United States Army. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "General Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  10. 1 2 Romey, Alex (14 July 2023). "Passing The Torch". U.S. Army. Fort Cavazos, Texas. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  11. 1 2 McCarthy, Jasmine (2 August 2024). "1st Cavalry Division Conducts Change of Command Ceremony in Poland". www.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "PN1916 — Maj. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral — Army". U.S. Congress. 8 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "General Officer Announcements". U.S. Department of Defense. 10 July 2024. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral assumes command of Fort Cavazos and III Armored Corps". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  15. ↑ Barrett, Claire (24 July 2026). "Pentagon nominates Lt. Gen. Admiral to command US Army Europe and Africa". Military Times. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "PN929 — Army". www.congress.gov. United States Congress. 2003. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  17. ↑ "PN1871 — Army". www.congress.gov. United States Congress. 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  18. ↑ "PN830 — Army". www.congress.gov. United States Congress. 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  19. ↑ "Image ID: PEET2C". Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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