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.
Maj. Gen. Doyle earned his commission as a distinguished graduate in 1989 through the Academy of Military Science, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee. He then completed Undergraduate Navigator Training at Mather Air Force Base, California and F-4 Replacement Training Unit George Air Force Base, California. Maj. Gen. Doyle was selected to attend Euro-North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Jet Pilot Training at Shepperd Air Force Base, Texas prior to attending F-16 training at McConnell AFB, Kansas. His career spans 42 years and includes service as both an Air Force officer and an enlisted Marine. Maj. Gen. Doyle has served as the Air National Guard Assistant to Commander for the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region - 1st Air Force, the NORAD Deputy Combined Forces Air Component Commander, the Chief of Staff for the Indiana Air National Guard, and in a variety of unit command and headquarters positions with both the Ohio and Indiana National Guard. Prior to assuming his current position, Maj. Gen. Doyle served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Maj. Gen. Doyle is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Weapons Instructor Course (F-16) with more than 4,000 flying hours in the F-16, A-10C, F-4E, AT/T-38 and T-37, including more than 128 combat missions, totaling more than 400 combat hours. Throughout his career he has participated in military operations to include PACAF Theater Security Plan and operations Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
EDUCATION
1983 USMC Basic Training, Distinguished Graduate, Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot, San Diego, Calif.
1986 USMC Officer Candidate School, Distinguished Graduate, Platoon Leaders Course (Junior), Quantico, Va.
1988 Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Technologies, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind.
1989 Officer Training- Distinguished Graduate, Academy of Military Science, Knoxville Air National Guard Base, Tenn.
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 AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2000 United States Air Force Weapons School Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, 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 Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2022 National Security Studies Management Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2023 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2023 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Harvard University, 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. March 1994–November 1994, F-16 Pilot, 113th Fighter Squadron, Terre Haute, Ind.
4. November 1994–March 1996, Aircraft Commander “A” Flight, 113th Fighter Squadron, Terre Haute, Ind.
5. March 1996–January 2001, Aircraft Commander “B” Flight, 113th Fighter Squadron, Terre Haute, Ind. (July 1997–August 1997, F-16 Pilot, Operation Southern Watch)
6. January 2001–November 2003, “A” Flight Commander, 113th Fighter Squadron, Terre Haute, Ind. (February 2003–April 2003, F-16 Pilot, Operation Northern Watch)
7. November 2003–May 2004, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 181st Operations Support Flight, Terre Haute, Ind.
8. February 2004–June 2004, Commander, 506th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Kirkuk, Iraq
9. May 2004–July 2006, Joint Urban Operations Training Working Group, Joint Force Headquarters, Joint Forces Command, Suffolk, Va.)
10. July 2006–May 2007, Aircraft Pilot, 122nd Operations Support Flight, Fort Wayne, Ind.
11. May 2007–December 2007, Commander, 122nd Operations Support Flight, Fort Wayne, Ind. (September 2007–November 2007, F-16 Pilot, Operation Iraqi Freedom)
12. December 2007–August 2010, Director of Operations, 163rd Fighter Squadron, Fort Wayne, Ind.
13. August 2010–November 2013, Commander, 163rd Fighter Squadron, Fort Wayne, Ind. (September 2011–November 2011, F-16 Pilot, Operation Enduring Freedom)
14. November 2013–May 2016, Chief of Safety, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind.
15. May 2016–June 2016, Maintenance Group Commander, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind.
16. June 2016–November 2019, Commander, 180th Fighter Wing, Swanton, Ohio
17. June 2020–December 2022, Chief of Staff, JFAC-IN, Indianapolis, Ind.
18. December 2020–April 2023, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Deputy Combined Forces Air Component Commander, First Air Force, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
19. April 2023–April 2025, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa
20. April 2025–present, Deputy Commanding General, Security Assistance Group–Ukraine, Wiesbaden, Germany
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,000
Aircraft flown: T-37, AT/T-38, F-4, A-10 and F-16
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
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
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space outstanding Unit Award with six oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Humanitarian Service Medal
(Current as of March 2025)