Welcome to U.S. Army Garrison-Miami!

Ms. Greta M. Buccellato became the Garrison Manager for U.S. Army Garrison-Miami on July 7, 2020.

She comes to Miami from U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, where she served as the Deputy to the Garrison Commander.  Prior to that assignment, she was a Defense Senior Leader Development Program student at the U.S. Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

Ms. Buccellato’s civil service experience also includes Resource Manager, Housing Chief, Director of the Joint Integration Office, and Security Chief at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Security Specialist, Defense Intelligence Agency, Clarendon, Virginia; and Special Security Officer, United States Army Europe G2, Heidelberg, Germany.

Ms. Buccellato is a graduate of McDaniel College and the U.S. Air War College.

As an Army Civilian, Ms. Buccellato has been recognized with the Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Civilian Superior Service Award, and the Installation Management Command Housing Executive of the Year Award.

Mr. Lawrence “Larry” Kilgore became the Deputy Garrison Manager of United States Army Garrison-Miami (USAG-Miami) on March 7, 2016.

Prior to his civilian service Mr. Kilgore served in the US Army for 29 years and retired at the rank of Command Sergeant Major (E9) in 2003. Among his many accomplishments he had the Honor of becoming the first Command Sergeant Major of the reactivated 173rd Airborne Brigade.

Mr. Kilgore started his civil service career in Vicenza as Plans Specialist in 2003. In 2004 he was promoted to the position of Force Protection Program Manager and held the position for 4 years. In 2008 he was promoted to the position of Chief of Plans and Operations for the Directorate of Planning, Training, Mobilization and Security of United States Army Garrison Vicenza, and he became the Director of USAG-V, DPTMS in 2009.

Mr. Kilgore deployed to Iraq in 2011 where he served as Deputy Mayor Installation Manager of a DoD installation, with the mission of providing support to Iraqi Naval and Marine forces under the purview of OSC-I.

Mr. Kilgore served as the Deputy Garrison Manager of Camp Darby, Italy (Livorno). After this assignment he was selected as the Deputy Garrison Commander for Shindand and Bagram Airbases in Afghanistan. Upon redeployment Mr. Kilgore was selected for his current duty assignment as the Deputy Garrison Manager for USAG-Miami.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Business Management, University of Maryland, Overseas Campus

Awards Include: Legion of Merit (2^nd Award), Meritorious Service Medal (4^th Award), the Joint Service Commendation Medal (2^nd Award), the Army Commendation Medal (6^th Award), the Joint Staff Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (4^th Award, the Humanitarian Service Medal (2^nd award), Kuwait Liberation Medal and numerous skills and proficiency badges.        

ASSIGNMENTS

2016 - Current, Deputy Garrison Manager USAG-Miami

2014 - 2015, Deputy Garrison Commander, Shindand/Bagram Afghanistan

2012 - 2014, Deputy Garrison Manager, Camp Darby Italy

2011 - 2012, Installation Mayor, Umm Qasr, Iraq

2009 - 2011, DPTMS, Vicenza, Italy

2008 - 2009, Chief Plans and Operations, Vicenza, Italy

2003 - 2004, Plans Specialist, Vicenza, Italy March