Welcome to U.S. Army Garrison-Miami!

Mr. Marvin “Marty” Vannatter comes to U.S. Army Garrison-Miami from Installation Management Command-Europe, where he served as the G3 from June 2017 to June 2019. This assignment followed more than 30 years on active duty in the U.S. Army; where he served in positions from Platoon Leader to Garrison Commander. His last active duty assignment was as the Garrison Commander of USAG Benelux from November 2013 to June 2016.

Mr. Vannatter was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in Corbin, Kentucky. He is a Graduate of the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Data Processing Systems and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry in 1990, after joining the Army in 1984.

Mr. Vannatter attended both the Air Command & General Staff College and the Naval War College, after the latter he was selected as the Third Army/United States Army Central Command G1; where he split his time between Shaw AFB, Kuwait and Jordan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Mr. Vannatter also served as the Battalion Commander for Allied Land Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH), US Army NATO, at the Allied Joint Force Command Headquarters in Brunssum, The Netherlands. Prior to the Netherlands, he was the United States Army Alaska G1 and then was selected for a joint assignment at the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) in Monchengladbach, Germany. There he deployed for the first time in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, as the Military Advisor to the NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan.

His awards include the Legion of Merit (1st OLC), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2nd OLC), the Meritorious Service Medal (3rd OLC), the Joint Staff Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (3rd OLC), the Joint Staff Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (3rd OLC), the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal (2nd award), and numerous skills and proficiency badges.

He is happily married to his wife Julie and they have two adult children.

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