Kevin Christopher Kiley | |
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 Kiley in 2004 (pictured with the three stars of a Lt. Gen.) | |
| Born | October 18, 1950 |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1976–2007 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General (Retired as Major General) |
| Commands | Surgeon General of the United States Army |
| Battles / wars | Operation Desert Storm |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) Bronze Star Expert Field Medical Badge |
Kevin Christopher Kiley[1] (born October 18, 1950)[2] is a former lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as the 41st Surgeon General of the United States Army and the commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He was commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and North Atlantic Regional Medical Command twice, from 2002 to 2004, and as acting commander, March 1–2, 2007. He submitted his request to retire from the U.S. Army on March 11, 2007, in the wake of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal, and was removed from his nominative billet as a lieutenant general. Pending retirement, he was assigned to a temporary billet at the General Officer Management Office at the Pentagon in the grade major general. His retirement in the grade of major general was subsequently approved.