Colonel G. Kirk Alexander assumed leadership as the commander for U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart in June 2023. As commander, Col. Alexander leads a team of more than 700 people who provide support services and facilities for 28,000 members of the Stuttgart military community. Prior to assuming command of the garrison, Col. Alexander was the Current Operations Chief for U.S. Central Command, a position he had held since 2021.
Col. Alexander has served the nation since 1995, when he enlisted as an Infantryman in the Georgia Army National Guard. He attended North Georgia College and graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He was commissioned in the Field Artillery, where he initially served as a Fire Direction Officer and Platoon Leader in the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery. He also served as a Striker Platoon Leader (Col.T) in the 4th Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Col. Alexander has served on multiple deployments to missions in the Middle East. In 2004, he deployed with the 25th Infantry Division to Bagram, Afghanistan where he served as the Executive Officer for the J3 in Combined Joint Task Force 76. In 2006, Col. Alexander assumed command of Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery and led the unit to Taji, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2013, Col. Alexander deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, where he served as Chief of Plans for a counter-corruption task force supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
In addition to his command in the 11th Field Artillery, Col. Alexander also led 1st Battalion, 31st Field Artillery (Basic Combat Training) at Fort Sill, Oklahoma from 2017-2019.
Col. Alexander’s staff assignments include service as Executive Officer of both 1st Battalion, 78th Field Artillery and the 428th Field Artillery Brigade. He also served as an Operations Officer in the 25th Infantry Division, with the U. S. Forces Command Inspector General’s Office, and he was assigned to the Commander’s Initiative Group for Training and Doctrine Command.
His military education includes the Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS), School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), Command and General Staff College, the Combined Arms Services Staff School, and the Field Artillery Captain’s Career Course. He earned a Master of Arts in Management from Webster University, a Master of Military Art and Science in Theater Operations from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and a Master of Science in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy from the National Defense University.
Col. Alexander’s awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal (1OLC), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (4OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal (1OLC), Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (3OLC), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal (1OLC), Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Parachutist Badge and the Ranger Tab.
He and his wife, Vanessa, are the parents of three children.