The Fort George G. Meade Garrison is set to welcome Col. Sunny Kuehl as its 90th Commander in a change of command ceremony, while honoring the efforts of Col. Yolanda Gore, who will relinquish command after two years in the position.
Kuehl, a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, who graduated from The U.S. Military Academy in 2002, comes to the command from the Pentagon where she was Vice Deputy Director of Analysis and Warning on the Joint Staff J2 (J22).
Her previous assignments include command of the 719th Military Intelligence Battalion (SIGINT), and the Theater Analysis Control Element (ACE) within the 501st Military Intelligence Brigade at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, multiple leadership positions throughout South Korea, Operation Iraqi Freedom I, Operation Enduring Freedom and earthquake disaster relief in Pakistan.
Other assignments include competitions in international athletic events as a member of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program, service on the Homemade Explosives Task Force within the Joint IED Defeat Organization, work with NATO J7 (Training and Exercises at Joint Forces Command) in Naples, Italy, and Chief of Security and Intelligence for the Army Rapid Equipping Force.
Kuehl’s military education includes U.S. Marine War College (Master of Strategic Studies), Command and General Staff College, Air Assault School, and Army Space Cadre Course Phases 1 & 2. Her awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, NATO Afghanistan Medal and the Combat Action Badge.