Appointment of Brigadier General Gerald R. Krimbill as 

Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Legal Command

 

 

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Brigadier General Gerald R. Krimbill, Assistant Judge Advocate General for Military Law and Operations (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), as Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Legal Command (USARLC), as of 21 October 2022. He succeeds Brigadier General William B. Dyer, who will promote to Major General and assume command of the 108th Training Command in Charlotte, NC. Brigadier General Krimbill will be succeeded by Colonel (Promotable) Michael J. Deegan as the Assistant Judge Advocate General for Military Law and Operations (Individual Mobilization Augmentee).

 

Brigadier General Krimbill’s truly admirable career, spanning over 34 years, perfectly illustrates his superb skills as an Army officer, leader, and lawyer. He was commissioned in the JAG Corps and served approximately five years on Active Duty, first at the Aviation and Troop Command as a General Law and Procurement Advisor, and later at Fort Sam Houston, where he served as a Contract Law Advisor. Brigadier General Krimbill has also served as Deputy Director, Rule of Law, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, United States Forces-Afghanistan; Deputy Commander, 22d Legal Support Organization, Grand Prairie, Texas; Commander, 117th Legal Operations Detachment, Phoenix, Arizona; Commander, 1st Legal Operations Detachment, San Antonio, Texas; and Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Reserve Legal Command, Gaithersburg, Maryland. In May of 2019, he became the Chief Judge, U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals (Individual Mobilization Augmentee) and was mobilized from February to December of 2020 as the Acting Commander, United States Army Legal Services Agency and Chief Judge, U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals. In October of 2021, he assumed his current position as the Assistant Judge Advocate General for Military Law and Operations (Individual Mobilization Augmentee). In his civilian capacity, Brigadier General Krimbill serves as a Department of the Army Civilian Contract Attorney for the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command in San Antonio, Texas. 

 

Brigadier General Krimbill’s military awards include the Legion of Merit, Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star. Brigadier General Krimbill holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor degree from the William Mitchell College of Law. He also holds a Masters in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, and is a member of the State Bar of Minnesota.

 

Please take the opportunity to congratulate Brigadier General Krimbill, his wife, Elisabeth, and their three children, Jake, Zach, and Leah as they continue to serve the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, the U.S. Army Reserve, the United States Army, and the Nation.  

 

//ORIGINAL SIGNED//

 

STUART W. RISCH

Lieutenant General, USA

The Judge Advocate General