Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Peeples, commander of the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) was promoted in an evening ceremony at the B’nai B’rith Club Wednesday night in Vicksburg.

Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Maj. Gen. Kimberly M. Colloton presided over the event. Peeples assumed command of MVD in July 2023.

Peeples was confirmed by Congress on July 31 as the nation’s newest Maj. Gen. of the United States Military. Peeples holds the position of the senior military officer in the Mississippi Valley Division, which is responsible for water resources engineering solutions in a 370,000-square-mile area, extending from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and encompassing 12 states.

Maj. Gen. Peeples is a 30-year veteran of the United States Army and has previously commanded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lakes and Rivers Division. Some of her previous assignments include commander of Joint Base Myer-Henderson and Fort McNair; engineer bridge platoon leader in the 74th Engineer Company; vertical construction platoon leader in Alpha Company. She was also program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Kansas City District, Kansas
City, Mo.; Brigade Engineers of the 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Steward, Ga. Her deployments include support of Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia) and two deployments supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

A native of Akron, Ohio, Peeples graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science in French and was commissioned into the Engineer Regiment. In addition, she holds a master’s degree in construction management from the University of Washington and a master’s in strategic studies from the Army War College.