Major Gen. Joseph Hilbert assumed command of United States Army Alaska and the 11th Airborne Division June 27, 2024.
Commissioned into the Field Artillery in 1993, Hilbert has served in a wide variety of positions throughout the United States and Europe.
He previously served as the Director of Force Development for the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8; the Commanding General for 7th Army Training Command; Deputy Commanding General for the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia; Commander of Operations Group at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center; Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery; and Commander of the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery (HIMARS).
His staff experience includes Chief of Current Operations at XVIII Airborne Corps; Deputy Chief of Staff for 7th Infantry Division; Chief of Operational Fires at the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC); Operations Officer for the 18th Field Artillery Brigade (Airborne) and 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment (HIMARS); and aide-de-camp for the commanding general, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC).
Hilbert’s operational deployments include Operation Uphold Democracy and later the United Nations Mission in Haiti; Operation Joint Guardian and the Kosovo Force; and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
He holds a master’s in Security Studies from the Army War College and is an Olmsted Scholar having earned a master’s in European Studies (Magister Artium Europastudien) from the Universität Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany. He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Ministries from the Moody Bible Institute and is fluent in German.
His awards include a Master Parachutist Badge, an Army Distinguished Service Medal, a Legion of Merit, and a Bronze Star Medal.