Brigadier General Terence John HIldner
February 20, 1962 – February 3, 2012
Brigadier General Terence John Hildner was a 1984 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He began his military career as an Armor officer with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas. Reassigned in 1988 to the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in the Federal Republic of Germany, he served as the Regimental Training Officer and subsequently commanded a ground troop cavalry troop. During his company command, Brigadier General Hildner’s troop deployed with the regiment as part of the US VII Corps’ attack into Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Desert Storm, as well as conducting the last US patrol along the East-West German border before its reunification. Returning from Germany, Brigadier General Hildner served in several assignments at Fort Hood, Texas to include 2nd Armored Division Comptroller and Aide-de-Camp to the 4th Infantry Division Commanding General.
Following his transition to the Quartermaster Corps and the attendance at the US Army Command and General Staff College in 1997, Brigadier General Hildner served in a variety of staff positions to include Battalion Executive Officer of the 296th Forward Support Battalion, Supply and Services Chief for the I Corps G4 at Fort Lewis, Washington, and J4 for the Department of Defense’s counterdrug Joint Task Force 6 (JTF-6).
In 2004, Brigadier General Hildner assumed command of the 13th Corps Support Command’s Special Troops Battalion at Fort Hood, Texas. During nearly three years of command, the battalion conducted two operational deployments. The first came in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, providing general logistical support to units located around Joint Base Balad as well as the Abu Ghraib prison complex. The battalion’s second deployment came in the wake of Hurricane Katrina as Logistical Task Force Lone Star, providing both military and humanitarian support operations.
From July 2007 to July 2009, Brigadier General Hildner commanded the 23rd Quartermaster Brigade at Fort Lee, Virginia, training more than 20,000 Solders annually for deployment with the Operational Army in support of contingency operations across the globe.
From July 2009 to July 2010, he was the Combined Arms Support Command’s (CASCOM) G3, Director of Training and Doctrine. His organization analyzed, designed, and developed rigorous, relevant, and effective sustainment unit, individual, and professional military doctrine and training, with life-long learning products. His efforts supported the current and future operational force by providing well-trained units, warriors, and adaptive, innovative leaders.
In August 2010, Brigadier General Hildner assumed command of the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) at Fort Hood, Texas. In December 2011, he deployed a logistics element and members of his staff to Afghanistan to support the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan. As the Deputy Commander of Support Operations, he supervised six Regional Support Commands and oversaw the development of logistics across the Afghanistan National Security Force.
His awards and decorations include the Army Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Amy Commendation Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters); Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster); Joint Meritorious Unit Award; Valorous Unit Award; National Defense Service Medal (with bronze service star); the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with one service star); Southwest Asia Medal (with two bronze service stars); Global war on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Humanitarian Service Medal (with one campaign star); Armed Forces Reserve Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon (with the number 3); the NATO Medal; Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia); Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait); the Combat Action Badge; and the Parachutist Badge.