Lieutenant Colonel Michelle McDevitt took command of the Army Field Support Battalion-Poland, Powidz, Poland, July 1, 2025.
Her previous assignment was Joint Personal Effects Depot commander, Casualty Mortuary Affairs Operations Division, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
LTC McDevitt was commissioned in the Army in 2007 via the Reserve Officer Training Corps, University of South Alabama.
Her past assignments include platoon leader, 11th Quartermaster Company, 82nd Special Troops Battalion (Airborne); detachment commander, 612th Quartermaster Company (Forward); assistant S3 Operations officer, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; company commander, Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia; company commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning; Strategic Planner Task Force 2010, Afghanistan; doctrine developer, Combined Arms Support Command, Fort Gregg-Adams, Virgina; deputy director, Aerial Delivery Field Services Department, Fort Gregg-Adams; Support Operations officer, 5th Battalion, 306th Infantry Regiment, 199th Infantry Brigade, Fort Stewart, Georgia; executive officer, 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia; Deputy G4 (Logistics), 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart.
LTC McDevitt’s military education includes the Quartermaster Basic Officer Leadership Course, Combined Logistics Captains Career Course, Command and General Staff College (Resident), Basic Airborne Course, Aerial Delivery Materiel Officers Course, Advanced Airborne School, Pathfinder, and Defense Support of Civil Authorities.
Her awards and decorations include: the Bronze Star Medal, three Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Commendation Medal, two Army Commendation Medals, Joint Service Achievement Medal, two Army Achievement Medals, and the Humanitarian Service Medal. She has earned the Master Parachutist Badge, Parachute Rigger Badge, and Pathfinder Badge.
LTC McDevitt has a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a master’s degree in leadership and ethics.
LTC McDevitt is from Mobile, Alabama, and has two dogs.