{{short description|U.S. Army general}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Use American English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox military person | name = Mary K. Izaguirre | image = LTG Mary V. Krueger.jpg | alt = | caption = Official portrait, 2024 | nickname = | birth_name = Mary Virginia Krueger | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | burial_place = | allegiance = United States | branch = United States Army | branch_label = Branch | service_years = 1995–present | rank = 35px Lieutenant General | service_number = | unit = | commands = Surgeon General of the United States Army<br>United States Army Medical Command<br>Medical Readiness Command East<br>Regional Health Command Atlantic | battles = | awards = Distinguished Service Medal<br>Legion of Merit (3)<br>Bronze Star Medal (2) | relations = | spouse = Joseph Izaguirre | children = 5 | alma_mater = Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | other_work = | signature = }} '''Mary Krueger Izaguirre''' is a United States Army lieutenant general and physician who serves as the surgeon general of the United States Army. She previously served as the commanding general of Medical Readiness Command East and chief of the United States Army Medical Corps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/2024/01/26/40b8e092/ltg-izaguirre-bio.pdf|title=Lieutenant General Mary K. Izaguirre -The U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command|website=www.army.mil/ArmyMedicine#org-about|access-date=26 January 2024}}</ref>
In September 2023, Izaguirre was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and appointment as surgeon general of the United States Army, commanding general of the United States Army Medical Command, and chief of the Army Medical Department. She was confirmed by the Senate on 5 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/937/actions?r=12&s=1|title=PN937 - 1 nominee for Army, 118th Congress (2023-2024) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress}}</ref> In June 2023, Izaguirre had been nominated for promotion to major general, and was promoted to that rank with an effective date of rank of 5 December 2023, the date of her Senate confirmation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/775?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Krueger%22%7D&s=1&r=2|title=P775 - 2 nominations for Army, 118th Congress (2023-2024) | Congress.gov | Library of Congress}}</ref>
On 25 January 2024, Izaguirre replaced R. Scott Dingle as surgeon general of the United States Army, and commanding general of the United States Army Medical Command in a ceremony at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/273237/us_army_medical_command_welcomes_46th_army_surgeon_general|title=US Army Medical Command welcomes 46th Army Surgeon General|access-date=26 January 2024}}</ref>
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