First Sergeant Kiehl is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He enlisted in the Marine Corps Date through Delayed Entry Program January 23 2004, and attended recruit training, at MCRD, San Diego, California in June 2004. Upon graduation of Military Police Basic Course, Private First Class Kiehl was assigned to Military Police Company Detachment A Head Quarters Battalion 4th Marine Division, Twin Cities, Minnesota where he served as a Military Policeman.
2005- 2006 Private First Class Kiehl was Deployed to Al- Asad Air Force Base in Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III, and was promoted to Lance Corporal March 01 2005, prior to landing in Kuwait. Lance Corporal Kiehl was attached to Mike Battery 3rd Battalion 11th Marines and served as a Military Policeman in support of security operations. Lance Corporal Kiehl performed many duties that included the Detention Facility, Entry Control Points, Flight Security, Detainee Transport, and Guardian Angel Compound Security.
Lance Corporal Kiehl returned to Military Police Support Company 4TH Law Enforcement Battalion Force Headquarters Group St. Paul, Minnesota where he served as a Fire Team Leader and Military Policeman. On June 2nd, 2007, LCPL Kiehl was Meritoriously Promoted to Corporal and earned the position of Squad Leader. In 2008 and 2009 Corporal Kiehl attended African Lion Annual Training in Morocco where he was utilized as a Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor. Corporal Kiehl also was sent to Uganda in 2009 on a humanitarian mission where he provided compound security for medical personnel and was an advisor to his command for the Physical Security of 3 different compounds and would receive his first Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
July 1st, 2010, Corporal Kiehl was promoted to the Rank of Sergeant. In 2011, Sergeant Kiehl completed the Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor Course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Sgt Kiehl served as a Squad Leader and a Non-Lethal Weapons Instructor, and in 2011 Sgt Kiehl was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with gold Star in lieu of 2nd award, for is performance in Morocco, in support of African Lion. January 1, 2014, Sergeant Kiehl was promoted Staff Sergeant and would go on to instruct Non-Lethal Weapons and Tactics which supported OCONUS Annual Training events in South Africa Shared Accord 2013, Thailand Cobra Gold 2014, and Morocco African Lion 2016.
From March 08, 2017, to April 30, 2019, Staff Sergeant Kiehl was assigned to Headquarters Company 4TH Law Enforcement Battalion Force Headquarters Group Marine Corps Force Reserve St. Paul Minnesota where he served as The Company Training Chief, Senior Non-lethal Weapons Instructor and a Special Reaction Team Instructor. In 2017 Staff Sergeant Kiehl served as the Senior Watch Chief in Support of Eager Lion in Jordan. Staff Sergeant Kiehl was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Ribbon for his time and service overseas.
From May 1, 2019, to January 22, 2022, Staff Sergeant Kiehl was assigned to Support Company 4TH Law Enforcement Battalion Force Headquarters Group Marine Corps Force Reserve ST PAUL, Minnesota Staff Sergeant Kiehl served as the Training Chief, Military Police Operations Sergent, and Special Reaction Team Instructor. Staff Sergeant Kiehl was sent to Norway in Support of Trident Juncture where he served as the Training and Operations Chief and Senior Staff Non. Commissioned Officer. On July 31, 2019, Staff Sergeant Kiehl was awarded the Navy and Marine Accommodation Medal, and on August 1, 2019, Staff Sgt Kiehl was Promoted to Gunnery Sergeant.
Gunnery Sergeant Kiehl transferred to the Inactive Ready Reserve from January 23, 2022, until August 15, 2023, when he was frocked to the rank of First Sergeant and assigned as the Company First Sergeant of Headquarters and Support Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion 4th Marine Division.
First Sergeant Kiehl's personal decorations include, Navy and Marine Corps Accommodation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2nd Award), and Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Ribbon.