Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command
Commanding General of United States Army Forces Command | |
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since 8 July 2022 | |
Department of the Army United States Army Forces Command | |
Type | Major command commander |
Abbreviation | CG FORSCOM |
Reports to | Secretary of the Army Chief of Staff of the United States Army |
Seat | Fort Liberty, North Carolina |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | 2–3 years (approx.) |
Precursor | Commanding General, Continental Army Command |
Formation | July 1, 1973 |
First holder | GEN Walter T. Kerwin Jr. |
Deputy | Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command |
Website | Official Website |
The Commanding General of United States Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM) is the head of United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM).[1] In this position, he or she is in charge of approximately 780,000 Active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National Guard soldiers – 87 percent of the Army's combat power.[2]
General Andrew P. Poppas became the Commanding General in July 2022.
List of CONARC Commanding Generals
[edit]- John E. Dahlquist 1955 - 1956
- Willard G. Wyman March 1956 - September 1958
- Bruce C. Clarke August 1958 - September 1960
- Herbert B. Powell October 1960 - February 1963
- John K. Waters March 1963 - April 1964
- Hugh P. Harris March 1964 - 1965
- Paul L. Freeman Jr. 1965 - June 1967
- James K. Woolnough July 1967 - October 1970
- Ralph E. Haines Jr. November 1970 - January 1973
- Walter T. Kerwin Jr. February 1973
Resdesignated United States Army Forces Command 1973
List of FORSCOM Commanding Generals
[edit]No. | Commanding General | Term | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | |
1 | General Walter T. Kerwin Jr. (1917–2008) | 1 July 1973 | 1974 | ~ 184 days | |
2 | Bernard W. Rogers (1921–2008) | General1974 | 1976 | ~ 2 years, 0 days | |
3 | Frederick J. Kroesen Jr. (1923–2020) | General1976 | 1978 | ~ 2 years, 0 days | |
4 | Robert M. Shoemaker (1924–2017) | General1978 | 1982 | ~ 4 years, 0 days | |
5 | Richard E. Cavazos (1929–2017) | General1982 | 1984 | ~ 2 years, 0 days | |
6 | Robert W. Sennewald (1929–2023) | General1984 | 1986 | ~ 2 years, 0 days | |
7 | Joseph T. Palastra Jr. (1931–2015) | General1986 | 1989 | ~ 3 years, 0 days | |
8 | Colin L. Powell (1937–2021) | General4 April 1989 | 27 September 1989 | 176 days | |
9 | Edwin H. Burba Jr. (born 1936) | General27 September 1989 | 1993 | ~ 3 years, 96 days | |
10 | Dennis J. Reimer (born 1939) | General1993 | 1995 | ~ 2 years, 0 days | |
11 | John H. Tilelli Jr. (born 1941) | General1995 | 1996 | ~ 1 year, 0 days | |
12 | David A. Bramlett (born 1941) | General1 July 1996 | 31 July 1998 | 2 years, 30 days | |
13 | Thomas A. Schwartz (born 1945) | General31 July 1998 | 23 November 1999 | 1 year, 115 days | |
14 | John W. Hendrix (born 1942) | General23 November 1999 | 19 November 2001 | 1 year, 361 days | |
15 | Larry R. Ellis (born 1946) | General19 November 2001 | 6 May 2004 | 2 years, 169 days | |
16 | Dan K. McNeill (born 1946) | General7 May 2004 | 8 January 2007 | 2 years, 246 days | |
17 | Charles C. Campbell (1948–2016) | General9 January 2007 | 2 June 2010 | 3 years, 144 days | |
18 | James D. Thurman (born 1953) | General3 June 2010 | 7 July 2011 | 1 year, 34 days | |
- | Lieutenant General Howard B. Bromberg Acting | 8 July 2011 | 11 September 2011 | 65 days | |
19 | David M. Rodriguez (born 1954) | General12 September 2011 | 15 March 2013 | 1 year, 184 days | |
20 | Daniel B. Allyn (born 1959) | General10 May 2013 | 14 August 2014 | 1 year, 96 days | |
21 | Mark A. Milley (born 1958) | General15 August 2014 | 9 August 2015 | 359 days | |
22 | Robert B. Abrams (born 1960) | General10 August 2015 | 16 October 2018 | 3 years, 67 days | |
- | Laura J. Richardson (born 1963) Acting | Lieutenant General17 October 2018 | 20 March 2019 | 154 days | |
23 | Michael X. Garrett (born 1961) | General21 March 2019 | 8 July 2022 | 3 years, 109 days | |
24 | Andrew P. Poppas (born c. 1966) | General8 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 55 days |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Unknown (27 April 2011). "FORSCOM Organizational Chart". www.forscom.army.mil. United States Army Forces Command. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Unknown (8 July 2011). "Lieutenant General Howard B. Bromberg". www.forscom.army.mil. United States Army Forces Command. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.