The Commanding General of United States Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM) is the head of United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM). The person in this position 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.
General Andrew P. Poppas became the Commanding General in July 2022.
List of CONARC Commanding Generals
- 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
| No. | Commanding General | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | |
| 1 | Kerwin, Walter Thomas Jr.GeneralWalter T. Kerwin Jr.(1917–2008) | 1 July 1973 | 1974 | ~ 184 days | |
| 2 | Rogers, Bernard WilliamGeneralBernard W. Rogers(1921–2008) | 1974 | 1976 | ~ 2 years, 0 days | |
| 3 | Kroesen, Frederick James Jr.GeneralFrederick J. Kroesen Jr.(1923–2020) | 1976 | 1978 | ~ 2 years, 0 days | |
| 4 | Shoemaker, Robert MorinGeneralRobert M. Shoemaker(1924–2017) | 1978 | 1982 | ~ 4 years, 0 days | |
| 5 | Cavazos, Richard EdwardGeneralRichard E. Cavazos(1929–2017) | 1982 | 1984 | ~ 2 years, 0 days | |
| 6 | Sennewald, Robert WilliamGeneralRobert W. Sennewald(1929–2023) | 1984 | 1986 | ~ 2 years, 0 days | |
| 7 | Palastra, Joseph Thomas Jr.GeneralJoseph T. Palastra Jr.(1931–2015) | 1986 | 1989 | ~ 3 years, 0 days | |
| 8 | Powell, Colin LutherGeneralColin L. Powell(1937–2021) | 4 April 1989 | 27 September 1989 | 176 days | |
| 9 | Burba, Edwin Hess Jr.GeneralEdwin H. Burba Jr.(born 1936) | 27 September 1989 | 1993 | ~ 3 years, 96 days | |
| 10 | Reimer, Dennis JoeGeneralDennis J. Reimer(born 1939) | 1993 | 1995 | ~ 2 years, 0 days | |
| 11 | Tilelli, John Harold Jr.GeneralJohn H. Tilelli Jr.(born 1941) | 1995 | 1996 | ~ 1 year, 0 days | |
| 12 | Bramlett, David AnthonyGeneralDavid A. Bramlett(born 1941) | 1 July 1996 | 31 July 1998 | 2 years, 30 days | |
| 13 | Schwartz, Thomas AllenGeneralThomas A. Schwartz(born 1945) | 31 July 1998 | 23 November 1999 | 1 year, 115 days | |
| 14 | Hendrix, John WalterGeneralJohn W. Hendrix(born 1942) | 23 November 1999 | 19 November 2001 | 1 year, 361 days | |
| 15 | Ellis, Larry RudellGeneralLarry R. Ellis(born 1946) | 19 November 2001 | 6 May 2004 | 2 years, 169 days | |
| 16 | McNeill, Dan KellyGeneralDan K. McNeill(born 1946) | 7 May 2004 | 8 January 2007 | 2 years, 246 days | |
| 17 | Campbell, Charles ChristopherGeneralCharles C. Campbell(1948–2016) | 9 January 2007 | 2 June 2010 | 3 years, 144 days | |
| 18 | Thurman, James DavidGeneralJames D. Thurman(born 1953) | 3 June 2010 | 7 July 2011 | 1 year, 34 days | |
| - | Bromberg, Howard B.Lieutenant GeneralHoward B. BrombergActing | 8 July 2011 | 11 September 2011 | 65 days | |
| 19 | Rodriguez, David MitchellGeneralDavid M. Rodriguez(born 1954) | 12 September 2011 | 15 March 2013 | 1 year, 184 days | |
| 20 | Allyn, Daniel BartlettGeneralDaniel B. Allyn(born 1959) | 10 May 2013 | 14 August 2014 | 1 year, 96 days | |
| 21 | Milley, Mark AlexanderGeneralMark A. Milley(born 1958) | 15 August 2014 | 9 August 2015 | 359 days | |
| 22 | Abrams, Robert BruceGeneralRobert B. Abrams(born 1960) | 10 August 2015 | 16 October 2018 | 3 years, 67 days | |
| - | Richardson, Laura JaneLieutenant GeneralLaura J. Richardson(born 1963)Acting | 17 October 2018 | 20 March 2019 | 154 days | |
| 23 | Garrett, Michael XavierGeneralMichael X. Garrett(born 1961) | 21 March 2019 | 8 July 2022 | 3 years, 109 days | |
| 24 | Poppas, Andrew PeterGeneralAndrew P. Poppas(born c. 1966) | 8 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 278 days | |
See also
References
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. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726033150/http://www.forscom.army.mil/cmd_staff/orgchart/OrganizationalChart.htm ↩
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. https://web.archive.org/web/20110814073330/http://www.forscom.army.mil/cmd_staff/LTG_Bromberg/LTG_Bromberg_new.htm ↩