The United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) is the largest command of the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
. It provides land forces to the
Department of Defense's unified combatant commands. FORSCOM is headquartered at
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg (formerly Fort Liberty from 2023–2025) is a United States Army, U.S. Army Military base, military installation located in North Carolina. It ranks among the largest military bases in the world by population, with more than 52,000 m ...
,
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
, and consists of more than 750,000 active Army,
U.S. Army Reserve, and
Army National Guard
The Army National Guard (ARNG) is an organized Militia (United States), militia force and a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Army. It is simultaneously part of two differen ...
soldiers. It was created on 1 July 1973 from the former Continental Army Command (CONARC), which in turn supplanted Army Field Forces and
Army Ground Forces
The Army Ground Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Service Forces. Throughout their existence, Army Ground Forces were the la ...
.
The command has formations and units located at 15 installations, including the
National Training Center at
Fort Irwin, California and the
Joint Readiness Training Center at
Fort Johnson, Louisiana (the former Fort Polk).
History
In 1942, the Army was divided between
Army Ground Forces
The Army Ground Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Service Forces. Throughout their existence, Army Ground Forces were the la ...
; Army Service Forces; and the Services of Supply.
On 30 August 1945, Army Chief of Staff General
George Marshall
George Catlett Marshall Jr. (31 December 1880 – 16 October 1959) was an American army officer and statesman. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army under pres ...
created a board headed by Lieutenant General
Alexander M. Patch to review the organization of the
War Department. The board submitted its recommendations to the Chief of Staff on 18 October of the same year. These were that the technical services be continued, with the
Transportation Corps made permanent, and that the Finance Department becoming an eighth technical service. The service commands would be abolished, and their functions transferred to the Armies. The Army Service Forces would also be abolished, and its staff sections transferred to the War Department General Staff.
In accordance with these recommendations, on 11 June 1946, Army Service Forces and the nine service commands areas were abolished. The service commands were replaced by six field armies. These six army areas, though similar in name, operated on a functional rather than geographic basis but roughly followed along the old
corps area boundaries. Army Ground Forces moved from
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
to
Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. It is currently managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth o ...
.
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First Army, headquartered at
Fort Jay
Fort Jay is a coastal bastion fort and the name of a former United States Army post on Governors Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. Fort Jay is the oldest existing defensive structure on the island, and was named for John Jay, a m ...
in New York, New York included ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NJ, NY and DE.
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Second Army, headquartered at Baltimore, Maryland included PA, MD, VA, WV, OH, IN and KY.
*
Third Army, headquartered variously in rented office space in downtown Atlanta and in 1946 at
Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia included NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, TN and MS
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Fourth Army, headquartered at
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston is a United States Army, U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.
"Fort Sam Houston, TX • About Fort Sam Houston" (overview), US Army, 2007, webpageSH-Army. Known colloquially as "Fort Sam", it is named for the first president o ...
in San Antonio, Texas included TX, AR, LA, OK, and NM.
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Fifth Army, headquartered at
Fort Sheridan near Chicago, Illinois included IL, MI, WI, MN, IA, MO, KS, NE, ND, SD, WY and CO.
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Sixth Army, headquartered at
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco (originally, El Presidio Real de San Francisco or The Royal Fortress of Saint Francis) is a park and former U.S. Army post on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, and is part ...
, California included WA, OR, ID, MT, UT, NV and CA.
In March 1948, a thorough reorganization of the
Department of the Army
The United States Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the United States Department of Defense. The DA is the federal government agency within which the United States Army (U.S.) is organized. It is led ...
created the Office of the Chief of Army Field Forces (OCAFF) at
Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. It is currently managed by partnership between the Fort Monroe Authority for the Commonwealth o ...
and placed the armies and installations in the continental United States directly under departmental control. Seven years later, the recommendations of the Davis Committee were implemented, establishing U.S. Continental Army Command (CONARC) to carry out both training and operations.
In 1973, forces in the United States were split between two new commands, U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) and
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). FORSCOM assumed CONARC's responsibility for the command and collective training of all divisions and corps in the continental U.S. and for the installations where they were based. To do this it had the help of various regional numbered army headquarters,
First Army,
Fourth Army,
Fifth Army, and
Sixth Army, at various times.
In 1987, FORSCOM was given the status of a "specified command", or almost equal to a
unified combatant command, with a broad and continuing mission, but composed solely of Army forces. Like the unified commands, the specified commands reported directly to the
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the United States Department of Defense, which advises the president of the United States, the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council and ...
, instead of their respective service chiefs. Fourth Army
cased its colors and was inactivated for the last time in 1991. FORSCOM lost its specified status in 1993.
Sixth Army was headquartered at the
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco (originally, El Presidio Real de San Francisco or The Royal Fortress of Saint Francis) is a park and former U.S. Army post on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, and is part ...
. It was eventually inactivated in June 1995.
In 2004,
Fifth Army transferred its Reserve Component preparation obligations to
First Army, and became responsible for homeland defense and
Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) as
United States Army North
The United States Army North (ARNORTH) is a formation of the United States Army. An Army Service Component Command (ASCC) subordinate to United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), ARNORTH is the joint force land component of NORTHCOM. , the
Army Service Component Command
Army Service Component Commands (ASCCs) are U.S. Army commands responsible for recommendations to the Joint Force Commander on the allocation and employment of U.S. Army forces within a unified combatant command (CCMD) or further assigned to a su ...
of
United States Northern Command
The United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) is one of eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. The command is tasked with providing military support for Civil authority, non-military authorities in t ...
.
Following the recommendations of the
2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, FORSCOM Headquarters moved from
Fort McPherson, Georgia to a building at
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Fort Bragg (formerly Fort Liberty from 2023–2025) is a United States Army, U.S. Army Military base, military installation located in North Carolina. It ranks among the largest military bases in the world by population, with more than 52,000 m ...
, in June 2011. The Command hosted a "
Casing of the Colors {{Short description, US military ceremony
The Casing of the Colors is a Military tradition, traditional ceremony held by United States Army Command (military formation), commands, Brigade#United_States, brigades and Regiment#United_States_Army, r ...
" ceremony on 24 June 2011 at Fort McPherson, and an "Uncasing of Colors" on 1 August 2011 at Fort Bragg.
The new
brigade-level formations – armor, infantry, airborne, air assault and
Stryker
The Stryker is a family of Eight-wheel drive, eight-wheeled armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III. Stryker vehicles are produced by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada (GDLS-C) for the United States Army in a plant in L ...
– are more capable.
Active Army and Army Reserve
FORSCOM currently commands
U.S. Army Reserve Command, and
First Army, and three Active Army corps.
The
United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) is a major subordinate command of FORSCOM. It is headquartered in the same building as FORSCOM at Fort Bragg, N.C. It commands all
United States Army Reserve
The United States Army Reserve (USAR) is a Military reserve force, reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the Army element of the reserve components of the United States Armed ...
units in the
continental United States
The contiguous United States, also known as the U.S. mainland, officially referred to as the conterminous United States, consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia of the United States in central North America. The te ...
, except those assigned to
Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
First United States Army
First Army is the largest OC/T organization in the U.S. Army, comprising two divisions, ten brigades, and more than 7,500 Soldiers. Its mission is to partner with the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve to enable leaders and deli ...
at Rock Island Army Arsenal, is responsible for training, mobilization and deployment support to Army Reserve and National Guard units in FORSCOM. It executes missions within the
continental United States
The contiguous United States, also known as the U.S. mainland, officially referred to as the conterminous United States, consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia of the United States in central North America. The te ...
and
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
.
FORSCOM also commands three Army corps:
V Corps at
Fort Knox
Fort Knox is a United States Army installation in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Elizabethtown. It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository (also known as Fort Knox), which is used to house a larg ...
;
III Corps at
Fort Cavazos
Fort Cavazos is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas. The post is currently named after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a native Texan and the US Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. The post is located halfway between Austi ...
, Texas; and
XVIII Airborne Corps
The XVIII Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps is designed for Rapid deployment force, rapid deployment anywhere in the world and is r ...
at
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Fort Bragg (formerly Fort Liberty from 2023–2025) is a United States Army, U.S. Army Military base, military installation located in North Carolina. It ranks among the largest military bases in the world by population, with more than 52,000 m ...
. Together the three corps include nine divisions, one cavalry regiment, 37 support brigades of various types, and a range of other corps combat, combat support and combat service support units.
Army National Guard
The
Army National Guard
The Army National Guard (ARNG) is an organized Militia (United States), militia force and a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Army. It is simultaneously part of two differen ...
provides Forces Command eight National Guard combat divisions, 15 brigades, and extensive combat support and combat service support units.
The current FORSCOM Army National Guard strength is approximately 351,000 soldiers. Mobilizing the Army National Guard into active federal service would bring the total strength of FORSCOM to nearly two-thirds of the Army's combat ground forces.
Subordinate units
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United States Army Reserve Command,
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg (formerly Fort Liberty from 2023–2025) is a United States Army, U.S. Army Military base, military installation located in North Carolina. It ranks among the largest military bases in the world by population, with more than 52,000 m ...
, NC
*
First United States Army
First Army is the largest OC/T organization in the U.S. Army, comprising two divisions, ten brigades, and more than 7,500 Soldiers. Its mission is to partner with the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve to enable leaders and deli ...
,
Rock Island Arsenal
The Rock Island Arsenal comprises 946 acres (383 ha) and is located on Arsenal Island, originally known as Rock Island, on the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It is home to the United Stat ...
, IL
**
First Army Division East,
Fort Knox
Fort Knox is a United States Army installation in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Elizabethtown. It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository (also known as Fort Knox), which is used to house a larg ...
, KY
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4th Cavalry Brigade, Fort Knox, KY
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72nd Field Artillery Brigade,
Fort Dix
Fort Dix, the common name for the Army Support Activity (ASA) located at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, is a United States Army post. It is located south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. Fort Dix is under the jurisdiction of the Air Fo ...
, NJ
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87th Army Reserve Support Command, Horace B. Hanson United States Army Reserve Center, AL
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157th Infantry Brigade,
Camp Atterbury, IN
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158th Infantry Brigade,
Camp Shelby
Camp Shelby is a U.S. Army post whose south gate is located at the southern boundary of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, along U.S. Highway 49. It was originally established during World War I, and has served almost continuously since then as a trai ...
, MS
***
174th Infantry Brigade,
Fort Drum
Fort Drum is a U.S. Army military reservation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, near the western border of northern New York, United States. The population of the CDP portion of the base was 12,955 at the 2010 census. ...
, NY
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177th Armored Brigade, Camp Shelby, MS
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188th Infantry Brigade,
Fort Stewart
Fort Stewart is a United States Army post in the U.S. state of Georgia. It lies primarily in Liberty and Bryan counties, but also extends into smaller portions of Evans, Long, and Tattnall Counties. The nearby city of Hinesville, along with ...
, GA
**
First Army Division West
The First Army Division West is a division of the First United States Army. With its new role, the First Army developed two subordinate multi-component headquarters – one division to support the western United States and the other to support t ...
,
Fort Cavazos
Fort Cavazos is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas. The post is currently named after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a native Texan and the US Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. The post is located halfway between Austi ...
, TX
***
5th Armored Brigade,
Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Established in 1848, the fort was renamed in 1854 to honor William Wallace Smith Bliss, Bvt.Lieut.Colonel William W.S. Bliss (1815–1853 ...
, TX
***
85th Army Reserve Support Command, COL Paul G. Schulstad United States Army Reserve Center, IL
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120th Infantry Brigade, Fort Cavazos, TX
***
166th Aviation Brigade, Fort Cavazos, TX
***
181st Infantry Brigade,
Fort McCoy, WI
***
189th Infantry Brigade,
Fort Lewis, WA
***
402nd Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Bliss, TX
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III Armored Corps, Fort Cavazos, TX
**
1st Infantry Division,
Fort Riley
Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, on the Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 101,733 acres (41,170 ha) in Ge ...
, KS
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1st Armored Brigade Combat Team
***
2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team
***
1st Infantry Division Artillery
***
Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
***
1st Sustainment Brigade
**
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos, TX
***
1st Armored Brigade Combat Team
***
2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team
***
3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team
***
1st Cavalry Division Artillery
***
Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
***
1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade
**
1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, TX
***1st Armored Brigade Combat Team
***2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team
***3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team
***
1st Armored Division Artillery
***Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division
***
15th Sustainment Brigade
**
4th Infantry Division,
Fort Carson
Fort Carson is a United States Army post located directly south of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, El Paso, Pueblo County, Colorado, Pueblo, Fremont County, Colorado, Fremont, and Huerfano County, Colorado, Huerfano counties, Color ...
, CO
***1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team
***2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
***3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team
***
4th Infantry Division Artillery
***Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
***
43rd Sustainment Brigade
**
11th Signal Brigade, Fort Cavazos, TX
**
75th Field Artillery Brigade,
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Oklahoma City. It covers almost .
The fort was first built during the Indian Wars. It is designated as a National Historic Landmark a ...
, OK
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36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Cavazos, TX
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3rd Cavalry Regiment, Fort Cavazos, TX
**
504th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Cavazos, TX
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89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Cavazos, TX
**
1st Medical Brigade, Fort Cavazos, TX
**
13th Sustainment Command, Fort Cavazos, TX
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V Corps (United States)
V Corps (), formerly known as the Fifth Corps, is a regular army, regular corps of the United States Army Headquarters, headquartered at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Camp Kościuszko, Poland.
It previously served during World War I, World War II, ...
,
Fort Knox
Fort Knox is a United States Army installation in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Elizabethtown. It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository (also known as Fort Knox), which is used to house a larg ...
, KY
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XVIII Airborne Corps
The XVIII Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps is designed for Rapid deployment force, rapid deployment anywhere in the world and is r ...
,
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg (formerly Fort Liberty from 2023–2025) is a United States Army, U.S. Army Military base, military installation located in North Carolina. It ranks among the largest military bases in the world by population, with more than 52,000 m ...
, NC
**
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart
Fort Stewart is a United States Army post in the U.S. state of Georgia. It lies primarily in Liberty and Bryan counties, but also extends into smaller portions of Evans, Long, and Tattnall Counties. The nearby city of Hinesville, along with ...
, GA
***1st Armored Brigade Combat Team
***2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team
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48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (
Georgia Army National Guard)
***
3rd Infantry Division Artillery
***Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
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3rd Sustainment Brigade
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10th Mountain Division
The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division (military), division in the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. Formerly designated as a mountain warfare unit, the division was the only one of its size in ...
, Fort Drum, NY
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1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team
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2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
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3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Fort Johnson
Fort Polk, formerly Fort Johnson, is a United States Army installation located in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, about 10 miles (15 km) east of Leesville, Louisiana, Leesville and 30 miles (50 km) north of DeRid ...
, LA
***
10th Mountain Division Artillery
The 10th Mountain Division Artillery (DIVARTY) is the divisional artillery command for the 10th Mountain Division. The DIVARTY served with the division from 1942 to the present, including fighting in World War II, Somalia and in Afghanistan and ...
***
Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
***
10th Sustainment Brigade
**
82nd Airborne Division
The 82nd Airborne Division is an Airborne forces, airborne infantry division (military), division of the United States Army specializing in Paratrooper, parachute assault operations into hostile areasSof, Eric"82nd Airborne Division" ''Spec Ops ...
, Fort Bragg, NC
***1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne)
***2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne)
***3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne)
***
82nd Airborne Division Artillery
***Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division
***
82nd Sustainment Brigade
**
101st Airborne Division
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ("Screaming Eagles") is a light infantry division (military), division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault military operation, operations. The 101st is designed to plan, coordinat ...
,
Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astride the Kentucky–Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee (post address is located in Kentucky). Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Div ...
, KY
***1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Air Assault)
***2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Air Assault)
***3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Air Assault)
***
101st Airborne Division Artillery
***
Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
***
101st Sustainment Brigade
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18th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Bragg, NC
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20th Engineer Brigade, Fort Bragg, NC
**
16th Military Police Brigade, Fort Bragg, NC
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3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
The 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command is a United States Army unit. It derives its lineage from the 3rd Logistical Command, which was activated in Japan on 19 September 1950 for service in Korea.
The 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command ...
, Fort Bragg, NC
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7th Transportation Brigade,
Fort Eustis
Fort Eustis is a United States Army installation in Newport News, Virginia. In 2010, it was combined with nearby Langley Air Force Base to form Joint Base Langley–Eustis.
The post is the home to the United States Army Training and Doctrin ...
, VA
**
525th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Bragg, NC
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35th Signal Brigade,
Fort Eisenhower
Fort Gordon, formerly known as Fort Eisenhower and Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established southwest of Augusta, Georgia in October 1941. It is the current home of the United States Army Signal Corps, United States Army Cy ...
, GA
**
44th Medical Brigade, Fort Bragg, NC
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Security Force Assistance Command
The Security Force Assistance Command (SFAC) is a division-level command element for the United States Army's new Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFAB). These units' core mission is security force assistance to conduct training, advising, as ...
, Fort Bragg, NC
**
1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, Fort Benning, GA
**
2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade
The 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (2nd SFAB) is a security force assistance formation - a Security Force Assistance Brigade - of the United States Army. It is based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, under the Security Force Assistance Comman ...
, Fort Bragg, NC
**
3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade
The 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade (3rd SFAB) is a Security force assistance brigade of the United States Army. It is based in Fort Cavazos, Texas.
Security Force Assistance Brigades
SFABs are brigades whose mission is to train, advise, a ...
, Fort Cavazos, TX
**
4th Security Force Assistance Brigade, Fort Carson, CO
**
5th Security Force Assistance Brigade,
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
**
54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (
National Guard
National guard is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries. The original National Guard was formed during the French Revolution around a cadre of defectors from the French Guards.
...
)
*
20th CBRNE Command
The 20th CBRNE Command is the United States Army headquarters for CBRN defense, defense against Chemical warfare, Chemical, Biological warfare, Biological, Radiological warfare, Radiological, Nuclear weapon, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosives (CB ...
,
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is a U.S. Army facility located adjacent to Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, United States. More than 7,500 civilians and 5,000 military personnel work at APG. There are 11 major commands among the tenant units, ...
, MD
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48th Chemical Brigade, Fort Cavazos, TX
**
52nd Ordnance Group (EOD), Fort Campbell, KY
**
71st Ordnance Group (EOD), Fort Carson, CO
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32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command Fort Bliss, TX
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11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Bliss, TX
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31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, OK
**
69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
The 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade is an Air Defense Artillery Branch, air defense artillery brigade of the United States Army.
Subordinate units include:69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. Battalions. U.S Army Fort Hood. URL still valid 27 ...
, Fort Cavazos, TX
**
108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Bragg, NC
*Air Traffic Services Command
Fort Novosel, AL - In October 1994, the
United States Army Aviation Center asked the
United States Army Force Integration Support Agency (USAFISA) to review the
U.S. Army Air Traffic Control Activity.
[Williams 360.] The Army Aviation Center wanted to make sure that its limited
air traffic control
Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled air ...
(ATC) resources were being properly used. USAFISA concluded that the planning of ATC in the mid-1980s, part of creating the then-new
Aviation Branch, had never been properly incorporated. ATC skills and services were eroding to the point of endangering
aviation safety
Aviation safety is the study and practice of managing risks in aviation. This includes preventing aviation accidents and incidents through research, educating air travel personnel, passengers and the general public, as well as the design of airc ...
. As a result, General
Eric Shinseki, then the
Army Vice Chief of Staff, approved the concept of a separate command for
air traffic services (ATS). On August 28, 2003, Army Traffic Services Command (ATSC) was formally activated and relocated from
Fort McPherson to
Fort Rucker.
*
Fort Irwin National Training Center, CA
*
Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson, LA
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6th Medical Logistics Management Center, Fort Bragg, NC (direct reporting unit)
Commanders
The current Commanding General is
GEN Andrew P. Poppas, who assumed the role in July 2022. The Deputy Commanding General is
LTG Paul T. Calvert (since December 2021) and the
Command Sergeant Major CSM Todd Sims.
See also
Equivalent operations commands in the U.S. Armed Forces
*
United States Fleet Forces Command
The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) is a service component command of the United States Navy that provides naval forces to a wide variety of U.S. forces. The naval resources may be allocated to Combatant Commanders such as United Sta ...
*
United States Marine Corps Forces Command
The Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command (COMMARFORCOM), headquartered at the Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia, commands service retained-operating forces; executes force sourcing and synchronization to affect for ...
*
Air Combat Command
The Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of nine List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force, Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon. It is the prim ...
*
Space Operations Command
Space Operations Command (SpOC) is the United States Space Force's space warfare, space operations, cyber warfare, cyber operations, and military intelligence, intelligence field command. Headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado ...
References
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*James Williams, "A history of Army aviation : from its beginnings to the War on Terror," New York, iUniverse, 2005
External links
U.S Army Forces Command Homepage
{{Authority control
1973 establishments in the United States
Forces
In physics, a force is an influence that can cause an object to change its velocity unless counterbalanced by other forces. In mechanics, force makes ideas like 'pushing' or 'pulling' mathematically precise. Because the magnitude and directi ...
Military units and formations established in 1973