# Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command

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 | Commanding General | Term | Term | Term |
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length |
| 1 | | Kerwin, Walter Thomas Jr.General Walter T. Kerwin Jr. (1917–2008) | 1 July 1973 | 1974 | ~ 184 days |
| 2 | | Rogers, Bernard WilliamGeneral Bernard W. Rogers (1921–2008) | 1974 | 1976 | ~ 2 years, 0 days |
| 3 | | Kroesen, Frederick James Jr.General Frederick J. Kroesen Jr. (1923–2020) | 1976 | 1978 | ~ 2 years, 0 days |
| 4 | | Shoemaker, Robert MorinGeneral Robert M. Shoemaker (1924–2017) | 1978 | 1982 | ~ 4 years, 0 days |
| 5 | | Cavazos, Richard EdwardGeneral Richard E. Cavazos (1929–2017) | 1982 | 1984 | ~ 2 years, 0 days |
| 6 | | Sennewald, Robert WilliamGeneral Robert W. Sennewald (1929–2023) | 1984 | 1986 | ~ 2 years, 0 days |
| 7 | | Palastra, Joseph Thomas Jr.General Joseph T. Palastra Jr. (1931–2015) | 1986 | 1989 | ~ 3 years, 0 days |
| 8 | | Powell, Colin LutherGeneral Colin L. Powell (1937–2021) | 4 April 1989 | 27 September 1989 | 176 days |
| 9 | | Burba, Edwin Hess Jr.General Edwin H. Burba Jr. (born 1936) | 27 September 1989 | 1993 | ~ 3 years, 96 days |
| 10 | | Reimer, Dennis JoeGeneral Dennis J. Reimer (born 1939) | 1993 | 1995 | ~ 2 years, 0 days |
| 11 | | Tilelli, John Harold Jr.General John H. Tilelli Jr. (born 1941) | 1995 | 1996 | ~ 1 year, 0 days |
| 12 | | Bramlett, David AnthonyGeneral David A. Bramlett (born 1941) | 1 July 1996 | 31 July 1998 | 2 years, 30 days |
| 13 | | Schwartz, Thomas AllenGeneral Thomas A. Schwartz (born 1945) | 31 July 1998 | 23 November 1999 | 1 year, 115 days |
| 14 | | Hendrix, John WalterGeneral John W. Hendrix (born 1942) | 23 November 1999 | 19 November 2001 | 1 year, 361 days |
| 15 | | Ellis, Larry RudellGeneral Larry R. Ellis (born 1946) | 19 November 2001 | 6 May 2004 | 2 years, 169 days |
| 16 | | McNeill, Dan KellyGeneral Dan K. McNeill (born 1946) | 7 May 2004 | 8 January 2007 | 2 years, 246 days |
| 17 | | Campbell, Charles ChristopherGeneral Charles C. Campbell (1948–2016) | 9 January 2007 | 2 June 2010 | 3 years, 144 days |
| 18 | | Thurman, James DavidGeneral James D. Thurman (born 1953) | 3 June 2010 | 7 July 2011 | 1 year, 34 days |
| - | | Bromberg, Howard B.Lieutenant General Howard B. Bromberg Acting | 8 July 2011 | 11 September 2011 | 65 days |
| 19 | | Rodriguez, David MitchellGeneral David M. Rodriguez (born 1954) | 12 September 2011 | 15 March 2013 | 1 year, 184 days |
| 20 | | Allyn, Daniel BartlettGeneral Daniel B. Allyn (born 1959) | 10 May 2013 | 14 August 2014 | 1 year, 96 days |
| 21 | | Milley, Mark AlexanderGeneral Mark A. Milley (born 1958) | 15 August 2014 | 9 August 2015 | 359 days |
| 22 | | Abrams, Robert BruceGeneral Robert B. Abrams (born 1960) | 10 August 2015 | 16 October 2018 | 3 years, 67 days |
| - | | Richardson, Laura JaneLieutenant General Laura J. Richardson (born 1963) Acting | 17 October 2018 | 20 March 2019 | 154 days |
| 23 | | Garrett, Michael XavierGeneral Michael X. Garrett (born 1961) | 21 March 2019 | 8 July 2022 | 3 years, 109 days |
| 24 | | Poppas, Andrew PeterGeneral Andrew P. Poppas (born c. 1966) | 8 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 228 days |