# List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 1990 to 1999

The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the United States Army, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general).
There have been 146 lieutenant generals in the U.S. Army from 1990 to 1999, 28 of whom were promoted to four-star general. All 146 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Lieutenant generals entered the Army via several paths: 67 were commissioned via Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, 42 via the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), 19 via Officer Candidate School (OCS), 15 via ROTC at a senior military college, two via direct commission (direct), and one via the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA).

## List of generals

Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.
List of U.S. Army lieutenant generals from 1990 to 1999 :
| # | Name | Date of rank | Position | Yrs | Commission | YC | Notes |
| 1 | Charles P. Otstott | 27 Jan 1990 | Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee (DCMC), 1990–1992. | 2 | 1960 (USMA) | 30 | (1937– ) |
| 2 | James W. Crysel | 27 Feb 1990 | Commanding General, Second U.S. Army, 1990–1992. | 2 | 1959 (ROTC) | 31 | (1937– ) |
| 3 | Marvin D. Brailsford | 11 Jun 1990 | Deputy Commanding General, Materiel Readiness, U.S. Army Materiel Command/U.S. Department of Defense Executive Director for Conventional Ammunition Readiness (DCG-MR AMC/EXD-CAR), 1990–1992. | 2 | 1959 (ROTC) | 31 | (1939– ) |
| * | Dennis J. Reimer | 1 Jul 1990 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans, Army Staff/Senior Army Representative, U.N. Military Staff Committee (DCSOPS/Sr. Army Rep), 1990–1991. | 1 | 1962 (USMA) | 28 | (1939– ) Promoted to general, 21 Jun 1991. |
| 4 | Alonzo E. Short Jr. | 1 Jul 1990 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Information Systems Command (CG USAISEC), 1990–1991. Director, Defense Information Systems Agency (DIRDISA), 1991–1994. | 4 | 1962 (ROTC) | 28 | (1939– ) |
| 5 | Michael F. Spigelmire | 1 Jul 1990 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 1990–1991. Commanding General, VII Corps, 1991–1992. | 2 | 1960 (ROTC) | 30 | (1938– ) Deputy Director of Operations, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, 1996. |
| 6 | Billy M. Thomas | 9 Jul 1990 | Deputy Commanding General, Research, Development and Acquisition, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG-R&D AMC), 1990–1992. | 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 28 | (1940–2016) |
| 7 | William H. Reno | 1 Aug 1990 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCSPER), 1990–1992. | 2 | 1961 (USMA) | 29 | (1936– ) |
| 8 | Teddy G. Allen | 1 Sep 1990 | Director, Defense Security Assistance Agency (DIRDSAA), 1990–1993. | 3 | 1958 (ROTC) | 32 | (1936– ) |
| * | David M. Maddox | 9 Nov 1990 | Commanding General, V Corps, 1990–1992. | 2 | 1960 (VMI) | 30 | (1938– ) Promoted to general, 9 Jul 1992. |
| 9 | Robert D. Chelberg | 1 Jan 1991 | Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command (COFS USEUCOM), 1991–1993. | 2 | 1961 (USMA) | 30 | (1938– ) |
| 10 | William G. Pagonis | 7 Feb 1991 | Commanding General, 22nd Theater Army Area Command, 1990–1992. Deputy Commanding General, Materiel Readiness, U.S. Army Materiel Command/U.S. Department of Defense Executive Director for Conventional Ammunition Readiness (DCG-MR AMC/EXD-CAR), 1992. Commanding General, 21st Theater Army Area Command, 1992–1993. | 2 | 1964 (ROTC) | 27 | (1941– ) |
| 11 | James H. Johnson Jr. | 30 May 1991 | Commanding General, First U.S. Army (CG FUSA), 1991–1993. | 2 | 1960 (USMA) | 31 | (1937–2023) |
| 12 | Harold T. Fields Jr. | 5 Jun 1991 | Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Command (DCINCPAC), 1991–1994. Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1994. | 3 | 1960 (Citadel) | 31 | (1938– ) |
| 13 | James D. Starling | 17 Jun 1991 | Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command (DCINCTRANS), 1991–1993. | 2 | 1960 (USMA) | 31 | (1936–2009) |
| * | J. H. Binford Peay III | 24 Jun 1991 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans, Army Staff/Senior Army Representative, U.N. Military Staff Committee (DCSOPS/Sr. Army Rep), 1991–1993. | 2 | 1962 (VMI) | 29 | (1940– ) Promoted to general, 26 Mar 1993. Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute, 2003–2020. |
| 14 | Merle Freitag | 1 Jul 1991 | Comptroller, U.S. Army, 1991–1994. | 3 | 1962 (ROTC) | 29 | (1940– ) |
| * | Ronald H. Griffith | 1 Aug 1991 | Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 1991–1995. | 4 | 1960 (ROTC) | 31 | (1936–2018) Promoted to general, 6 Jun 1995. |
| 15 | Joseph S. Laposata | 1 Aug 1991 | Chief of Staff, Allied Forces Southern Europe (COFS AFSOUTH), 1991–1993. | 2 | 1960 (ROTC) | 31 | (1938–2018) |
| 16 | Horace G. Taylor | 1 Aug 1991 | Commanding General, III Corps, 1991–1993. | 2 | 1960 (ROTC) | 31 | (1937– ) |
| * | Wayne A. Downing | 5 Aug 1991 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 1991–1993. | 2 | 1962 (USMA) | 29 | (1940–2007) Promoted to general, 20 May 1993. Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, 2001–2002. |
| 17 | Wilson A. Shoffner Sr. | 16 Aug 1991 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Command/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG CAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 1991–1993. | 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 30 | (1938–2014) Father of Army major general Wilson A. Shoffner Jr. |
| 18 | Peter A. Kind | 21 Aug 1991 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Information Systems Command (CG USAISEC), 1991–1992. Director, Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (DISC4), 1992–1994. | 3 | 1957 (ROTC) | 34 | (1939– ) |
| 19 | Paul G. Cerjan | 1 Oct 1991 | Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCINCUSAREUR), 1991–1992. President, National Defense University (P-NDU), 1992–1994. | 3 | 1960 (USMA) | 31 | (1938–2011) Commandant, U.S. Army War College, 1989–1991; President, Regent University, 1998–2000. |
| 20 | Glynn C. Mallory Jr. | 1 Oct 1991 | Commanding General, Sixth U.S. Army, 1991–1995. | 4 | 1961 (USMA) | 30 | (1939–2020) |
| 21 | Ira C. Owens | 1 Dec 1991 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCSINT), 1991–1995. | 4 | 1960 (OCS) | 31 | (1936– ) |
| 22 | Neal T. Jaco | 1 Dec 1991 | Commanding General, Fifth U.S. Army, 1991–1994. | 3 | 1959 (ROTC) | 32 | (1937– ) |
| 23 | Carmen J. Cavezza | 1 Dec 1991 | Commanding General, I Corps, 1991–1994. | 3 | 1961 (Citadel) | 30 | (1937– ) |
| 24 | Samuel N. Wakefield | 9 Jan 1992 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms Support, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG CASCOM/DCG-CAS TRADOC), 1992–1994. | 2 | 1960 (Citadel) | 32 | (1938– ) |
| 25 | Charles E. Dominy | 1 Feb 1992 | Director, Army Staff (DAS), 1992–1995. | 3 | 1962 (USMA) | 30 | (1940– ) |
| 26 | Jerome H. Granrud | 1 Feb 1992 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Japan/Commanding General, IX Corps (CG USARJ), 1992–1994. | 2 | 1960 (ROTC) | 32 | (1937–2020) |
| 27 | Thomas P. Carney | 3 Mar 1992 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCSPER), 1992–1994. | 2 | 1963 (USMA) | 29 | (1941–2019) |
| * | Barry R. McCaffrey | 19 Jun 1992 | Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (ACJCS), 1992–1993. Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 1993–1994. | 2 | 1964 (USMA) | 28 | (1942– ) Promoted to general, 17 Feb 1994. Director, National Drug Control Policy, 1996–2001. Son of Army major general William J. McCaffrey. |
| * | William W. Crouch | 3 Jul 1992 | Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, United Nations Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea (CG EUSA/COFS UNC/CFC/USFK), 1992–1994. | 3 | 1963 (ROTC) | 29 | (1941– ) Promoted to general, 1 Jan 1995. |
| 28 | Jerry R. Rutherford Jr. | 3 Jul 1992 | Commanding General, V Corps, 1992–1995. | 3 | 1962 (ROTC) | 30 | (c. 1943– ) |
| 29 | James R. Ellis | 17 Jul 1992 | Deputy Commander in Chief, Forces Command/Commanding General, Third U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Central Command (DCINCFOR/CG TUSA/CG USARCENT), 1992–1993. Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command/Commanding General, Third U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Central Command (DCG FORSCOM/CG TUSA/CG USARCENT), 1993–1994. | 2 | 1962 (USMA) | 30 | (1937– ) |
| 30 | Alfred J. Mallette | 22 Jul 1992 | Deputy Director General, NATO Integrated Communications and Information Systems Agency (DDGNCISA), 1992–1994. | 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 31 | (1938–1994) Died in office. |
| 31 | Samuel E. Ebbesen | 3 Aug 1992 | Commanding General, Second U.S. Army, 1992–1994. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy, 1994–1997. | 5 | 1961 (ROTC) | 31 | (1938– ) |
| 32 | Leo J. Pigaty | 13 Aug 1992 | Deputy Commanding General, Research, Development and Acquisition, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG-R&D AMC), 1992–1994. | 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 31 | (1940– ) |
| 33 | Daniel R. Schroeder | 16 Aug 1992 | Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCINCUSAREUR), 1992–1995. | 3 | 1961 (USNA) | 31 | (1938– ) |
| 34 | Donald M. Lionetti | 24 Aug 1992 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (CG USASSDC), 1992–1994. | 2 | 1961 (USMA) | 31 | (1940–2019) |
| 35 | William H. Forster Sr. | 28 Aug 1992 | Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and Acquisition (MD(ASA(RDA)), 1992–1995. | 3 | 1960 (ROTC) | 32 | (1939– ) |
| 36 | Arthur E. Williams | 1 Sep 1992 | U.S. Army Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE/CG USACE), 1992–1996. | 4 | 1960 (ROTC) | 32 | (1938– ) |
| 37 | Alcide M. Lanoue | 8 Sep 1992 | Surgeon General, U.S. Army (TSG), 1992–1993. Surgeon General, U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (TSG/CG MEDCOM), 1993–1996. | 4 | 1957 (ROTC) | 35 | (1934–2021) |
| * | John H. Tilelli Jr. | 26 Mar 1993 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans, Army Staff/Senior Army Representative, U.N. Military Staff Committee (DCSOPS/Sr. Army Rep), 1993–1994. | 1 | 1963 (PMC) | 30 | (1941– ) Promoted to general, 19 Jul 1994. |
| 38 | Marvin L. Covault | 21 May 1993 | Chief of Staff, Allied Forces Southern Europe (COFS AFSOUTH), 1993–1995. | 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 31 | (1940– ) |
| 39 | James T. Scott | 1 Jun 1993 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 1993–1996. | 3 | 1964 (Texas A&M) | 29 | (1942– ) |
| * | H. Hugh Shelton | 7 Jun 1993 | Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 1993–1994. Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps/Commander, Joint Task Force 120 (CDRJTF-120), 1994–1995. Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 1995–1996. | 3 | 1964 (ROTC) | 29 | (1942– ) Promoted to general, 1 Mar 1996. Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 2002. |
| 40 | Richard F. Keller | 1 Jul 1993 | Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command (COFS USEUCOM), 1993–1996. | 3 | 1961 (ROTC) | 32 | (c. 1942– ) |
| 41 | John E. Miller | 1 Aug 1993 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Command/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG CAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 1993–1995. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 1995. Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG TRADOC), 1995–1997. | 4 | 1963 (ROTC) | 30 | (1941– ) |
| * | William W. Hartzog | 6 Aug 1993 | Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, U.S. Atlantic Command (DCINCACOM), 1993–1994. | 1 | 1963 (Citadel) | 30 | (1941–2020) Promoted to general, 1 Dec 1994. |
| 42 | Thomas G. Rhame | 1 Sep 1993 | Director, Defense Security Assistance Agency (DIRDSAA), 1993–1997. | 4 | 1963 (ROTC) | 30 | (1941– ) |
| 43 | Kenneth R. Wykle | 1 Oct 1993 | Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command (DCINCTRANS), 1993–1995. | 2 | 1963 (ROTC) | 30 | (1941– ) Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 1997–2001. |
| 44 | Daniel W. Christman | 1 Oct 1993 | U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1993–1994. Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (ACJCS), 1994–1996. Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1996–2001. | 8 | 1965 (USMA) | 28 | (1943– ) |
| 45 | John P. Otjen | 1 Oct 1993 | Commanding General, First U.S. Army (CG FUSA), 1993–1995. | 2 | 1964 (USMA) | 29 | (1942– ) |
| 46 | Paul E. Funk | 1 Nov 1993 | Commanding General, III Corps, 1993–1995. | 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 32 | (1940– ) Father of Army four-star general Paul E. Funk II. |
| 47 | Robert L. Ord III | 19 Nov 1993 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 1993–1996. | 3 | 1962 (USMA) | 31 | (1940– ) |
| 48 | Malcolm R. O'Neill | 1 Dec 1993 | Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (DIRBMDO), 1993–1996. | 3 | 1962 (ROTC) | 31 | (1940– ) U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, 2010–2011. |
| * | Johnnie E. Wilson | 9 Feb 1994 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Army Staff (DCSLOG), 1994–1996. | 2 | 1967 (OCS) | 27 | (1944– ) Promoted to general, 1 May 1996. |
| 49 | Marc A. Cisneros | 1 Mar 1994 | Commanding General, Fifth U.S. Army, 1994–1996. | 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 33 | (1939– ) |
| * | Wesley K. Clark | 4 Apr 1994 | Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 1994–1996. | 2 | 1966 (USMA) | 28 | (1944– ) Promoted to general, 21 Jun 1996. Candidate for Democratic Party nomination for U.S. President, 2004. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2000. |
| * | John G. Coburn | 15 Jul 1994 | Deputy Commanding General, Research, Development and Acquisition, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG-R&D AMC), 1994–1995. Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG AMC), 1995–1996. Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Army Staff (DCSLOG), 1996–1999. | 5 | 1963 (ROTC) | 31 | (1941– ) Promoted to general, 14 May 1999. |
| 50 | Steven L. Arnold | 19 Jul 1994 | Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command/Commanding General, Third U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Central Command (DCG FORSCOM/CG TUSA/CG USARCENT), 1994–1997. | 3 | 1962 (USMA) | 32 | (1940– ) |
| 51 | Paul E. Blackwell Sr. | 1 Aug 1994 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans, Army Staff/Senior Army Representative, U.N. Military Staff Committee (DCSOPS/Sr. Army Rep), 1994–1995. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans, Army Staff (DCSOPS), 1995–1996. | 2 | 1965 (ROTC) | 29 | (1941– ) |
| 52 | Caryl G. Marsh | 1 Aug 1994 | Commanding General, I Corps, 1994–1996. | 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 32 | (1939–2013) |
| * | David A. Bramlett | 23 Sep 1994 | Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Command (DCINCPAC), 1994–1996. Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), 1995–1996. | 2 | 1964 (USMA) | 30 | (1941– ) Promoted to general, 1 Sep 1996. |
| 53 | Theodore G. Stroup Jr. | 26 Sep 1994 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCSPER), 1994–1996. | 2 | 1962 (USMA) | 32 | (1940– ) |
| 54 | Jay M. Garner | 26 Sep 1994 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (CG USASSDC), 1994–1996. Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (AVCSA), 1996–1997. | 3 | 1962 (ROTC) | 32 | (1938– ) Director, Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, Iraq, 2003. |
| 55 | Thomas M. Montgomery | 7 Oct 1994 | U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1994–1997. | 3 | 1963 (ROTC) | 31 | (1941– ) |
| 56 | Richard F. Timmons | 19 Oct 1994 | Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, United Nations Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea (CG EUSA/COFS UNC/CFC/USFK), 1994–1997. | 3 | 1965 (VMI) | 29 | (1942– ) |
| 57 | Edward D. Baca | 1 Nov 1994 | Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB), 1994–1998. | 4 | 1962 (OCS) | 32 | (1938–2020) First Hispanic to be chief of the National Guard Bureau. |
| 58 | Otto J. Guenther | 1 Jan 1995 | Director, Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (DISC4), 1995–1997. | 2 | 1963 (ROTC) | 32 | (1941–2021) |
| 59 | Paul E. Menoher Jr. | 10 Feb 1995 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCSINT), 1995–1997. | 2 | 1961 (ROTC) | 34 | (1939–2020) |
| * | John N. Abrams | 6 Apr 1995 | Commanding General, V Corps, 1995–1997. Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG TRADOC), 1997–1998. | 3 | 1967 (OCS) | 28 | (1946–2018) Promoted to general, 14 Sep 1998. Son of Army four-star general Creighton Abrams; brother of Army four-star general Robert B. Abrams. |
| 60 | Guy A. J. LaBoa | 12 May 1995 | Commanding General, Second U.S. Army, 1995. Commanding General, First U.S. Army (CG FUSA), 1995–1997. | 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 33 | (1939– ) |
| 61 | Robert E. Gray | 25 May 1995 | Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCINCUSAREUR), 1995–1997. | 2 | 1966 (OCS) | 29 | (1941–2011) |
| 62 | Ronald V. Hite | 26 May 1995 | Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and Acquisition (MD(ASA(RDA)), 1995–1996. Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and Acquisition/Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (MD(ASA(RDA)/DIRAAC), 1996–1997. | 2 | 1964 (ROTC) | 31 | (1943– ) |
| 63 | George A. Fisher Jr. | 9 Jun 1995 | Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (COFS FORSCOM), 1995–1997. Commanding General, First U.S. Army (CG FUSA), 1997–1999. | 4 | 1964 (USMA) | 31 | (1942– ) |
| 64 | William G. Carter III | 15 Jun 1995 | Chief of Staff, Allied Forces Southern Europe (COFS AFSOUTH), 1995–1997. | 2 | 1965 (OCS) | 30 | (c. 1946– ) |
| 65 | Leonard D. Holder Jr. | 19 Jul 1995 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 1995–1997. | 2 | 1966 (Texas A&M) | 29 | (1944– ) |
| 66 | John A. Dubia | 8 Aug 1995 | Director, Army Staff (DAS), 1995–1999. | 4 | 1966 (USMA) | 29 | (1943– ) |
| 67 | Jared L. Bates | 8 Aug 1995 | Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 1995–1997. | 2 | 1964 (ROTC) | 31 | (1941– ) Coordinator of Operations, Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, 2003. |
| 68 | Hubert G. Smith | 1 Sep 1995 | Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, U.S. Transportation Command (DCINCTRANS), 1995–1997. | 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 33 | (1941– ) |
| * | Thomas A. Schwartz | 6 Dec 1995 | Commanding General, III Corps, 1995–1998. | 3 | 1967 (USMA) | 28 | (1945– ) Promoted to general, 31 Aug 1998. |
| 69 | Patrick M. Hughes | 12 Feb 1996 | Director, Intelligence, Joint Staff, J2, 1994–1996. Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIRDIA), 1996–1999. | 3 | 1968 (ROTC) | 28 | (1942–2024) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Information Analysis, 2003–2005. |
| * | John M. Keane | 23 Feb 1996 | Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 1996–1998. Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, U.S. Atlantic Command (DCINCACOM), 1998–1999. | 3 | 1966 (ROTC) | 30 | (1943– ) Promoted to general, 22 Jan 1999. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2020. |
| 70 | John J. Cusick | 22 Apr 1996 | Director, Logistics, Joint Staff, J4, 1996–1998. | 2 | 1964 (ROTC) | 32 | (1942– ) |
| 71 | Dennis L. Benchoff | 1 Jul 1996 | Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG AMC), 1996–1998. | 2 | 1962 (USMA) | 34 | (1939– ) |
| 72 | William M. Steele | 11 Jul 1996 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 1996–1998. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 1998–2001. | 5 | 1967 (Citadel) | 29 | (1945– ) |
| 73 | Joseph E. DeFrancisco | 15 Jul 1996 | Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Command (DCINCPAC), 1996–1998. | 2 | 1965 (USMA) | 31 | (1942– ) |
| 74 | Joseph W. Kinzer | 17 Jul 1996 | Commanding General, Fifth U.S. Army, 1996–1998. | 2 | 1964 (OCS) | 32 | (1939– ) |
| * | Eric K. Shinseki | 5 Aug 1996 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans, Army Staff (DCSOPS), 1996–1997. | 1 | 1965 (USMA) | 31 | (1942– ) Promoted to general, 5 Aug 1997. U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2009–2014. |
| 75 | David L. Benton III | 9 Aug 1996 | Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command (COFS USEUCOM), 1996–1998. | 2 | 1961 (USMA) | 35 | (c. 1942– ) |
| * | Peter J. Schoomaker | 22 Aug 1996 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 1996–1997. | 1 | 1969 (ROTC) | 27 | (1946– ) Promoted to general, 4 Oct 1997. Brother of Army lieutenant general Eric Schoomaker. |
| 76 | Joe N. Ballard | 20 Sep 1996 | U.S. Army Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE/CG USACE), 1996–2000. | 4 | 1965 (ROTC) | 31 | (1942– ) First African-American to serve as Chief of Engineers. |
| 77 | Edward G. Anderson III | 1 Oct 1996 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (CG USASSDC), 1996–1997. Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Space Command (CG USASMDC/ARSPACE), 1997–1998. Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 1998–1999. Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Chairman, U.N. Military Staff Committee/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (CMSC/Sr. Member MSC), 1999. Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 1999–2000. Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, U.S. Space Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCINCSPACE/VCDRNORAD), 2000–2002. Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCINCNORTH/VCDRNORAD), 2002. Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCDRUSNORTHCOM/VCDRNORAD), 2002–2003. | 7 | 1966 (USMA) | 30 | (c. 1947– ) |
| 78 | Ronald R. Blanck | 1 Oct 1996 | Surgeon General, U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (TSG/CG MEDCOM), 1996–2000. | 4 | 1968 (direct) | 28 | (1941– ) President, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 2002–2006. |
| 79 | Douglas D. Buchholz | 14 Oct 1996 | Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers, Joint Staff, J6, 1996–1998. | 2 | 1968 (ROTC) | 28 | (1946–2003) |
| 80 | Frederick E. Vollrath | 1 Nov 1996 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCSPER), 1996–1998. | 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 34 | (1940–2017) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management, 2012–2014. |
| 81 | George A. Crocker | 1 Dec 1996 | Commanding General, I Corps, 1996–1999. | 3 | 1966 (USMA) | 30 | (1943– ) |
| * | Tommy R. Franks | 30 May 1997 | Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command/Commanding General, Third U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Central Command (DCG FORSCOM/CG TUSA/CG USARCENT), 1997–2000. | 3 | 1967 (OCS) | 30 | (1945– ) Promoted to general, 6 Jul 2000. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2004. |
| 82 | Claudia J. Kennedy | 30 May 1997 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCSINT), 1997–2000. | 3 | 1969 (direct) | 28 | (1947– ) Chair, Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, 2010–2011. First woman to achieve the rank of lieutenant general in the Army. |
| * | Montgomery C. Meigs | 1 Jun 1997 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 1997–1998. | 1 | 1967 (USMA) | 30 | (1945–2021) Promoted to general, 10 Nov 1998. Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, 2005–2007. Distant cousin of Navy four-star admiral Montgomery M. Taylor and great-great-great grandnephew of Montgomery C. Meigs. |
| 83 | David J. Kelley | 27 Jun 1997 | Director, Defense Information Systems Agency (DIRDISA), 1997–1998. Director, Defense Information Systems Agency/Commander, Joint Task Force-Computer Network Defense (DIRDISA/CDRJTF-CND), 1998–2000. | 3 | 1966 (USMA) | 31 | (1943–2021) |
| 84 | Henry T. Glisson | 27 Jun 1997 | Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DIRDLA), 1997–2001. | 3 | 1966 (ROTC) | 31 | (1944– ) |
| * | Paul J. Kern | 1 Jul 1997 | Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and Acquisition/Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (MD(ASA(RDA)/DIRAAC), 1997–2001. | 4 | 1967 (USMA) | 30 | (1945– ) Promoted to general, 30 Oct 2001. |
| 85 | David K. Heebner | 1 Jul 1997 | Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (AVCSA), 1997–1999. | 2 | 1967 (ROTC) | 30 | (1945– ) |
| 86 | Richard A. Chilcoat | 25 Jul 1997 | President, National Defense University (P-NDU), 1997–2000. | 3 | 1964 (USMA) | 33 | (1938–2010) Commandant, U.S. Army War College, 1994–1997; Dean, Bush School of Government and Public Service, 2002–2010. |
| * | John W. Hendrix | 31 Jul 1997 | Commanding General, V Corps, 1997–1999. | 2 | 1965 (ROTC) | 32 | (1942– ) Promoted to general, 23 Nov 1999. |
| 87 | William H. Campbell | 1 Aug 1997 | Army Chief Information Officer/G-6/Military Deputy to the Army Acquisition Executive/Director, Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (CIO/G-6/MILDEP-AAC/DISC4), 1997–2000. | 3 | 1962 (ROTC) | 35 | (1940– ) |
| 88 | Robert S. Coffey | 1 Aug 1997 | Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCINCUSAREUR), 1997–1998. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCG/COFS USAREUR), 1998–1999. | 2 | 1966 (ROTC) | 31 | (c. 1947– ) |
| 89 | Randolph W. House | 1 Aug 1997 | Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, United Nations Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea (CG EUSA/COFS UNC/CFC/USFK), 1997–1998. Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Command (DCINCPAC), 1998–2000. | 3 | 1968 (Texas A&M) | 29 | (c. 1949– ) |
| 90 | Michael S. Davison Jr. | 22 Aug 1997 | Director, Defense Security Assistance Agency (DIRDSAA), 1997–1998. Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DIRDSCA), 1998–2000. | 3 | 1964 (USMA) | 33 | (c. 1947– ) Son of Army four-star general Michael S. Davison; great-aunt married Navy four-star admiral Arthur W. Radford. |
| 91 | Roger G. Thompson Jr. | 30 Aug 1997 | Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, U.S. Transportation Command (DCINCTRANS), 1997–1999. | 2 | 1966 (USMA) | 31 | (1942– ) |
| 92 | John M. Pickler | 1 Oct 1997 | Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (COFS FORSCOM), 1997–1999. Director, Army Staff (DAS), 1999–2001. | 4 | 1965 (USMA) | 32 | (1943– ) |
| 93 | William J. Bolt | 1 Oct 1997 | Deputy Commanding General, Initial Entry Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG-IET TRADOC), 1997–1999. | 2 | 1962 (ROTC) | 35 | (1940– ) |
| 94 | Thomas N. Burnette Jr. | 1 Nov 1997 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans, Army Staff (DCSOPS), 1997–1999. Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Joint Forces Command (DCINCJFCOM), 1999–2000. | 3 | 1968 (USMA) | 29 | (1944–2019) |
| 95 | Larry R. Jordan | 1 Nov 1997 | Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 1997–1999. | 2 | 1968 (USMA) | 29 | (1946– ) |
| 96 | Jack P. Nix Jr. | 5 Nov 1997 | Chief of Staff, Allied Forces Southern Europe (COFS AFSOUTH), 1997–2000. | 3 | 1969 (ROTC) | 28 | (1947– ) |
| 97 | John M. McDuffie | 2 Mar 1998 | Director, Logistics, Joint Staff, J4, 1998–2001. | 3 | 1970 (OCS) | 28 | (c. 1945– ) |
| 98 | William P. Tangney | 3 Mar 1998 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 1997–2000. Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (DCINCSOC), 2000–2002. | 4 | 1967 (Citadel) | 31 | (1945– ) |
| * | William F. Kernan | 12 Mar 1998 | Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 1998–2000. | 2 | 1968 (OCS) | 30 | (1946– ) Promoted to general, Jul 2000. |
| 99 | James M. Link | 30 Jul 1998 | Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG AMC), 1998–2000. | 2 | 1967 (OCS) | 31 | (1942–2023) |
| 100 | Robert F. Foley | 30 Jul 1998 | Commanding General, Fifth U.S. Army, 1998–2000. | 2 | 1963 (USMA) | 35 | (1941– ) President, Marion Military Institute, 2000–2004. Awarded Medal of Honor, 1968. |
| * | Leon J. LaPorte | 7 Aug 1998 | Commanding General, III Corps, 1998–2001. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2001–2002. | 4 | 1968 (ROTC) | 30 | (1946– ) Promoted to general, 1 May 2002. |
| 101 | David S. Weisman | 25 Sep 1998 | U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), 1998–2001. | 3 | 1967 (OCS) | 31 | (1946– ) |
| 102 | Daniel J. Petrosky | 25 Sep 1998 | Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, United Nations Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea (CG EUSA/COFS UNC/CFC/USFK), 1998–2000. Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command (COFS USEUCOM), 2000–2002. | 4 | 1967 (OCS) | 31 | (1944– ) |
| 103 | David H. Ohle | 27 Sep 1998 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCSPER), 1998–2000. | 2 | 1968 (USMA) | 30 | (1944– ) |
| 104 | John P. Costello | 1 Oct 1998 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Space Command (CG USASMDC/ARSPACE), 1998–2001. | 3 | 1969 (Citadel) | 29 | (1947–2010) |
| 105 | Edwin P. Smith | 1 Oct 1998 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 1998–2002. | 4 | 1967 (USMA) | 31 | (1945– ) Director, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, 2005–2011. |
| 106 | Ronald E. Adams | 10 Oct 1998 | Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff, Allied Land Forces Central Europe (DCOMLANDCENT), 1998–1999. Commander, Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (COMSFOR), 1999–2000. Deputy Commanding General, Joint Headquarters Center/Commanding General, U.S. Army NATO (DCG JFHQCENT/CG USANATO), 2000–2002. | 4 | 1965 (ROTC) | 33 | (1943– ) |
| 107 | James C. King | 10 Oct 1998 | Director, National Imagery and Mapping Agency (DIRNIMA), 1998–2001. | 3 | 1968 (ROTC) | 30 | (1946– ) |
| 108 | Michael L. Dodson | 10 Oct 1998 | Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (DCINCCENT), 1998–2000. Commander, Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (COMSFOR), 2000–2001. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCG/COFS USAREUR), 2001–2003. | 5 | 1968 (OCS) | 30 | (1945– ) Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 67th District, 2021–present. |
| 109 | Randall L. Rigby Jr. | 10 Oct 1998 | Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG TRADOC), 1998–2000. | 2 | 1968 (ROTC) | 30 | (1945– ) |
| 110 | Michael A. Canavan | 1 Nov 1998 | Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command (COFS USEUCOM), 1998–2001. | 3 | 1967 (OCS) | 31 | Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, 2000–2001. Husband of former diplomat Katherine Canavan. |
| 111 | Michael W. Ackerman | 30 Jul 1999 | Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 1999–2002. | 3 | 1966 (OCS) | 33 | (c. 1944– ) |
| 112 | Lawson W. Magruder III | 30 Jul 1999 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 1999–2001. | 2 | 1969 (ROTC) | 30 | (1947– ) |
| 113 | Donald L. Kerrick | 1 Aug 1999 | Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (ACJCS), 1999–2000. Deputy National Security Advisor, 2000–2001. | 2 | 1971 (ROTC) | 28 | (1948– ) |
| 114 | John M. Riggs | 1 Aug 1999 | Commanding General, First U.S. Army (CG FUSA), 1999–2001. Director, Objective Force Task Force, 2001–2005. | 6 | 1969 (OCS) | 30 | (1946– ) |
| * | Larry R. Ellis | 5 Aug 1999 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans, Army Staff (DCSOPS), 1999–2001. | 2 | 1969 (ROTC) | 30 | (1946– ) Promoted to general, 19 Nov 2001. |
| 115 | Billy K. Solomon | 15 Sep 1999 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command (CG CASCOM), 1999–2002. | 3 | 1966 (ROTC) | 33 | (1944– ) |
| * | James T. Hill | 30 Sep 1999 | Commanding General, I Corps, 1999–2002. | 3 | 1968 (ROTC) | 31 | (1946– ) Promoted to general, 18 Aug 2002. |
| 116 | Daniel G. Brown | 3 Oct 1999 | Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, U.S. Transportation Command (DCINCTRANS), 1999–2002. | 3 | 1968 (ROTC) | 31 | (c. 1949– ) |
| * | Kevin P. Byrnes | 1 Nov 1999 | Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (AVCSA), 1999–2000. Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs, Army Staff (DCSPROG), 2000–2001. Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2001–2002. | 3 | 1969 (OCS) | 30 | (1950– ) Promoted to general, 7 Nov 2002. |
| 117 | John A. Van Alstyne | 2 Nov 1999 | Deputy Commanding General, Initial Entry Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG-IET TRADOC), 1999–2001. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy, 2001–2002. | 3 | 1966 (Texas A&M) | 33 | (1946– ) Commandant of the Corps of Cadets, Texas A&M University, 2002–2010. |
| 118 | James C. Riley | 16 Nov 1999 | Commanding General, V Corps, 1999–2001. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2001–2003. | 4 | 1966 (OCS) | 33 | (c. 1948– ) |

## Background
### Position changes, elevations and reductions

Several new joint duty positions were created or elevated to three-star grade in response to American involvement in regional conflicts, namely the Gulf War and the Bosnian War.
* The commanding general of the 22nd Theater Army Area Command, a major general's billet in command of the primary logistics and combat support component of American forces in the Gulf War, was elevated to a lieutenant general's billet to achieve parity with equivalently-ranked commanders in the region. Major General William G. Pagonis was consequently promoted to lieutenant general in February 1991.
* The commander of the NATO Stabilisation Force, a position initially held by the commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, became a separate position in October 1999, with Lieutenant General Ronald E. Adams assuming command from General Montgomery C. Meigs. The arrangement remained in place until 2003.
* Additionally, the deputy commander in chief of Forces Command, later deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command was dual-hatted as the commanding general of Third Army until 2000; the roles were split thereafter while Third Army transitioned into full service component command status as U.S. Army Central.
One joint duty position was downgraded from four-star to three-star grade between 1990 and 2000.
* The United States military representative to the NATO Military Committee, a four-star position since 1953 became a three-star position in October 1993 to establish equilibrium with the director of strategic plans and policy of the Joint Staff, dual-hatted as the senior military representative of the American delegation to the United Nations Military Staff Committee. Major General Daniel W. Christman was subsequently promoted to lieutenant general and assumed the position from Admiral William D. Smith.
Two three-star positions on the Army Staff underwent changes between 1990 and 2000.
* The deputy chief of staff for operations was divested of responsibilities as the senior Army representative to the NATO Military Committee in 1995, with Lieutenant General Paul E. Blackwell being the last officeholder to hold said position.
* An assistant vice chief of staff of the Army existed from 1996 to 2000 to perform program management and budgeting functions not statutorily exercised by the assistant secretary of the Army for financial management and comptroller.
Two Army commands, one Army service component command, two field armies and one corps with accompanying three-star positions were merged or inactivated between 1990 and 2000, primarily due to post-Cold War force reductions.
* U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command (USSDC) merged with U.S. Army Space Command to become U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (USASSDC) in 1992 under General Order 12, with Lieutenant General Donald M. Lionetti assuming command. This arrangement lasted until 1997, when the two commands were again separated into U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) and U.S. Army Space Command (ARSPACE) under Lieutenant General Edward G. Anderson III.
* U.S. Army Information Systems Command (USAISC) was downgraded to a two-star command in 1992, being renamed U.S. Army Signal Command (USASC). USASC was subordinated to U.S. Army Forces Command in 1996 due to concerns of overcentralization of authority over communications of theater commands. Lieutenant General Peter A. Kind was the last lieutenant general to command USAISC.
* U.S. Army Japan (USARJ), which had stabilized as a three-star billet in 1972, was downgraded to a two-star command in 1994 with its commanding general, Lieutenant General Jerome H. Granrud (dual-hatted as commander of IX Corps) transferring command to Major General Waldo D. Freeman on September 8, 1994.
* Sixth Army and Second Army were disestablished in June and July 1995 respectively, and the commanding generals of both field armies faced reassignment. Lieutenant General Guy A. J. LaBoa of Second Army was reassigned as the commanding general of the First United States Army, whereas Lieutenant General Glynn C. Mallory Jr. of Sixth Army retired instead.
* Additionally, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command introduced a new three-star position, the deputy commanding general for initial entry training, responsible for overseeing initial recruit training and development. The position would exist until 2011, when its responsibilities were transferred to the commanding general of U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training.

### Senate confirmations

Military nominations are considered by the Senate Armed Services Committee. While it is rare for three-star or four-star nominations to face even token opposition in the Senate, nominations that do face opposition due to controversy surrounding the nominee in question are typically withdrawn. Nominations that are not withdrawn are allowed to expire without action at the end of the legislative session.
* Major General Raphael J. Hallada was withdrawn from consideration to become commanding general of Fifth Army in 1991, relating to a decision he made not to prosecute the two soldiers responsible for an artillery accident at his command of Fort Sill.

## Legislative history

The following list of Congressional legislation includes all acts of Congress pertaining to appointments to the grade of lieutenant general in the United States Army from 1990 to 1999.
Each entry lists an act of Congress, its citation in the United States Statutes at Large, and a summary of the act's relevance, with officers affected by the act bracketed where applicable. Positions listed without reference to rank are assumed to be eligible for officers of three-star grade or higher.
List of legislation on appointments of lieutenant generals from 1990 to 1999 :
| Legislation | Citation | Summary |
| Act of December 5, 1991 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993] | 105 Stat. 1304 105 Stat. 1359 | Reduced period between day of relief from final assignment and day before retirement in which an officer may hold temporary three-star or four-star grade from 90 days to 60 days. Prevented officers whose retired grade is lower than their highest active duty grade from being directly appointed to grade above major general or rear admiral if recalled to active duty. Authorized officers with a retired grade below lieutenant general or vice admiral to be retired at said grade if recalled to active duty, provided that they, with certification from their service secretary, served in said grade satisfactorily for at least six months during the recall period. |
| Act of October 5, 1994 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995] | 108 Stat. 2824 108 Stat. 2825 | Assigned statutory rank of lieutenant general to the chief of the National Guard Bureau (Edward D. Baca). |
| Act of February 10, 1996 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996] | 110 Stat. 292 110 Stat. 293 | Removed eligibility of officers above grade of major general or rear admiral to apply for voluntary retirement on the same time-in-grade requirements as officers below said grade. Specified that an officer who serves or has served in three-star or four-star grade may only be retired at such grade, subject to other time-in-grade requirements, after the secretary of defense certifies in writing to the President and Congress that they served on active duty satisfactorily at such grade. Specified that officers who served or have served in three-star or four-star grade and subject to certification may not receive any reduction or waiver of time-in-grade requirements if under investigation for alleged misconduct or face disciplinary action for misconduct. |