# List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 2000 to 2009

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 131 lieutenant generals in the U.S. Army from 2000 to 2009, 27 of whom were promoted to four-star general. All 131 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Lieutenant generals entered the Army via several paths: 57 were commissioned via the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), 53 via Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, 13 via Officer Candidate School (OCS), seven via ROTC at a senior military college, and one via direct commission (direct).

## 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 2000 to 2009 :
| # | Name | Date of rank | Position | Yrs | Commission | YC | Notes |
| 1 | Timothy J. Maude | 16 May 2000 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCSPER), 2000–2001. | 1 | 1967 (OCS) | 33 | (1947–2001) Killed in action. Highest-ranking officer killed in the September 11 attacks. |
| 2 | Peter M. Cuviello | 27 Jun 2000 | Army Chief Information Officer/G-6/Director, Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (CIO/G-6/DISC4), 2000–2003. | 3 | 1969 (ROTC) | 31 | |
| 3 | Paul T. Mikolashek | 29 Jun 2000 | Commanding General, Third U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Central Command (CG TUSA/CG USARCENT), 2000–2002. Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 2002–2005. | 4 | 1969 (ROTC) | 31 | (1947– ) |
| 4 | Robert W. Noonan Jr. | 17 Jul 2000 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCS G-2), 2000–2003. | 3 | 1968 (ROTC) | 32 | |
| * | Dan K. McNeill | 20 Jul 2000 | Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2000–2002. Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps/Commander, Combined Joint Task Force–180 (CDRCJTF-180), 2002–2003. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2003–2004. | 4 | 1968 (ROTC) | 32 | (1946– ) Promoted to general, 1 Jul 2004. |
| 5 | Freddy E. McFarren | 12 Aug 2000 | Commanding General, Fifth U.S. Army, 2000–2003. | 3 | 1966 (USMA) | 34 | (1943– ) |
| 6 | James B. Peake | 7 Sep 2000 | Surgeon General, U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (TSG/CG MEDCOM), 2000–2004. | 4 | 1966 (USMA) | 34 | (1944– ) U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2007–2009. |
| 7 | Daniel R. Zanini | 28 Sep 2000 | 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), 2000–2002. | 2 | 1966 (OCS) | 34 | (1946– ) |
| * | John P. Abizaid | 2 Oct 2000 | Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 2000–2001. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2001–2003. Deputy Commander (Forward), Combined Forces Command, U.S. Central Command (DCDR(F)USCENTCOM), 2003. | 3 | 1973 (USMA) | 27 | (1951– ) Promoted to general, 27 Jun 2003. U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 2019–2021. Father of National Counterterrorism Center director Christine Abizaid. |
| 8 | Charles S. Mahan Jr. | 6 Oct 2000 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Army Staff (DCS G-4), 2000–2003. | 3 | 1968 (USMA) | 32 | (1946– ) |
| * | Bryan D. Brown | 11 Oct 2000 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 2000–2002. Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command (DCINCSOC), 2002. Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (DCDRUSSOCOM), 2002–2003. | 3 | 1970 (OCS) | 30 | (1948– ) Promoted to general, 25 Aug 2003. |
| 9 | Robert B. Flowers | 23 Oct 2000 | U.S. Army Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE/CG USACE), 2000–2004. | 4 | 1969 (VMI) | 31 | (1947– ) |
| 10 | Joseph K. Kellogg Jr. | 24 Oct 2000 | Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber, Joint Staff, J6, 2000–2003. | 3 | 1967 (ROTC) | 33 | (1944– ) National Security Advisor to the U.S. Vice President, 2018–2021. |
| 11 | Joseph M. Cosumano Jr. | 30 Apr 2001 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Space Command (CG USASMDC/ARSPACE), 2001–2002. Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command (CG USASMDC/ARSTRAT), 2002–2003. | 2 | 1968 (ROTC) | 33 | (1946– ) |
| 12 | Roy E. Beauchamp | 24 May 2001 | Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG AMC), 2001–2002. | 1 | 1966 (OCS) | 35 | (1945– ) |
| 13 | Roger C. Schultz | 24 May 2001 | Director, Army National Guard (DIRARNG), 1998–2005. | 4 | 1967 (OCS) | 34 | (1945– ) First Army National Guard director to achieve the rank of lieutenant general. |
| 14 | William J. Lennox Jr. | 8 Jun 2001 | Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 2001–2006. | 5 | 1971 (USMA) | 30 | (1949– ) President, Saint Leo University, 2015–2018. |
| 15 | Thomas J. Plewes | 13 Jun 2001 | Chief, U.S. Army Reserve/Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (CAR/CG USARC), 1998–2002. | 1 | 1967 (OCS) | 34 | (1940– ) First Army Reserve officer to achieve the rank of lieutenant general. |
| * | Benjamin S. Griffin | 29 Jun 2001 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs, Army Staff (DCS G-8), 2001–2004. | 3 | 1970 (OCS) | 31 | (1946– ) Promoted to general, 5 Nov 2004. |
| * | William S. Wallace | 18 Jul 2001 | Commanding General, V Corps, 2001–2003. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC), 2003–2005. | 4 | 1969 (USMA) | 32 | (1946– ) Promoted to general, 13 Oct 2005. |
| * | Burwell B. Bell III | 14 Aug 2001 | Commanding General, III Corps, 2001–2002. | 1 | 1969 (ROTC) | 32 | (1947– ) Promoted to general, 3 Dec 2002. |
| 16 | John B. Sylvester | 7 Sep 2001 | Commander, Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (COMSFOR), 2001–2002. Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command (COFS USEUCOM), 2002–2004. | 3 | 1968 (OCS) | 33 | (1946– ) |
| 17 | Colby M. Broadwater III | 26 Sep 2001 | Deputy Commanding General, Joint Headquarters Center/Commanding General, U.S. Army NATO (DCG JFHQCENT/CG USANATO), 2001–2004. Chief of Staff, U.S. European Command (COFS USEUCOM), 2004–2006. | 5 | 1972 (Citadel) | 29 | (1950– ) President, American College of the Building Arts, 2008–present. |
| 18 | John M. LeMoyne | 16 Oct 2001 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCS G-1), 2001–2003. | 2 | 1968 (ROTC) | 33 | (1943– ) |
| 19 | Joseph R. Inge | 16 Oct 2001 | Commanding General, First U.S. Army (CG FUSA), 2001–2004. Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCDRUSNORTHCOM/VCDRNORAD), 2004–2007. | 6 | 1969 (Virginia Tech) | 32 | (1947–2023) |
| 20 | John S. Caldwell Jr. | 29 Oct 2001 | Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology/Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (MD(ASA(ALT))/DIRAAC), 2001–2003. | 2 | 1967 (USMA) | 34 | (1944– ) |
| * | George W. Casey Jr. | 31 Oct 2001 | Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 2001–2003. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2003. | 2 | 1970 (ROTC) | 31 | (1948– ) Promoted to general, 1 Dec 2003. |
| * | David D. McKiernan | 6 Nov 2001 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Army Staff (DCS G-3), 2001–2002. Commanding General, Third U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Central Command/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CG USARCENT/CG CFLCC), 2002–2004. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2004–2005. | 4 | 1972 (ROTC) | 29 | (1950– ) Promoted to general, 14 Dec 2005. |
| 21 | Dennis D. Cavin | 16 Jan 2002 | Deputy Commanding General, Initial Entry Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG-IET TRADOC), 2002. Commanding General, U.S. Army Accessions Command/Deputy Commanding General, Initial Entry Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USAAC/DCG-IET TRADOC), 2002–2004. | 2 | 1970 (ROTC) | 32 | (1947– ) |
| 22 | James R. Helmly | 29 May 2002 | Chief, U.S. Army Reserve/Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (CAR/CG USARC), 2002–2006. | 4 | 1967 (OCS) | 35 | (1947– ) |
| * | Richard A. Cody | 31 Jul 2002 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Army Staff (DCS G-3), 2002–2004. | 2 | 1972 (USMA) | 30 | (1950– ) Promoted to general, 24 Jun 2004. |
| 23 | Edward Soriano | 12 Aug 2002 | Commanding General, I Corps, 2002–2004. | 2 | 1970 (ROTC) | 32 | (1946– ) First Filipino-American promoted to general officer rank. |
| * | Bantz J. Craddock | 21 Aug 2002 | Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (SMA SecDef), 2002–2004. | 3 | 1971 (ROTC) | 31 | (1949– ) Promoted to general, 1 Jan 2005. |
| 24 | Philip R. Kensinger Jr. | 29 Aug 2002 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 2002–2005. | 3 | 1970 (USMA) | 32 | (1949– ) |
| * | William E. Ward | 8 Oct 2002 | Commander, Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (COMSFOR), 2002–2003. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCG/COFS USAREUR), 2003–2005. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (DCG/COFS USAREUR/USSC), 2005. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCG/COFS USAREUR), 2005–2006. | 4 | 1971 (ROTC) | 31 | (1949– ) Promoted to general, 3 May 2006. |
| 25 | Richard A. Hack | 21 Oct 2002 | Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command/Acting Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG/COFS AMC), 2002–2005. | 3 | 1972 (VMI) | 30 | (1950– ) |
| 26 | James L. Campbell | 4 Nov 2002 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 2002–2004. Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2004–2008. | 6 | 1971 (ROTC) | 31 | (1949– ) |
| * | Charles C. Campbell | 5 Nov 2002 | 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), 2002–2006. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2006–2007. | 5 | 1970 (ROTC) | 32 | (1948–2016) Promoted to general, 9 Jan 2007. |
| 27 | Robert W. Wagner | Jan 2003 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (DCDRUSJFCOM), 2003–2005. Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 2005–2008. | 5 | 1970 (USMA) | 33 | |
| 28 | Thomas F. Metz | 7 Feb 2003 | Commanding General, III Corps, 2003–2005. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2005–2007. Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (DIRJIEDDO), 2007–2009. | 6 | 1971 (USMA) | 32 | (1948– ) |
| * | Walter L. Sharp | 10 Mar 2003 | Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 2003–2005. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2005–2008. | 5 | 1974 (USMA) | 29 | (1952– ) Promoted to general, 2 Jun 2008. |
| 29 | H. Steven Blum | 13 Apr 2003 | Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB), 2003–2008. Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCDRUSNORTHCOM/VCDRNORAD), 2009–2010. | 6 | 1971 (OCS) | 32 | (1946– ) |
| 30 | Jerry L. Sinn | 23 May 2003 | Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (MILDEP ASA(FM&C)), 2003–2006. | 3 | 1969 (USMA) | 34 | |
| 31 | Anthony R. Jones | 6 Jun 2003 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2003–2005. Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), 2005. | 2 | 1970 (ROTC) | 33 | (1948– ) |
| 32 | Ricardo S. Sanchez | 14 Jun 2003 | Commander, Multi-National Force – Iraq/Commanding General, V Corps (CDRMNF–I), 2003–2004. Commanding General, V Corps, 2004–2006. | 3 | 1973 (ROTC) | 30 | (1953– ) |
| 33 | James J. Lovelace Jr. | 22 Jun 2003 | Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2003–2004. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Army Staff (DCS G-3), 2004–2005. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Training, Army Staff (DCS G-3/5/7), 2005–2007. Commanding General, Third U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Central Command/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CG TUSA/CG USARCENT/CG CFLCC), 2007–2008. Commanding General, U.S. Army Central/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CG USARCENT/CG CFLCC), 2008–2009. | 6 | 1970 (USMA) | 33 | (1948–2024) |
| 34 | William G. Boykin | 27 Jun 2003 | Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, 2003–2007. | 4 | 1971 (Virginia Tech) | 32 | (1948– ) |
| 35 | Claude V. Christianson | Jul 2003 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Army Staff (DCS G-4), 2003–2005. Director, Logistics, Joint Staff, J4, 2005–2008. | 5 | 1971 (ROTC) | 32 | |
| * | Keith B. Alexander | 1 Aug 2003 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCS G-2), 2003–2005. Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service (DIRNSA/CCSS), 2005–2014. | 7 | 1974 (USMA) | 29 | (1952– ) Promoted to general, 21 May 2010. Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, 2010–2014. |
| 36 | John R. Vines | 26 Aug 2003 | Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2003–2005. Commander, Multi-National Corps – Iraq/Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps (CDRMNC-I), 2005–2006. | 3 | 1971 (ROTC) | 32 | (1949– ) |
| 37 | Steven W. Boutelle | 27 Aug 2003 | Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 (CIO/G-6), 2003–2007. | 4 | 1970 (OCS) | 33 | |
| 38 | Franklin L. Hagenbeck | 8 Nov 2003 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCS G-1), 2003–2006. Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 2006–2010. | 7 | 1971 (USMA) | 32 | (1949– ) |
| 39 | David W. Barno | 18 Nov 2003 | Commander, Military Operations – Afghanistan (CDRMILOP–A), 2003–2004. Commander, Combined Forces Command – Afghanistan (CDRCFC-A), 2004–2005. Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Army Staff (ACSIM), 2005–2006. | 3 | 1976 (USMA) | 27 | (1954– ) Director, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, 2006–2010. |
| 40 | Joseph L. Yakovac Jr. | 18 Nov 2003 | Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology/Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (MD(ASA(ALT))/DIRAAC), 2003–2006. | 3 | 1971 (USMA) | 32 | (1949– ) |
| 41 | Robert T. Clark | 5 Dec 2003 | Commanding General, Fifth U.S. Army, 2003–2004. Commanding General, U.S. Army North (CG ARNORTH), 2004–2006. | 3 | 1970 (ROTC) | 33 | (1948– ) |
| 42 | John M. Curran | 12 Dec 2003 | Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command/Director, Futures Center (DCG-F TRADOC/DIRFC), 2003–2006. Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command/Director, U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center (DCG-F TRADOC/DIRARCIC), 2006–2007. | 4 | 1974 (ROTC) | 29 | |
| 43 | Larry J. Dodgen | 16 Dec 2003 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command (CG USASMDC/ARSTRAT), 2003–2005. Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense (CG USASMDC/ARSTRAT/CDRJFCC IMD), 2005–2006. | 3 | 1972 (ROTC) | 31 | (1949–2010) |
| * | David H. Petraeus | 18 May 2004 | Commander, Office of Security Transition (CDROST), 2004. Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq (CDRMNSTC-I), 2004. Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq/Commander, NATO Training Mission – Iraq (CDRMNSTC-I/CDRNTM-I), 2004–2005. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC), 2005–2007. | 3 | 1974 (USMA) | 30 | (1952– ) Promoted to general, 10 Feb 2007. Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 2011–2012. Son-in-law of Army four-star general William A. Knowlton. |
| 44 | Carl A. Strock | 1 Jul 2004 | U.S. Army Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE/CG USACE), 2004–2007. | 3 | 1972 (OCS) | 32 | (1948– ) |
| 45 | Russel L. Honoré | 15 Jul 2004 | Commanding General, First U.S. Army (CG FUSA), 2004–2005. Commanding General, First U.S. Army/Commander, Joint Task Force - Katrina (CG FUSA/CDRJTF-Katrina), 2005. Commanding General, First U.S. Army (CG FUSA), 2005–2006. Commanding General, First Army, 2006–2008. | 4 | 1971 (ROTC) | 33 | (1947– ) |
| 46 | John M. Brown III | 25 Aug 2004 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 2004–2008. | 4 | 1971 (OCS) | 33 | (c. 1947– ) |
| 47 | Robert T. Dail | 30 Sep 2004 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (DCDRUSTRANSCOM), 2004–2006. Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DIRDLA), 2006–2008. | 4 | 1975 (ROTC) | 29 | (1953– ) |
| 48 | David F. Melcher | 30 Sep 2004 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs, Army Staff (DCS G-8), 2004–2006. Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (MILDEP ASA(FM&C)), 2006–2008. | 4 | 1976 (USMA) | 32 | (1954– ) |
| 49 | Kevin C. Kiley | 30 Sep 2004 | Surgeon General, U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (TSG/CG MEDCOM), 2004–2007. | 3 | 1976 (ROTC) | 28 | (1950– ) |
| 50 | R. Steven Whitcomb | 13 Oct 2004 | Commanding General, Third U.S. Army/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CG TUSA/CG CFLCC), 2004–2007. Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 2008–2010. | 5 | 1970 (ROTC) | 34 | (1948– ) |
| 51 | James M. Dubik | 3 Nov 2004 | Commanding General, I Corps, 2004–2007. Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq/Commander, NATO Training Mission – Iraq (CDRMNSTC-I/CDRNTM-I), 2007–2008. | 4 | 1971 (ROTC) | 33 | (1949– ) |
| 52 | Robert L. Van Antwerp Jr. | 21 Nov 2004 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Accessions Command/Deputy Commanding General, Initial Entry Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USAAC/DCG-IET TRADOC), 2004–2006. Commanding General, U.S. Army Accessions Command/Deputy Commanding General, Initial Military Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USAAC/DCG-IMT TRADOC), 2006–2007. U.S. Army Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE/CG USACE), 2007–2011. | 7 | 1972 (USMA) | 32 | (1950– ) |
| * | Raymond T. Odierno | 1 Jan 2005 | Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (ACJCS), 2004–2006. Commanding General, III Corps, 2006. Commander, Multi-National Corps – Iraq/Commanding General, III Corps (CDRMNC-I), 2006–2008. Commanding General, III Corps, 2008. | 3 | 1976 (USMA) | 29 | (1954–2021) Promoted to general, 16 Sep 2008. |
| 53 | Stanley E. Green | 17 Mar 2005 | Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 2005–2008. | 3 | 1971 (OCS) | 34 | (1947– ) |
| 54 | Dell L. Dailey | 28 Apr 2005 | Director, Center for Special Operations, U.S. Special Operations Command (DIRSCSO), 2004–2007. | 2 | 1971 (USMA) | 34 | (1949– ) U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 2007–2009. |
| 55 | Karl W. Eikenberry | 4 May 2005 | Commander, Combined Forces Command – Afghanistan (CDRCFC-A), 2005–2007. Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee (DCMC), 2007–2009. | 4 | 1973 (USMA) | 32 | (1951– ) U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2009–2011. |
| 56 | Clyde A. Vaughn | 15 Jun 2005 | Director, Army National Guard (DIRARNG), 2005–2009. | 4 | 1974 (OCS) | 31 | (1946– ) |
| 57 | Ronald L. Burgess Jr. | Aug 2005 | Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Customer Outcomes (DDNVCO), 2005–2007. Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI), 2006–2007. Director, Intelligence Staff (DIS), 2007–2009. Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI), 2009. Director, Defense Intelligence Agency/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (DIRDIA/CDRJFCC ISR), 2009–2012. | 7 | 1974 (ROTC) | 31 | (1952– ) Chief Operating Officer, Auburn University, 2018–2019; Executive Vice President, Auburn University, 2019–present. |
| 58 | William E. Mortensen | 2 Sep 2005 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG/COFS AMC), 2005–2008. | 3 | 1973 (ROTC) | 32 | (c. 1952– ) |
| * | Martin E. Dempsey | 8 Sep 2005 | Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq/Commander, NATO Training Mission – Iraq (CDRMNSTC-I/CDRNTM-I), 2005–2007. Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command (DCDRUSCENTCOM), 2007–2008. Commander, U.S. Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM), 2008. | 3 | 1974 (USMA) | 31 | (1952– ) Promoted to general, 8 Dec 2008. |
| * | Ann E. Dunwoody | 30 Sep 2005 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Army Staff (DCS G-4), 2005–2008. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG/COFS AMC), 2008. | 3 | 1975 (direct) | 30 | (1953– ) Promoted to general, 14 Nov 2008. |
| 59 | John F. Kimmons | 21 Oct 2005 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCS G-2), 2005–2009. Director, Intelligence Staff (DIS), 2009–2010. | 5 | 1974 (Citadel) | 31 | (c. 1952– ) |
| 60 | John R. Wood | 18 Nov 2005 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (DCDRUSJFCOM), 2005–2008. | 3 | 1972 (USMA) | 33 | |
| 61 | Keith W. Dayton | 18 Nov 2005 | U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (USSC), 2005–2010. | 5 | 1970 (ROTC) | 35 | (1949– ) Director, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, 2011–2021. |
| 62 | Michael D. Maples | 29 Nov 2005 | Director, Defense Intelligence Agency/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (DIRDIA/CDRJFCC ISR), 2005–2009. | 4 | 1971 (USMA) | 34 | (1949– ) |
| * | Peter W. Chiarelli | 19 Jan 2006 | Commander, Multi-National Corps – Iraq (CDRMNC-I), 2006. Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Central Command, 2006–2007. Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (SMA SecDef), 2007–2008. | 2 | 1972 (ROTC) | 34 | (1950– ) Promoted to general, 4 Aug 2008. |
| * | Stanley A. McChrystal | 16 Feb 2006 | Commander, Joint Special Operations Command/Commander, Joint Special Operations Command Forward, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRJSOC/CDRJSOC-F), 2006–2008. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2008–2009. | 3 | 1976 (USMA) | 30 | (1954– ) Promoted to general, 15 Jun 2009. |
| 63 | Gary D. Speer | 3 Apr 2006 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCG/COFS USAREUR), 2006–2008. Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army NATO (CG USAREUR/CG USANATO), 2008. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army (DCG/COFS USAREUR), 2008–2009. | 3 | 1972 (USMA) | 34 | |
| 64 | David P. Valcourt | 11 Apr 2006 | Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command (CG EUSA/COFS CFC), 2006–2008. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2008–2010. | 4 | 1973 (USMA) | 33 | (1951– ) |
| 65 | Jack C. Stultz Jr. | 25 May 2006 | Chief, U.S. Army Reserve/Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (CAR/CG USARC), 2006–2012. | 6 | 1974 (ROTC) | 32 | (1952– ) |
| 66 | Michael D. Rochelle | Jun 2006 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCS G-1), 2006–2009. | 3 | 1972 (ROTC) | 34 | (1950– ) |
| 67 | Robert Wilson | 23 Jun 2006 | Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Army Staff (ACSIM), 2006. Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Army Staff/Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command (ACSIM/CG IMCOM), 2006–2009. | 3 | 1972 (ROTC) | 34 | |
| 68 | Douglas E. Lute | 21 Jul 2006 | Director, Operations, Joint Staff, J3, 2006–2007. Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, 2007–2013. | 4 | 1975 (USMA) | 31 | (1952– ) U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, 2013–2017. Husband of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Jane Holl Lute. |
| 69 | N. Ross Thompson III | 1 Sep 2006 | Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology/Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (MD(ASA(ALT))/DIRAAC), 2006–2008. Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology/Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (PMD(ASA(ALT))/DIRAAC), 2008–2010. | 4 | 1974 (ROTC) | 32 | Son of Army lieutenant general N. Ross Thompson Jr. |
| 70 | Thomas R. Turner II | 4 Dec 2006 | Commanding General, U.S. Army North (CG ARNORTH), 2006–2009. | 3 | 1974 (USMA) | 32 | (1955– ) |
| * | Lloyd J. Austin III | 8 Dec 2006 | Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2006–2008. Commander, Multi-National Corps – Iraq/Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps (CDRMNC-I), 2008–2009. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2009–2010. | 4 | 1975 (USMA) | 31 | (1953– ) Promoted to general, 1 Sep 2010. U.S. Secretary of Defense, 2021–present. |
| 71 | Stephen M. Speakes | 9 Dec 2006 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs, Army Staff (DCS G-8), 2006–2009. | 3 | 1974 (USMA) | 32 | (1952– ) |
| 72 | Joseph F. Peterson | 11 Dec 2006 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2006–2010. | 4 | 1972 (ROTC) | 34 | (c. 1954– ) First Hawaiian-American to attain the rank of lieutenant general in the Army. |
| 73 | Kevin T. Campbell | 18 Dec 2006 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense (CG USASMDC/ARSTRAT/CDRJFCC IMD), 2006–2010. | 4 | 1973 (ROTC) | 33 | (1950– ) |
| * | James D. Thurman | 19 Jan 2007 | Commanding General, V Corps, 2007. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Training, Army Staff (DCS G-3/5/7), 2007–2010. | 3 | 1975 (ROTC) | 32 | (1953– ) Promoted to general, 3 Jun 2010. |
| 74 | Benjamin C. Freakley | 18 May 2007 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Accessions Command (CG USAAC), 2007–2012. | 5 | 1975 (USMA) | 32 | (1953– ) |
| 75 | William G. Webster Jr. | 29 May 2007 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCDRUSNORTHCOM/VCDRNORAD), 2007–2009. Commanding General, U.S. Army Central/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CG USARCENT/CG CFLCC), 2009–2011. | 4 | 1974 (USMA) | 33 | (1951– ) |
| * | Charles H. Jacoby Jr. | 31 May 2007 | Commanding General, I Corps, 2007–2009. Commander, Multi-National Corps – Iraq/Commanding General, I Corps (CDRMNC-I), 2009–2010. Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 2010–2011. | 4 | 1978 (USMA) | 29 | (1954– ) Promoted to general, 3 Aug 2011. |
| 76 | William B. Caldwell IV | 11 Jun 2007 | 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/Director, Joint Center for International Security Force Assistance (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC/DIRJCISFA), 2007–2009. Commander, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CDRNTM-A/CDRCSTC-A), 2009–2011. Commanding General, U.S. Army North (CG ARNORTH), 2012–2013. | 6 | 1976 (USMA) | 31 | (1954– ) President, Georgia Military College, 2013–present. Son of Army lieutenant general William B. Caldwell III. |
| 77 | Richard P. Zahner | 28 Jun 2007 | Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence and Warfighting Support) (DUSD(I&WS)), 2007–2009. Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCS G-2), 2009–2012. | 5 | 1976 (ROTC) | 31 | |
| 78 | Francis H. Kearney III | 28 Jun 2007 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (DCDRUSSOCOM), 2007–2010. Deputy Director, Strategic Operational Planning, National Counterterrorism Center, 2010–2011. | 4 | 1976 (USMA) | 31 | (1954– ) |
| 79 | David P. Fridovich | 8 Jul 2007 | Director, Center for Special Operations, U.S. Special Operations Command (DIRSCSO), 2007–2010. Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (DCDRUSSOCOM), 2010–2011. | 4 | 1974 (ROTC) | 33 | |
| 80 | John D. Gardner | 11 Jul 2007 | Deputy Commander, Allied Land Component Command - Heidelberg (DCDRALCC - Heidelberg), 2007–2009. Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command (DCDRUSEUCOM), 2009–2012. | 5 | 1976 (USMA) | 31 | |
| * | Carter F. Ham | 6 Aug 2007 | Director, Operations, Joint Staff, J3, 2007–2008. | 1 | 1976 (ROTC) | 31 | (1952– ) Promoted to general, 28 Aug 2008. |
| 81 | Kenneth W. Hunzeker | 8 Aug 2007 | Commanding General, V Corps, 2007–2009. Deputy Commander, Multi-National Force – Iraq (DCDRMNF–I), 2009–2010. Deputy Commanding General, Support, U.S. Forces - Iraq (DCG-S USF-I), 2010. | 3 | 1975 (USMA) | 32 | (1952– ) |
| 82 | Michael A. Vane | 20 Aug 2007 | Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command/Director, U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center (DCG-F TRADOC/DIRARCIC), 2007–2011. | 4 | 1975 (USMA) | 32 | |
| 83 | Jeffrey A. Sorenson | 16 Nov 2007 | Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 (CIO/G-6), 2007–2011. | 4 | 1973 (USMA) | 34 | |
| 84 | Eric B. Schoomaker | 11 Dec 2007 | Surgeon General, U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (TSG/CG MEDCOM), 2007–2011. | 4 | 1970 (ROTC) | 37 | (1948– ) Brother of Army four-star general Peter Schoomaker. |
| 85 | Thomas G. Miller | 11 Jan 2008 | Commanding General, First Army, 2008–2011. | 3 | 1973 (ROTC) | 35 | |
| 86 | David H. Huntoon Jr. | 25 Jan 2008 | Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2008–2010. Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 2010–2013. | 5 | 1973 (USMA) | 35 | (1951– ) Commandant, U.S. Army War College, 2003–2008. |
| 87 | Benjamin R. Mixon | 1 Feb 2008 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 2008–2011. | 3 | 1975 (NGC) | 33 | (1953– ) |
| 88 | Joseph F. Fil Jr. | 18 Feb 2008 | 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), 2008–2010. | 2 | 1976 (ROTC) | 32 | (1953– ) |
| 89 | Kathleen M. Gainey | 13 Mar 2008 | Director, Logistics, Joint Staff, J4, 2008–2011. Deputy Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (DCDRUSTRANSCOM), 2011–2013. | 5 | 1978 (ROTC) | 30 | (1956– ) |
| 90 | Mitchell H. Stevenson | Jun 2008 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Army Staff (DCS G-4), 2008–2011. | 3 | 1974 (ROTC) | 34 | (1952– ) |
| 91 | Frank G. Helmick | 3 Jul 2008 | Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq/Commander, NATO Training Mission – Iraq (CDRMNSTC-I/CDRNTM-I), 2008–2009. Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2009–2011. Deputy Commanding General, Operations, U.S. Forces - Iraq/Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps (DCG-O USF-I), 2011. Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2011–2012. | 4 | 1976 (USMA) | 32 | (1953– ) |
| 92 | Robert E. Durbin | 23 Jul 2008 | Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army for Enterprise Management, 2008–2010. Director, Army Office of Business Transformation (DIROBT), 2010–2011. | 3 | 1975 (USMA) | 33 | |
| 93 | Edgar E. Stanton III | 24 Jul 2008 | Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (MILDEP ASA(FM&C)), 2008–2012. | 4 | 1972 (ROTC) | 36 | |
| 94 | Rick Lynch | 25 Jul 2008 | Commanding General, III Corps, 2008–2009. Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Army Staff/Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command (ACSIM/CG IMCOM), 2009–2011. | 3 | 1977 (USMA) | 31 | |
| * | David M. Rodriguez | 29 Jul 2008 | Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (SMA SecDef), 2008–2009. Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (CDRIJC/DCDRUSFOR-A), 2009–2011. | 3 | 1976 (USMA) | 32 | (1954– ) Promoted to general, 12 Sep 2011. |
| 95 | John F. Mulholland Jr. | 7 Nov 2008 | Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (CG USASOC), 2008–2012. Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (DCDRUSSOCOM), 2012–2014. Special Assistant to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command, 2014–2015. Associate Director, Military Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency (ADMA), 2015–2016. | 8 | 1978 (ROTC) | 30 | (1955– ) |
| 96 | Patrick J. O'Reilly | 21 Nov 2008 | Director, Missile Defense Agency (DIRMDA), 2008–2012. | 4 | 1978 (USMA) | 30 | (c. 1959– ) |
| 97 | Scott C. Black | 11 Dec 2008 | Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army (TJAG), 2005–2009. | 1 | 1974 (ROTC) | 31 | (1952– ) First three-star judge advocate general of the Army. |
| 98 | James H. Pillsbury | 15 Dec 2008 | Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG/COFS AMC), 2008–2011. | 3 | 1973 (ROTC) | 35 | |
| 99 | Carroll F. Pollett | 17 Dec 2008 | Director, Defense Information Systems Agency/Commander, Joint Task Force – Global Network Operations (DIRDISA/CDRJTF-GNO), 2008–2010. Director, Defense Information Systems Agency (DIRDISA), 2010–2012. | 4 | 1975 (OCS) | 33 | |
| * | Dennis L. Via | 3 Aug 2009 | Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber, Joint Staff, J6, 2009–2011. Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command (DCG/COFS AMC), 2011–2012. | 3 | 1980 (ROTC) | 29 | (1958– ) Promoted to general, 7 Aug 2012. |
| 100 | P. Kenneth Keen | Sep 2009 | Military Deputy Commander, U.S. Southern Command (MILDEPUSSOUTHCOM), 2009–2011. Commander, Office of the Defense Representative, U.S. Embassy Pakistan, 2011–2013. | 4 | 1974 (ROTC) | 35 | (1952– ) |
| 101 | Mark P. Hertling | 19 Sep 2009 | Deputy Commanding General, Initial Military Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG-IMT TRADOC), 2009. Deputy Commanding General, Initial Military Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command/Commanding General, U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training (DCG-IMT TRADOC/CG USACIMT), 2009–2011. Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe (CG USAREUR), 2011–2012. | 3 | 1975 (USMA) | 34 | (1953– ) Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 2021–2023. |
| * | Robert W. Cone | 22 Sep 2009 | Commanding General, III Corps, 2009–2010. Deputy Commanding General, Operations, U.S. Forces - Iraq/Commanding General, III Corps (DCG-O USF-I), 2010–2011. | 2 | 1979 (USMA) | 30 | (1957–2016) Promoted to general, 29 Apr 2011. |
| 102 | Dana K. Chipman | 1 Oct 2009 | Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army (TJAG), 2009–2013. | 4 | 1980 (USMA) | 29 | (1958– ) Republican counsel, U.S. House Select Committee on Benghazi, 2014–2016. |
| 103 | Michael D. Barbero | 7 Oct 2009 | Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq/Commander, NATO Training Mission – Iraq (CDRMNSTC-I/CDRNTM-I), 2009–2011. Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (DIRJIEDDO), 2011–2013. | 4 | 1976 (USMA) | 33 | (1955– ) |
| 104 | Robert P. Lennox | 2 Nov 2009 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs, Army Staff (DCS G-8), 2009–2012. | 3 | 1977 (USMA) | 32 | |
| 105 | Keith M. Huber | 10 Nov 2009 | Deputy Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (DCDRUSJFCOM), 2009–2011. Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command (CDRUSJFCOM), 2010. Commander, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435 (CDRCJIATF 435), 2011–2013. | 4 | 1975 (USMA) | 34 | |
| 106 | Guy C. Swan III | 15 Dec 2009 | Commanding General, U.S. Army North (CG ARNORTH), 2009–2011. | 2 | 1976 (USMA) | 33 | (1954– ) |
| 107 | Michael L. Oates | 30 Dec 2009 | Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (DIRJIEDDO), 2009–2011. | 2 | 1979 (USMA) | 30 | |

## Background
### Three-star positions, elevations and reductions

Several new joint duty positions eligible to be held to be held by an Army officer, in addition to existing Army officers, were created at the appointed grade of lieutenant general, or elevated to grade between 2000 and 2010. In particular, a multitude of new positions were created in support of the war in Afghanistan and the Iraq War, which began in 2001 and 2003 respectively.
* The commanding general of Multi-National Force – Iraq (MNF–I) began as a three-star's billet under Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez until 2004, when it was elevated to four-star grade, with the newly established Multi-National Corps – Iraq and Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq (dual-hatted as commander of NATO Training Mission – Iraq) replacing it as the tactical and training-support units of the campaign respectively. Both positions became deputy commanding generals of U.S. Forces – Iraq until the command's deactivation in 2011.
* The activations of Combined Forces Command – Afghanistan (CFC-A, later Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan), NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan and ISAF Joint Command added three joint duty positions to the Afghanistan theater of operations between 2000 and 2010. Lieutenant Generals David W. Barno, Karl W. Eikenberry, William B. Caldwell IV, and David M. Rodriguez held these senior commands under the authority of the dual-hatted commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan.
At least three joint duty positions within the Department of Defense were created or restored, with one leading a new Defense agency, the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization. Additionally, all deputy commanders in chief of the unified combatant commands would be retitled as deputy commanders, by order of Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on 24 October 2002.
* The senior military assistant to the secretary of defense was briefly downgraded when one-star rear admiral Deborah A. Loewer was appointed to the post in 2000. Its prior status was restored when Vice Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani succeeded Loewer in 2001.
* The commander of Joint Special Operations Command became a three-star's billet upon being dual-hatted as the commander of Joint Special Operations Command - Forward in 2006. Major General Stanley A. McChrystal, the incumbent commander, was confirmed for promotion to lieutenant general in February of that year.
* The director of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization, established to deal with improvised threats such as the improvised explosive device (IEDs), was an Army lieutenant general from 2007 to 2018, when it was downgraded to a two-star's billet. Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz was the first active duty officer to hold the directorship, succeeding retired general Montgomery C. Meigs.
Two new three-star Army commands were stood up between 2000 and 2010, and two Army major commands received new three-star positions. Additionally, all directorates of the Army Staff were redesignated in accordance with the Continental staff system in 2002, receiving the prefix "G".
* The commanding general of U.S. Army Accessions Command, established as a component of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command to provide oversight over initial military training, was active from 2002 to 2012. The first commanding general of USAAC, Lieutenant General Dennis D. Cavin and his successor, Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp Jr., were also dual-hatted as the deputy commanding general for initial entry/military training of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
* The assistant chief of staff for installation management, established to advise on garrison and installation operations for effective integration with Army installations at the base level, was dual-hatted as the commanding general of U.S. Army Installation Management Command in October 2016, which remained in place until 2015, when the two positions were separated. The incumbent assistant chief of staff, Lieutenant General Robert Wilson assumed the dual hat on 24 October 2006.
* The deputy commanding generals of U.S. Army Materiel Command and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command were dual-hatted as chiefs of staff of those commands beginning in 2002 and 2003 respectively. Major Generals Richard A. Hack and Anthony R. Jones, the former being the incumbent chief of staff of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, both received promotions to lieutenant general.
Several positions in the Army in charge of specialty branches and functional areas received elevations to three-star grade, either by statute or Army regulation.
* The Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 elevated the leaders of all service reserve and National Guard components to three-star grade under standard promotion authority. Thus, the incumbent chief of Army Reserve, Major General Thomas J. Plewes, and the incumbent Army National Guard director, Major General Roger C. Schultz were both promoted to lieutenant general in June 2001.
* The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 elevated all judge advocates general of the service branches to three-star grade. Major General Scott C. Black, the incumbent judge advocate general of the Army, was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general in September 2008, and assumed the rank in December of the same year.

### 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.
* The nomination of Major General Joseph J. Taluto to succeed Clyde A. Vaughn as director of the Army National Guard in 2010 was withdrawn due to public controversy and subsequent Senate inaction over his handling of the deaths of Phillip Esposito and Louis Allen.
* Major General Robert T. Clark's nomination to be commanding general of Fifth United States Army was twice delayed for an Armed Services committee vote due to concerns over Clark's inadequate response to the 1999 murder of Barry Winchell, a gay serviceman, when he was commander of Fort Campbell. Clark was eventually confirmed for promotion with the support of then-committee chairman John Warner after closed-session hearings were held.
Additionally, events that take place after Senate confirmation may still delay or even prevent the nominee from assuming office.
* For example, Major General John G. Rossi, who had been confirmed for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command in April 2016 committed suicide two days before his scheduled promotion and assumption of command. As a result, the then incumbent commander of USASMDC, Lieutenant General David L. Mann, remained in command beyond statutory term limits until another nominee, Major General James H. Dickinson was confirmed by the Senate.
* Vice Admiral Scott A. Stearney assumed command of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Fifth Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces in May 2018. His death in December of the same year resulted in the speedy confirmation of Rear Admiral James J. Malloy in the same month for appointment to three-star rank as his replacement.

## 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 2000 to 2009.
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 2000 to 2009 :
| Legislation | Citation | Summary |
| Act of October 30, 2000 [Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001] | 114 Stat. 1654A–103 114 Stat. 1654A–105 114 Stat. 1654A–106 114 Stat. 1654A–122 | Raised statutory rank of the chief of Army Reserve, under standard promotion procedures, to lieutenant general (Thomas J. Plewes). Raised statutory rank of the directors of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, under standard promotion procedures, to lieutenant general (Roger C. Schultz). Repealed special requirement for senior reserve component officers, per Section 12505 of Title 10, for appointment to grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral. Increased percentage of general officers in the Army or Air Force that may be appointed above grade of major general from 15% to 15.7%. Requested the President to advance the late Major General Walter C. Short to grade of lieutenant general on the retired list. |
| Act of December 2, 2002 [Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003] | 116 Stat. 2487 116 Stat. 2525 | Established a Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center and assigned director statutory grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral. Exempted the senior military assistant to the secretary of defense from number and percentage limitations on general or flag officers, if serving in grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral. |
| Act of January 6, 2006 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006] | 119 Stat. 3226 | Prohibited frocking of officers below grade of major general or rear admiral to grades above major general or rear admiral. |
| Act of January 28, 2008 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008] | 122 Stat. 94 122 Stat. 114 122 Stat. 115 122 Stat. 501 | Raised statutory rank of the judge advocate general of the Army to lieutenant general (Scott C. Black). Increased percentage of general or flag officers that may be appointed above grade of major general or rear admiral from 15.7% to 16.3%. Allowed officers serving in grade of lieutenant general, general, vice admiral, or admiral to continue holding such position for up to 60 days following reassignment from such position, unless placed sooner in another designated position. Made position of principal military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, technology and logistics statutory, to be selected from active duty lieutenant generals of the Army. Required one deputy commander of the combatant command covering the geographic area of responsibility of which includes the United States to be a National Guard officer eligible for promotion to lieutenant general (William G. Webster Jr., H. Steven Blum). |
| Act of October 14, 2008 [Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009] | 122 Stat. 4433 122 Stat. 4435 122 Stat. 4436 | Increased percentage of general officers in the Army or Air Force that may be appointed above grade of major general from 16.3% to 16.4%, and reserved percentage increase in Army general officers for those serving in acquisition positions. Revised cap on total number of authorized Army general officers to be reduced to 225, of which 45 may be appointed in grade of lieutenant general pending a congressional report by the secretary of defense. Authorized appointment of up to 68 officers in grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral for joint duty assignments. |
| Act of October 28, 2009 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010] | 123 Stat. 2273 | Capped total number of Army general officers who may be appointed in grade of lieutenant general at 45, pursuant to changes made under NDAA 2009. |