United States Army Forces Command United States Army Forces Command ( FORSCOM ) is the largest United States Army command and provider of expeditionary , campaign - capable land forces to combatant commanders . Headquartered at Fort Bragg , North Carolina , FORSCOM consists of more than 750 , 000 Active Army , U . S . Army Reserve , and Army National Guard soldiers . FORSCOM provides enhanced land power gaining operational depth and versatility through a mix of fully integrated Active and Reserve Component forces operating in a joint , interagency , intergovernmental , and multinational ( JIIM ) environment . Its organizations are expeditionary , campaign focused , and tailorable to provide combatant commanders the required capabilities to be decisive across the range of military operations . FORSCOM was created on 1 July 1973 from the former Continental Army Command ( CONARC ) . Mission . Forces Command provides Army forces to the joint war fight . FORSCOM prepares U . S . Army conventional forces to provide a sustained flow of trained and ready land power to combatant commanders in defense of the nation at home and abroad . For the Army of 2020 , FORSCOM provides enhanced land power gaining operational depth and versatility through a mix of fully integrated Active and Reserve Component forces operating in a joint , interagency , intergovernmental , and multinational environment . Organizations will be expeditionary , campaign focused , and tailorable to provide combatant commanders the required capabilities to be decisive across the range of military operations . Overview . Using the Army Force Generation process ( ARFORGEN ) , FORSCOM tailors the resources and training of its units to meet the specific and constantly changing requirements of combatant commanders and , when directed , of U . S . civil authorities . Those requirements range from preparing soldiers to fight on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq , to providing relief to disaster victims . The command remains at the point of the effort to transform the Army into a more deployable and maneuverable lethal force . This shift to a modular force design increases the number of units available to support regional combatant commanders . It will expand the available force pool and mandate a standard set of force structures organized and equipped to be interchangeable . The capabilities of the new brigade - level formations – armor , infantry , airborne , air assault and Stryker – ensure greater flexibility and enhance FORSCOM ’ s ability to deploy trained and ready forces quickly . FORSCOM has major units located at 15 installations , including the National Training Center at Fort Irwin , California and the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk , Louisiana . They present training scenarios constantly updated to reflect changing battlefield conditions and to incorporate lessons learned . Soldiers are presented with complex , cross - cultural challenges by large numbers of role players who act as combatants and foreign citizens . NTC and JRTC have urban combat landscapes and cave and tunnel complexes to simulate current and potential wartime environments . As directed by law , and in accordance with the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission , Fort McPherson , Georgia , closed and FORSCOM relocated to Fort Bragg , North Carolina . A new FORSCOM / U . S . Army Reserve Command Headquarters facility completed construction at Fort Bragg , in June 2011 . Forces Command hosted an Army " Casing of Colors ceremony " on 24 June 2011 at Fort McPherson , and an " Uncasing of Colors " on 1 Aug . 2011 at Fort Bragg . Active component . During the Cold War , Forces Command supervised a number of armies each responsible for areas of the continental United States : First Army , Fourth Army , Fifth Army , and Sixth Army , at various times . Their responsibilities varied over time , but from the 1980s to the mid - 1990s covered Reserve Component training supervision . FORSCOM also commands three Army corps : I Corps at Fort Lewis , Washington ; III Corps at Fort Hood , Texas ; and XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg , North Carolina . Together they include eight divisions ( 1st Cavalry Division , 1st Armored Division , 1st Infantry Division , 3rd Infantry Division , 4th Infantry Division , 7th Infantry Division , 10th Mountain Division , 82nd Airborne Division , and the 101st Airborne Division , three separate brigades , two armored cavalry regiments , 37 support brigades of various types , and a range of other corps combat , combat support and combat service support units . First U . S . Army is responsible for training , mobilization and deployment support to Reserve Component units in FORSCOM . They also execute FORSCOM missions within their geographic areas of responsibility . First U . S . Army at Rock Island Army Arsenal , Ill . , reports to FORSCOM . It is responsible for the training , mobilization and deployment support for reserve component units in FORSCOM . It executes missions within the continental United States and Puerto Rico . United States Army Reserve . A major subordinate command of Forces Command is the United States Army Reserve Command ( USARC ) , also is headquartered at Fort Bragg , N . C . It commands all Army Reserve units in the continental United States , except those assigned to Special Operations Command . FORSCOM ' s Army Reserve strength stands at about 179 , 000 soldiers . USARC units are part of the Federal force and make their primary contribution to FORSCOM combat power in combat support and combat service support specialties , such as medical , civil affairs , transportation , maintenance and supply . Many USARC units are designated to deploy early for contingency operations worldwide . Army National Guard . The Army National Guard provides Forces Command a balanced force of eight National Guard combat divisions , 15 brigades , and extensive combat support and combat service support units . The current FORSCOM Army National Guard strength is approximately 351 , 000 soldiers . Mobilizing the Army National Guard into active federal service would bring the total strength of FORSCOM to nearly two - thirds of the Army ' s combat ground forces .