| Xavier T. Brunson | |
| Birth Place: | Fort Bragg, North Carolina[1] |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Branch Label: | Branch |
| Serviceyears: | 1990–present |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Commands: | I Corps 7th Infantry Division 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (Airborne) 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment |
| Battles: | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards: | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) Bronze Star Medal |
| Alma Mater: | Hampton University (BA) Webster University (MA) United States Army War College (MNSS) |
| Spouse: | Col. (ret) Kirsten Brunson |
| Children: | 3 |
Xavier T. Brunson is a United States Army lieutenant general who served as the commanding general of I Corps from 2021 to 2024.[2] He previously served as deputy commanding general of I Corps from May to September 2021, and commanding general of the 7th Infantry Division from 2019 to 2021, with assignments as chief of staff of XVIII Airborne Corps from 2017 to 2019 and deputy commanding general for operations of the 10th Mountain Division from 2016 to 2017.[3] [4] [5]
A native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Brunson enrolled in Reid Ross High School.[6] [1] Brunson holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Hampton University (where he earned his commission in 1990), a master's degree in human resources from Webster University, and a master's degree in national security and strategic studies from the United States Army War College.[3]
In September 2024, Brunson was nominated for promotion to general, with assignment as commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea, Republic of Korea. [7]
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