Post: | Commanding General |
Body: | United States Army Forces Command |
Insignia: | United States Army Forces Command SSI.svg |
Insigniasize: | 100px |
Insigniacaption: | FORSCOM shoulder sleeve insignia |
Flag: | FORSCOM flag.jpg |
Flagsize: | 120px |
Flagborder: | y |
Flagcaption: | Flag of U.S. Army Forces Command |
Incumbent: | General Andrew P. Poppas |
Incumbentsince: | 8 July 2022 |
Department: | Department of the Army United States Army Forces Command |
Type: | Major command commander |
Abbreviation: | CG FORSCOM |
Reports To: | Secretary of the Army Chief of Staff of the United States Army |
Seat: | Fort Liberty, North Carolina |
Appointer: | The President |
Appointer Qualified: | with Senate advice and consent |
Termlength: | 2–3 years |
Precursor: | Commanding General, Continental Army Command |
Formation: | July 1, 1973 |
First: | GEN Walter T. Kerwin Jr. |
Deputy: | Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command |
Website: | Official Website |
The Commanding General of United States Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM) is the head of United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM).[1] In this position, he or she is in charge of approximately 780,000 Active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National Guard soldiers 87 percent of the Army's combat power.[2]
General Andrew P. Poppas became the Commanding General in July 2022.
Resdesignated United States Army Forces Command 1973