WebIn the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.. A major general ranks above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general. The pay grade of major general is O-8. It is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other United States uniformed …

WebBrigadier general James Wilkinson (1757–1825) 15 December 1796: 13 July 1798: 1 year, 210 days: Commanded the Legion of the United States at the start of the Quasi War.Responsible for establishing Reserve Corps in the Ohio River Valley and the lower Mississippi River Valley to be deployed in the event of war with France or Spain.Later …

WebThe United States Code explicitly limits the total number of general officers (termed flag officers in the Navy and Coast Guard) that may be on active duty at any given time. The total number of active duty general officers is capped at 231 for the Army, 62 for the Marine Corps, 198 for the Air Force, and 162 for the Navy. No more than about 25% of a …

WebThe United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC or, obsolete, USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military officers. The college was established in 1881 by William Tecumseh Sherman as the School of …

WebThe commanding general of United States Army Europe and Africa (CG USAREUR-AF) was formerly known as the commander-in-chief of United States Army Europe (CINCUSAREUR). Prior to 8 May 1945 the official title was Commander, European Theater of Operations, United States Army.From 1953 to 1967 the commanding general of …

WebThis category is for people who are or have been general officers in the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard.. See also Category:Continental Army generals, for Continental Army generals during the American Revolutionary War, and Category:American militia generals, for generals in state militias.. Subcategories. This category has the …

WebThe commanding general of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC) is the head of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). They head approximately 27,000 soldiers and 11,000 civilians who work at 21 installations across the continental United States. As commander, one of their main …

WebThis category is for people who are or have been U.S. Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard officers in the ranks of warrant officer through lieutenant colonel.For colonels, see Category:United States Army colonels.For general officers, see Category:United States Army generals.For enlisted personnel, see Category:United …

WebHistory. British–American military staffs agreed during their meetings in Washington in January–March 1941 (the ABC-1 Conversations) to exchange military missions to facilitate planning for the eventuality of American entry in the war. Major General James E. Chaney, an Army Air Corps officer, arrived in the United Kingdom on 18 May 1941, and on the …

WebThe secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the United States Department of Defense, with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, installations, environmental issues, weapons systems and equipment acquisition, communications and financial …