7th Army Training Command

Not to be confused with Seventh United States Army.

The 7th Army Training Command (7th ATC) is a United States Army training organization located at Tower Barracks, Germany. 7th ATC comes under the command of the U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR). 7th ATC is the United States Army's largest overseas training command and responsible for providing and overseeing the training requirements for USAREUR soldiers as well as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and partner-nation countries.^[1]

7th Army Training Command
7th ATC Shoulder Sleeve Insignia187
Active	1958-present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Training
Role	Headquarters
Part of	U.S. Army Europe
Garrison/HQ	Tower Barracks, Germany
Motto(s)	Ready Thru Training
Website	7th Army Training Command
Commanders
Current commander	BG Steven P. Carpenter
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Abbreviation	7th ATC

Shoulder sleeve insignia

The training command's shoulder patch was originally approved for Seventh Army on 23 June 1943.

On a blue right angle triangular background, the hypotenuse to base, a seven-stepped letter "A," steps in yellow with the center in scarlet^[2]

History

In 1948, the Grafenwoehr Training Area was assigned to the 7th Army and designated a tank training center. In 1959, Grafenwoehr becomes headquarters of the Seventh Army Training Center, incorporating the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas to become the largest training complex in Germany. In 1975, Grafenwoehr becomes the headquarters for the Seventh U.S. Army Training Center, which becomes the Seventh Army Training Command the following year. As of January 2006, the 7th ATC became known as the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command. In July 2016, the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command was returned to its original designation as the 7th Army Training Command.^[1]

Purpose

7th ATC provides dynamic training, preparing forces to execute Unified Land Operations and contingencies in support of the Combatant Commands, NATO, and other national requirements^[1]

7th ATC consists of seven subordinate directorates, comprising the Grafenwoehr Training Area; the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels; the Joint Multinational Simulation Center in Grafenwoehr; the 7th Army Combined Arms Training Center in Vilseck; the 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy in Grafenwoehr; the International Special Training Centre in Pfullendorf; and the Training Support Activity, Europe at Grafenwoehr.^[3] The responsibility to provide community support for 7th ATC installations belongs to U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria. More than 15,000 soldiers and civilian employees and 9,500 family members make up the USAG Bavaria.^[4]

Organization 2023

As of May 2023 21st Theater Sustainment Command consists of the following units:

•   7th Army Training Command, in Grafenwöhr^[5]
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in Grafenwöhr
  • Combined Arms Training Center, in Vilseck
  • Grafenwöhr Training Area, in Grafenwöhr
  • International Special Training Center, in Pfullendorf
  • Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels
  • Joint Multinational Simulation Center, in Grafenwöhr
  • Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine, in Yavoriv, Ukraine
  • Noncommissioned Officers Academy, in Grafenwöhr
  • Training Support Activity Europe, in Grafenwöhr
  • Georgia Defense Readiness Program - Training, at Vaziani Military Base, Georgia

List of commanding generals

No.	Commanding General		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration
Commander, Joint Multinational Training Command
-		Brigadier General David G. Perkins (born 1957)	August 2005	April 19, 2007	~1 year, 261 days
-		Brigadier General David R. Hogg (born 1958)	April 19, 2007	June 9, 2009^[6]	2 years, 51 days
-		Brigadier General Steven L. Salazar	August 28, 2009^[7]	July 8, 2011	1 year, 314 days
-		Colonel Bryan L. Rudacille	July 8, 2011^[8]	June 26, 2013	1 year, 353 days
-		Major General Walter E. Piatt	June 26, 2013^[9]	July 21, 2014	1 year, 25 days
-		Brigadier General Christopher G. Cavoli	July 21, 2014^[10]	July 15, 2016	1 year, 360 days
Commanding General, 7th Army Training Command^[11]
-		Brigadier General Antonio Aguto	July 15, 2016^[12]	May 11, 2018	1 year, 307 days
-		Brigadier General Christopher C. LaNeve	May 18, 2018^[12]	June 11, 2019	1 year, 24 days
-		Brigadier General Christopher R. Norrie	June 11, 2019^[13]	June 2, 2021	1 year, 356 days
-		Brigadier General Joseph E. Hilbert	June 2, 2021^[14]	June 20, 2023	2 years, 18 days
-		Brigadier General Steven P. Carpenter	June 20, 2023	Incumbent	128 days

References

1. . Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
2. * Wilson, John B. (1999). (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Center for Military History, U.S. Army. p. 27. ISBN 0-16-049994-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
3. "U.S. Army Europe and Africa's home page". www.europeafrica.army.mil.
4. . Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
5. "7th Army Training Command". US Army Europe. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
6. "European Training Command Says Farewell to Commanding General".
7. "European training command welcomes new commanding general".
8. "'Crown Jewel' of U.S. Army in Europe welcomes new commander".
9. "U.S. Army's overseas training command welcomes new commander".
10. "Brig. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli takes command of 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command". 21 July 2014 – via Flickr.
11. "Familiar name returns to Army Europe".
12. "7th ATC bids farewell to Aguto, welcomes LaNeve".
13. "Brig. Gen. Norrie is new commander at 7ATC". Bavarian News, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria. 12 June 2019.
14. "Hilbert takes command of 7th Army Training Command". DVIDS.

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