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United States Army Forces Command

December 15, 2023

The United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) is the largest United States Army command. It provides expeditionary, regionally engaged, campaign-capable land forces to combatant commanders. Headquartered at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, FORSCOM consists of more than 750,000 active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National Guard soldiers. FORSCOM was created on 1 July 1973 from the former Continental Army Command (CONARC), who in turn supplanted Army Field Forces and Army Ground Forces.

United States Army Forces Command
FORSCOM Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active1973–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeArmy Command
RoleProvide combat-ready army forces to Geographic Combatant Commands[1]
Garrison/HQFort Liberty
Motto(s)Freedom's Guardian
WebsiteArmy Forces Command
Commanders
Commanding GeneralGEN Andrew P. Poppas
Deputy Commanding GeneralLTG Paul T. Calvert
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Todd Sims
Notable
commanders		Complete list of commanders[2]
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

Mission and vision edit

The mission is: "Forces Command trains and prepares a combat ready, globally responsive Total Force in order to build and sustain readiness to meet Combatant Command requirements."

The vision is to: "[produce] combat ready and globally responsive Total Army Forces that are well led, disciplined, trained, and expeditionary…ready now to deploy and win in Large Scale Combat Operations against near-peer threats."

Overview edit

The Command is focused on the transformation of the Army into a more deployable and maneuverable force. This shift to a modular force design increases the number of units available to support regional combatant commanders.

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.

Following the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, the Command moved from Fort McPherson, Georgia to a new headquarters facility at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, in June 2011. The Command hosted a "Casing of the Colors" ceremony on 24 June 2011 at Fort McPherson, and an "Uncasing of Colors" on 1 Aug. 2011 at Fort Liberty.

Lineage edit

  • U.S. Army Ground Forces, 1942–1948
  • U.S. Army Field Forces, 1948–1955
  • Continental Army Command (CONARC), 1955–1973
  • U.S. Army Forces Command, 1973–1987
  • U.S. Forces Command (Specified Command), 1987–1993
  • U.S. Army Forces Command, 1993–present

Active component edit

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 currently commands U.S. Army Reserve Command, and First Army.

FORSCOM also commands three Army corps: III Armored Corps at Fort Cavazos, Texas; V Corps at Fort Knox, Kentucky; and XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Together the three corps include nine divisions, one cavalry regiment, 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 and National Guard 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 edit

A major subordinate command is the United States Army Reserve Command (USARC), also headquartered in the same building as FORSCOM at Fort Liberty, N.C.[3] It commands all United States Army Reserve units in the continental United States, except those assigned to Special Operations Command. The Army Reserve strength stands at about 179,000 soldiers.

Army National Guard edit

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.

Subordinate units edit

See also edit

U.S. Armed Forces operations commands

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett Nominated to Lead FORSCOM
  3. ^ "FORSCOM Command Team Visits Fort Bragg, New Headquarters Site". army.mil. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

External links edit

 
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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The United States Army Forces Command FORSCOM is the largest United States Army command It provides expeditionary regionally engaged campaign capable land forces to combatant commanders Headquartered at Fort Liberty North Carolina FORSCOM consists of more than 750 000 active Army U S Army Reserve and Army National Guard soldiers FORSCOM was created on 1 July 1973 from the former Continental Army Command CONARC who in turn supplanted Army Field Forces and Army Ground Forces United States Army Forces CommandFORSCOM Shoulder Sleeve InsigniaActive1973 presentCountry United StatesBranch United States ArmyTypeArmy CommandRoleProvide combat ready army forces to Geographic Combatant Commands 1 Garrison HQFort LibertyMotto s Freedom s GuardianWebsiteArmy Forces CommandCommandersCommanding GeneralGEN Andrew P PoppasDeputy Commanding GeneralLTG Paul T CalvertCommand Sergeant MajorCSM Todd SimsNotablecommandersComplete list of commanders 2 InsigniaDistinctive unit insignia Contents 1 Mission and vision 2 Overview 3 Lineage 4 Active component 5 United States Army Reserve 6 Army National Guard 7 Subordinate units 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksMission and vision editThe mission is Forces Command trains and prepares a combat ready globally responsive Total Force in order to build and sustain readiness to meet Combatant Command requirements The vision is to produce combat ready and globally responsive Total Army Forces that are well led disciplined trained and expeditionary ready now to deploy and win in Large Scale Combat Operations against near peer threats Overview editThe Command is focused on the transformation of the Army into a more deployable and maneuverable force This shift to a modular force design increases the number of units available to support regional combatant commanders 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 Following the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission the Command moved from Fort McPherson Georgia to a new headquarters facility at Fort Liberty North Carolina in June 2011 The Command hosted a Casing of the Colors ceremony on 24 June 2011 at Fort McPherson and an Uncasing of Colors on 1 Aug 2011 at Fort Liberty Lineage editU S Army Ground Forces 1942 1948 U S Army Field Forces 1948 1955 Continental Army Command CONARC 1955 1973 U S Army Forces Command 1973 1987 U S Forces Command Specified Command 1987 1993 U S Army Forces Command 1993 presentActive component editDuring 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 currently commands U S Army Reserve Command and First Army FORSCOM also commands three Army corps III Armored Corps at Fort Cavazos Texas V Corps at Fort Knox Kentucky and XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty North Carolina Together the three corps include nine divisions one cavalry regiment 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 and National Guard 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 editA major subordinate command is the United States Army Reserve Command USARC also headquartered in the same building as FORSCOM at Fort Liberty N C 3 It commands all United States Army Reserve units in the continental United States except those assigned to Special Operations Command The Army Reserve strength stands at about 179 000 soldiers Army National Guard editThe 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 Subordinate units edit nbsp United States Army Reserve Command Fort Liberty NC nbsp First United States Army Rock Island Arsenal IL First Army Division East Fort Knox KY 4th Cavalry Brigade Fort Knox KY 72nd Field Artillery Brigade Fort Dix NJ 87th Army Reserve Support Command Horace B Hanson United States Army Reserve Center AL 157th Infantry Brigade Camp Atterbury IN 158th Infantry Brigade Camp Shelby MS 174th Infantry Brigade Fort Drum NY 177th Armored Brigade Camp Shelby MS 188th Infantry Brigade Fort Stewart GA First Army Division West Fort Cavazos TX 5th Armored Brigade Fort Bliss TX 85th Army Reserve Support Command COL Paul G Schulstad United States Army Reserve Center IL 120th Infantry Brigade Fort Cavazos TX 166th Aviation Brigade Fort Cavazos TX 181st Infantry Brigade Fort McCoy WI 189th Infantry Brigade Fort Lewis WA 402nd Field Artillery Brigade Fort Bliss TX nbsp III Armored Corps Fort Cavazos TX nbsp 1st Infantry Division Fort Riley KS 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division Artillery Combat Aviation Brigade 1st Infantry Division 1st Sustainment Brigade nbsp 1st Cavalry Division Fort Cavazos TX 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division Artillery Combat Aviation Brigade 1st Cavalry Division 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade nbsp 1st Armored Division Fort Bliss TX 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team 1st Armored Division Artillery Combat Aviation Brigade 1st Armored Division 15th Sustainment Brigade nbsp 4th Infantry Division Fort Carson CO 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division Artillery Combat Aviation Brigade 4th Infantry Division 43rd Sustainment Brigade 11th Signal Brigade Fort Cavazos TX 75th Field Artillery Brigade Fort Sill OK 36th Engineer Brigade Fort Cavazos TX 3rd Cavalry Regiment Fort Cavazos TX 504th Military Intelligence Brigade Fort Cavazos TX 89th Military Police Brigade Fort Cavazos TX 1st Medical Brigade Fort Cavazos TX 13th Sustainment Command Fort Cavazos TX nbsp V Corps United States Fort Knox KY nbsp XVIII Airborne Corps Fort Liberty NC nbsp 3rd Infantry Division Fort Stewart GA 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Georgia Army National Guard 3rd Infantry Division Artillery Combat Aviation Brigade 3rd Infantry Division 3rd Sustainment Brigade nbsp 10th Mountain Division Fort Drum NY 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Fort Polk LA 10th Mountain Division Artillery Combat Aviation Brigade 10th Mountain Division 10th Sustainment Brigade nbsp 82nd Airborne Division Fort Liberty NC 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne 82nd Airborne Division Artillery Combat Aviation Brigade 82nd Airborne Division 82nd Sustainment Brigade nbsp 101st Airborne Division Fort Campbell KY 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team Air Assault 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Air Assault 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Air Assault 101st Airborne Division Artillery Combat Aviation Brigade 101st Airborne Division 101st Sustainment Brigade 18th Field Artillery Brigade Fort Liberty NC 20th Engineer Brigade Fort Liberty NC 16th Military Police Brigade Fort Liberty NC 3rd Sustainment Command Expeditionary Fort Liberty NC 7th Transportation Brigade Fort Eustis VA 525th Military Intelligence Brigade Fort Liberty NC 35th Signal Brigade Fort Eisenhower GA 44th Medical Brigade Fort Liberty NC 83rd Civil Affairs Battalion Fort Liberty NC nbsp Security Force Assistance Command Fort Liberty NC 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade Fort Moore GA 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade Fort Liberty NC 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade Fort Cavazos TX 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade Fort Carson CO 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade Joint Base Lewis McChord WA 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade National Guard nbsp 20th Support Command CBRNE Aberdeen Proving Ground MD 48th Chemical Brigade Fort Cavazos TX 52nd Ordnance Group EOD Fort Campbell KY 71st Ordnance Group EOD Fort Carson CO nbsp 32nd Army Air amp Missile Defense Command Fort Bliss TX 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Fort Bliss TX 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade Fort Sill OK 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Fort Cavazos TX 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Fort Liberty NC nbsp Air Traffic Services Command Fort Novosel AL nbsp Fort Irwin National Training Center CA nbsp Joint Readiness Training Center Fort Polk LA nbsp 6th Medical Logistics Management Center Fort Bragg NC direct reporting unit See also editU S Armed Forces operations commands United States Fleet Forces Command United States Marine Corps Forces Command Air Combat Command Space Operations CommandReferences edit About FORSCOM Archived from the original on 21 March 2019 Retrieved 15 May 2017 Lt Gen Michael Garrett Nominated to Lead FORSCOM FORSCOM Command Team Visits Fort Bragg New Headquarters Site army mil Retrieved 5 April 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States Army Forces Command U S Army Forces Command Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States Army Forces Command amp oldid 1185526561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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