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Army Staff: Major General James P. Isenhower III [63] U.S. Army: Directorate of Strategic Operations (DAMO-SO), Army Staff: Director of Strategic Operations, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Training (G-3/5/7) Army Staff: Major General Jake S. Kwon [64] U.S. Army
A general officer is an officer of high military rank; in the uniformed services of the United States, general officers are commissioned officers above the field officer ranks, the highest of which is colonel in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and captain in the Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
The expanded Army was demobilized on June 15, 1800, when it was reduced to only four regiments of infantry and two of artillery commanded by a brigadier general. The rank of major general was abolished in the U.S. Army by the Act of March 16, 1802, [11] and restored by the Act of January 11, 1812, [12] as preparations were being made for the ...
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. [1] No more than about 25% of a service's active duty general or flag officers may have more than two stars, [2] and statute sets the total number of four-star officers allowed in each service. [2]
Entries in the following list of four-star generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, [a] active-duty positions held ...
General William E. Ward relinquished his four-star command as scheduled, but remained on active duty in his permanent grade of major general pending an investigation by the Department of Defense inspector general, [133] before being allowed to retire as a lieutenant general over a year after his original scheduled retirement. [135]
The four-star grade caps of 7 Army generals, 6 Navy admirals, 9 Air Force generals, 2 Marine Corps generals, and 20 joint-duty four-star officers remained unchanged from 2009 until 2020, when the Army asked for an eighth general to command its forces in Europe and Africa. Congress kept the total number of four-star officers constant by ...
This is a list of female United States military generals and flag officers, that are either currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, or are retired.They are listed under their respective service branches, which make up the Department of Defense, with the exception of the Coast Guard, which is part of Homeland Security.