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  2. Lieutenant general (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A lieutenant general ranks above a major general [Note 1] and below a general. The pay grade of lieutenant general is O-9. It is equivalent to the rank of vice admiral in the other United States uniformed services which use naval ranks. It is abbreviated as LTG in the Army, LtGen in the Marine Corps, and Lt Gen in the Air Force and Space Force.

  3. Lieutenant general - Wikipedia

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    Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank originates from the Old European System.The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general.

  4. List of United States Army lieutenant generals since 2020

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    Lt. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr. (right) is sworn into his new rank by TRADOC commanding general Gen. Gary M. Brito (left) on 4 October 2022. Military nominations are considered by the Senate Armed Services Committee. While it is rare for three-star or four-star nominations to face even token opposition in the Senate, nominations that do face ...

  5. List of lieutenant generals in the United States Army before ...

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    Authorized grade of lieutenant general to be specially conferred once to acknowledge distinguished services of a major general of the Army (John M. Schofield). Act of June 6, 1900 31 Stat. 655: Assigned ex officio rank of lieutenant general to the senior major general of the line commanding the Army (Nelson A. Miles). Act of February 2, 1901

  6. List of United States Marine Corps lieutenant generals from ...

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    Lieutenant general appointments were inextricably tied to the politics of commandant succession. Any lieutenant general was a viable candidate for commandant if he was young enough to complete a full four-year term before reaching the statutory retirement age of 62, as were prominent major generals. [43]

  7. List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 1990 to ...

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    Lieutenant General Peter A. Kind was the last lieutenant general to command USAISC. U.S. Army Japan (USARJ), which had stabilized as a three-star billet in 1972, was downgraded to a two-star command in 1994 with its commanding general, Lieutenant General Jerome H. Granrud (dual-hatted as commander of IX Corps ) transferring command to Major ...

  8. List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 2010 to ...

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    Lieutenant General Bruce T. Crawford became the last commissioned officer to hold the unified position, retiring on 11 August 2020. [101] Major General John B. Morrison Jr. was confirmed for promotion to lieutenant general [102] and became the first deputy chief of staff for cyber (G-6) in August 2020. [103] [104]

  9. Chris Donahue (general) - Wikipedia

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    In February 2022, he was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps, succeeding Michael Kurilla. [11] [12] In November 2024, Donahue was nominated for promotion to general and assignment as the commanding general of United States Army Europe-Africa and Allied Land Command.