U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps
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Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
designed for rapid deployment anywhere in the world. It is referred to as "America's Contingency Corps". Its headquarters are at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.
World War II
The corps was first activated on 17 January 1936 as the II Armored Corps at Camp PolkFort Polk
Fort Polk is a United States Army installation located in Vernon Parish, approximately 7 miles east of Leesville, Louisiana and 20 miles north of DeRidder, Louisiana....
in Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. When the concept of Armored Corps proved unnecessary, II Armored Corps was redesignated as XVIII Corps on 9 October 1937 at the Presidio of Monterey, California.
XVIII Corps deployed to Europe on 17 August 1944 and became the XVIII Airborne Corps on 25 August 1944 at Osbourne, St. George, England, assuming command of the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions, as part of the preparation for Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden was an unsuccessful Allied military operation, fought in the Netherlands and Germany in the Second World War. It was the largest airborne operation up to that time....
.
Major General Matthew B. Ridgway commanded the corps, which then consisted of the 82nd Airborne Division
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
The 82nd Airborne Division is an active airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute landing operations. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 82nd Airborne Division is the primary fighting arm of the XVIII Airborne Corps....
and the 101st Airborne Division
101st Airborne Division
The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...
and was part of the First Allied Airborne Army
First Allied Airborne Army
The First Allied Airborne Army was an Allied formation formed on 2 August 1944 by the order of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force. The formation was part of the Allied Expeditionary Force and controlled all Allied airborne forces in Western...
. Following the Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive , launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, hence its French name , and France and...
, all airborne units in the U.S. Army fell under the command of the corps. XVIII Airborne Corps planned and executed Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity
Operation Varsity was a successful joint American–British airborne operation that took place toward the end of World War II...
, the crossing of the Rhine river into Germany. It was one of the largest airborne operations in World War II, including the 17th Airborne Division and the British 6th Airborne Division
British 6th Airborne Division
The 6th Airborne Division was an airborne division in the British Army during the Second World War. It took part in Operation Tonga, the airborne landings on the left flank of the invasion beaches in the Normandy Landings. It played a small part in the Battle of the Bulge and was involved in...
. The 13th Airborne Division was to participate in the assault, however due to a lack of a sufficient number of transports, it was unable to take part. The XVIII Airborne Corps returned to the U.S. in June 1945 and inactivated on 15 October 1945 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky.
Cold War to Desert Storm
The Corps was reactivated at Fort Bragg on 21 May 1951 under the command of Major GeneralMajor General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
John W. Leonard
John W. Leonard
John William Leonard was a US Army Lieutenant General who served during World War II and the Korean War.He graduated from the US Military Academy in 1915, as part of "the class the stars fell on"...
. Since then, the Corps has been the primary strategic response force, with subordinate units participating in over a dozen major operations (Listed Below) in both combat and humanitarian roles, primarily in Central America and the CENTCOM area of responsibility. In 1991, XVIII Airborne Corps participated in the Persian Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
. The Corps was responsible for securing VII Corps' northern flank against a possible Iraqi counterattack. Along with the 24th Infantry Division, 82nd and 101st, XVIII Airborne Corps also gained operational control of the French 6th Light Division (which also included units from the French Foreign Legion
French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion is a unique military service wing of the French Army established in 1831. The foreign legion was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces...
).
21st century
XVIII Airborne Corps was most recently deployed, from January 2005 to January 2006, to BaghdadBaghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Iraq, where it served as the Multi-National Corps – Iraq. Following its return, XVIII Airborne Corps and its subordinate units began the process of modernization and reorganization.
Under the previous Army Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
The Chief of Staff of the Army is a statutory office held by a four-star general in the United States Army, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, and as such is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the Secretary of the Army; and is in...
's future restructure of the Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, the corps headquarters of the XVIII Airborne Corps will lose its Airborne (specifically parachute) certification as a cost-cutting measure—the same will occur to the divisional headquarters of 82nd Airborne Division
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
The 82nd Airborne Division is an active airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute landing operations. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 82nd Airborne Division is the primary fighting arm of the XVIII Airborne Corps....
. This plan is designed to follow the U.S. Army's restructuring plan to go from being division-based to brigade-based. This will mean that the largest units that will be Airborne—specifically parachute certified—will be at the brigade level. Even so, for traditional and historical reasons, the formation will continue to be called the XVIII Airborne Corps.
The divisions that fall under the XVIII Airborne Corps (as well as the other two corps in the Army) are in a period of transition, shifting from corps control to fall directly under FORSCOM, eliminating the corps status as a middle man. This ties in with the Army's broad modularity plan, as a corps can deploy and support any unit, not just the units subordinate to the corps. The 3rd Infantry Division, the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), and the 101st Airborne Division
101st Airborne Division
The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...
(Air Assault
Air assault
Air assault is the movement of ground-based military forces by vertical take-off and landing aircraft—such as the helicopter—to seize and hold key terrain which has not been fully secured, and to directly engage enemy forces...
) have already changed over to FORSCOM control. The 82nd Airborne Division will transfer after the division returns from Afghanistan.
In August 2006, XVIII Airborne Corps traveled to South Korea to participate in Ulchi Focus Lens, a joint training exercise between the Republic of Korea Army and coalition forces stationed there.
In mid-April, 2007, the Department of the Army confirmed the next OIF deployment schedule, with XVIII Airborne Corps deploying to relieve III Corps as the MNC-I at Camp Victory
Camp Victory
Camp Victory is the primary component of the Victory Base Complex which occupies the area surrounding the Baghdad International Airport . The Al-Faw Palace, which served as the headquarters for the Multi-National Corps - Iraq , is located on Camp Victory...
, Baghdad, Iraq. XVIII Airborne Corps is scheduled to replace III Corps in November, 2007. The Corps will deploy along with 1st Armored Division
1st Armored Division (United States)
The 1st Armored Division—nicknamed "Old Ironsides"—is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Bliss, Texas. It was the first armored division of the U.S...
and 4th Infantry Division, as well as 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and 1st BCT, 82nd Airborne Division.
Command Group
- Commanding General: Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. 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....
Frank HelmickFrank HelmickFrank Helmick is a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. He is currently serving as the Deputy Commanding General for Operations, United States Forces - Iraq, and is the Commanding General of the XVIII Airborne Corps... - Deputy Commanding General: Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Rodney O. Anderson - Command Sergeant Major: Command Sergeant Major Earl L. Rice
World War II
- 1st Infantry Division — 26 January 1945 – 12 February 1945.
- 8th Infantry Division — 26 January 1945 – 10 July 1945.
- 17th Airborne Division — 12 August, 1944v– 1 January 1945; 15 February 1945 – 24 March 1945.
- 30th Infantry Division — 21 December 1944 – 3 February 1945.
- 75th Infantry Division — 29 December 1944 – 2 January 1945; 7 January 1945.
- 78th Infantry Division — 3 February 1945 – 12 February 1945.
- 82nd Airborne Division — 12 August 1944 – 17 September 1944; 19 December 1944 – 14 February 1945; 30 April 1945 – 3 January 1946.
- 84th Infantry Division — 20 December 1944 – 21 December 1944.
- 86th Infantry Division — 5 April 1945 – 22 April 1945.
- 97th Infantry Division — 10 April 1945 – 22 April 1945.
- 101st Airborne Division101st Airborne DivisionThe 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...
— 12 August 1944 — 21 September 1944; 28 February 1945 – 1 April 1945. - 106th Infantry Division — 20 December 1944 – 6 February 1945.
- 3rd Armored Division — 19 December 1944 – 23 December 1944.
- 5th Armored Division — 4 May 1945 – 10 October 1945.
- 7th Armored Division — 20 December 1944 – 29 January 1945; 30 April 1945 – 9 October 1945.
- 13th Armored Division — 10 April 1945 – 22 April 1945.
Post World War II through 2006
- 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)
- 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
- 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
- 82nd Airborne Division (Airborne Infantry)
- 101st Airborne Division101st Airborne Division (United States)The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...
(Air Assault) - XVIII Airborne Corps ArtilleryXVIII Airborne Corps ArtilleryIn the First Gulf War XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery consisted of the 5-8th, 3-8th and 1-39th Field Artillery Regiments. The living quarters for these three units were situated between the 82d Airborne Division and the Special Forces at Fort Bragg...
- 1st Sustainment Command (Theater)
- 35th Signal Brigade35th Signal Brigade (United States)The 35th Signal Brigade is the largest signal unit in the world and was the only airborne signal brigade in the United States Army. The brigade was previously based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and provided rapidly deployable force projection signal support, and rapid communications for Army,...
- 18th Aviation Brigade (no longer active)
- 20th Engineer Brigade20th Engineer BrigadeThe 20th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps of the United States Army stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Although the brigade was identified as an Airborne unit, not all of its subordinate units were airborne qualified—despite the Airborne tab...
- 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
- 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
- 16th Military Police Brigade16th Military Police BrigadeThe 16th Military Police Brigade is a Military Police brigade of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. It was the only airborne-qualified military police brigade in the United States Army. It provides law enforcement and police duties to the Fort Bragg area, and for...
- 44th Medical Command
- additional smaller, National Guard, and Reserve units
Current Structure
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate...
- 82nd Airborne Division, Fort BraggFort Bragg (North Carolina)Fort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland and Hoke counties, North Carolina, U.S., mostly in Fayetteville but also partly in the town of Spring Lake. It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 census and had a population of 39,457. The fort is named for Confederate...
Other major units stationed along the XVIII Corps units are:
- 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), Fort Bragg
- 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort KnoxFort KnoxFort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet...
- 7th Sustainment Brigade7th Sustainment Brigade (United States)The 7th Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army. It is known and referred to as "the most deployed unit in the Army" because of its continuous mission to provide logistical support to all branches of the service for both training and war-time activities.-Units:* 7th...
, Fort Eustis - 49th Quartermaster Group, Fort Lee
- 7th Sustainment Brigade
- 20th Support Command (CBRNE)20th Support Command (CBRNE)The 20th Support Command is the United States Army's Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, Radiological and high-yield explosives headquarters....
, Aberdeen Proving Grounds- 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD)52nd Ordnance Group (EOD)The 52nd Ordnance Group is the command and control headquarters for all U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal companies and battalions located in the continental United States , to include the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico...
, Fort Campbell
- 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD)
- 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade1st Maneuver Enhancement BrigadeThe 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is a United States Army brigade located at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The 1st MEB is one of three active duty Maneuver Enhancement Brigades...
, Fort PolkFort PolkFort Polk is a United States Army installation located in Vernon Parish, approximately 7 miles east of Leesville, Louisiana and 20 miles north of DeRidder, Louisiana.... - 35th Signal Brigade35th Signal Brigade (United States)The 35th Signal Brigade is the largest signal unit in the world and was the only airborne signal brigade in the United States Army. The brigade was previously based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and provided rapidly deployable force projection signal support, and rapid communications for Army,...
, Fort GordonFort GordonFort Gordon, formerly known as Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established in 1917. It is the current home of the United States Army Signal Corps and Signal Center and was once the home of "The Provost Marshal General School" . The fort is located in Richmond, Jefferson, McDuffie,... - 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States)The mission of the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade is an air defense artillery brigade of the United States Army. The mission of the brigade is to train and maintain a strategic crisis response air defense artillery brigade capable of deploying worldwide, on short notice, to provide air defense...
, Fort Bragg - 18th Air Support Operations Group, United States Air ForceUnited States Air ForceThe United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
, Pope Air Force BasePope Air Force BasePope Field is a United States Army facility located 12 miles northwest of the central business district of Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.-Units:...
, North Carolina – responsible for coordinating corps tactical air support
The Corps’s divisions are supported by the following Sustainment brigades, which are under direct command of United States Army Forces Command
United States Army Forces Command
United States Army Forces Command is the largest Army Command and the preeminent provider of expeditionary, campaign-capable land forces to Combatant Commanders. Headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, FORSCOM consists of more than 750,000 Active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National...
:
- 3rd Sustainment Brigade3rd Sustainment Brigade (United States)The 3rd Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The 3rd Sustainment Brigade is responsible for providing logistical support to the 3rd Infantry Division, however the modular nature of the brigade means that it takes on other...
at Fort Stewart supporting the 3rd Infantry Division - 10th Sustainment Brigade10th Sustainment Brigade (United States)The 10th Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army. It provides logistical support to the 10th Mountain Division and is located on Fort Drum in Northern New York State.-Origins:...
at Fort Drum supporting the 10th Mountain Division - 82nd Sustainment Brigade82nd Sustainment Brigade (United States)The 82nd Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. It provides logistical support to all tenant units at the base, and is under the direct command of FORSCOM....
at Fort Bragg supporting the 82nd Airborne Division - 101st Sustainment Brigade101st Sustainment Brigade (United States)The 101st Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Campbell. It provides logistical support to the 101st Airborne Division , and is under the direct command of FORSCOM.-Organization:...
at Fort Campbell supporting the 101st Airborne Division101st Airborne Division (United States)The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...
Operations
The corps has participated in a number of operations since then:- Operation Power PackOperation Power PackThe second United States occupation of the Dominican Republic began when the United States Marines Corps entered Santo Domingo on April 28, 1965. They were later joined by most of the United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division and its parent XVIIIth Airborne Corps...
– Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, 1965 - Operation Urgent Fury – GrenadaGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
, 1983 - Operation Golden PheasantOperation Golden PheasantOperation Golden Pheasant was an emergency deployment of U.S. troops to Honduras in 1988, as a result of threatening actions by the forces of the Nicaraguans.-History:...
– HondurasHondurasHonduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
, 1988 - Operation Nimrod Dancer – PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, 1989 - Operation Hawkeye – U.S. Virgin Islands, 1989
- Operation Just Cause – PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, 1989 - Operation Desert Shield – Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, 1990–1991 - Operation Desert Storm – Saudi Arabia, KuwaitKuwaitThe State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
and IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, 1991 - Operation GTMO – Cuba, 1991
- Operation Hurricane Andrew – Florida, 1992
- Operation Restore Hope – SomaliaSomaliaSomalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
, 1992 - Operation Uphold/Maintain Democracy – HaitiHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, 1994 - Operation Vigilant WarriorOperation Vigilant WarriorOperation Vigilant Warrior was a military operation from 8 October 1994 to 15 December 1994 by the United States in response to two divisions of Iraqi Republican Guard troops moving toward the Kuwaiti border...
– Kuwait, 1994 - Operation Enduring Freedom – AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, 2002 - Operation Iraqi Freedom – Iraq, 2005
- Operation Iraqi Freedom – Iraq, 2008
- Operation Unified ResponseOperation Unified ResponseOperation Unified Response is the United States military's response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It is being conducted by Joint Task Force Haiti and commanded by United States Southern Command Military Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Ken Keen, although the overall U.S...
– Haiti, 2010 - Operation New Dawn – Iraq, 2011
Former Commanders
Taken from Fort Bragg website- Matthew B. Ridgway, MG
- John W. LeonardJohn W. LeonardJohn William Leonard was a US Army Lieutenant General who served during World War II and the Korean War.He graduated from the US Military Academy in 1915, as part of "the class the stars fell on"...
, MG - Thomas F. HickeyThomas Francis Hickey (general)Thomas Francis Hickey was a United States Army Lieutenant General.-Early Life and start of military career:Hickey was born in South Boston, Massachusetts on April 1, 1898. In 1916 he enlisted as a Private and served until 1917...
, MG - Joseph P. Cleland, MG
- Ridgely GaitherRidgely GaitherRidgely Gaither was a United States Army lieutenant general prominent as commander of the 40th Infantry Division during the Korean War, and commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, U.S...
, MG - Paul D. AdamsPaul D. AdamsGeneral Paul DeWitt Adams was a General in the United States Army.Adams was born in Heflin, Alabama. After graduating from Marion Military Institute in 1924, he entered the United States Military Academy and graduated in 1928, receiving his commission in the Infantry.He served with as executive...
, MG - Robert Frederick Sink, LTG
- Dwight E. BeachDwight E. BeachGeneral Dwight Edward Beach commanded the United States Forces Korea from 1965–1966 and U.S. Army, Pacific from September 1966 to July 1968. He gained his commission in 1932 into the Field Artillery...
, MG - Thomas J. H. TrapnellThomas J. H. TrapnellThomas John Hall "Trap" Trapnell was a United States Armygeneral. Trapnell survived the Bataan Death March and the sinking of two transportation ships during...
, LTG - Hamilton H. HowzeHamilton H. HowzeHamilton Hawkins Howze was born in West Point, New York, while his father, Major General Robert Lee Howze, an 1888 West Point graduate, was serving as Commandant of the West Point.-Early career:...
, LTG - William C. Westmoreland
- Harry H. Critz, MG
- John W. BowenJohn W. BowenJohn W. Bowen is a Republican politician who formerly served in the Ohio Senate. A veteran of World War II and an attorney, Bowen initially ran for the Ohio Senate in 1966, following the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Opposed by Jerry O'Shaughnessy, Bowen ultimately won the race by only 240 votes...
, LTG - John A. SeitzJohn A. SeitzBrigadier General John "Andy" Andrew Seitz was the commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps.-Family and Education:...
, BG - Roderick WetherillRoderick WetherillRoderick "Rod" Wetherill, Sr. was a notable officer of the United States Army from World War II through the Vietnam War. The official Army history of the War in southeast Asia considers him to have been a "key .....
, BG - Joe S. Lawrie, MG
- Bruce Palmer, Jr.Bruce Palmer, Jr.Bruce Palmer, Jr., was a noted United States Army General and acting Chief of Staff of the United States Army from July to October 1972.-Career Summary:Palmer was born in Austin, Texas...
, LTG - John L. ThrockmortonJohn L. ThrockmortonGeneral John Lathrop Throckmorton was born in Kansas City, Missouri on February 28, 1913. After graduating from Culver Military Academy in 1931 he attended and graduated from the United States Military Academy on June 12, 1935, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry.In World...
, LTG - Robert H. York, LTG
- John J. Tolson III, LTG
- John H. Hay, LTG
- Richard J. SeitzRichard J. SeitzLieutenant General Richard “Dick” Joe Seitz during a 35-year career as an Army officer and Paratrooper commanded the 2nd Battalion, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II, the 82nd Airborne Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps.-Family and Education:Seitz and his brother, Brigadier...
, LTG - Henry (Hank) Emerson, LTG
- Volney F. WarnerVolney F. WarnerVolney Frank Warner is a retired United States Army four-star general who served as Commander-in-Chief, United States Readiness Command from 1979 to 1981.-Early career:Warner was born in Woonsocket, South Dakota...
, LTG - Thomas H. Tackaberry, LTG
- Jack V. Mackmull, LTG
- James J. LindsayJames J. LindsayGeneral James Joseph Lindsay is a retired United States Army four star general, and served as the first commander of the United States Special Operations Command.Military career=...
, LTG - John W. FossJohn W. FossGeneral John William Foss is a retired United States Army four star general, and former commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.-Military career:...
, LTG - Carl W. Stiner, LTG
- Gary E. LuckGary E. LuckGary Edward Luck is a retired four-star General in the U.S. Army, and currently a senior advisor to the U.S. Joint Forces Command....
, LTG - William A. Roosma, MG
- Gary E. LuckGary E. LuckGary Edward Luck is a retired four-star General in the U.S. Army, and currently a senior advisor to the U.S. Joint Forces Command....
, LTG - Henry H. Shelton, LTG
- John M. Keane, LTG
- William F. KernanWilliam F. KernanGeneral William F. "Buck" Kernan was born in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He was commissioned in November 1968 from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. He holds a bachelor's degree in History, and a master's degree in Personnel Administration. His military education includes the...
, LTG - Dan K. McNeillDan K. McNeillDan Kelly McNeill is a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He served Commander, Coalition Forces, Afghanistan from 2002 to 2003 and as Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command from 2004 to 2007...
, LTG - John R. VinesJohn VinesLieutenant General John Randolph Vines is the former commander of the U.S. Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and Multi-National Corps - Iraq....
, LTG - Lloyd Austin III, LTG
See Also
- I Corps (United States)
- III Corps (United States)
- V Corps (United States)
- United States Army Corps of EngineersUnited States Army Corps of EngineersThe United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...
- United States Marine CorpsUnited States Marine CorpsThe United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...