Commanding General of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command | |
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Department of the Army United States Army | |
Type | Army command commander |
Abbreviation | CG TRADOC |
Reports to | Secretary of the Army Chief of Staff of the United States Army |
Seat | Fort Eustis, Virginia, U.S. |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | 2–3 years (approx.) |
Precursor | Commanding General, Continental Army Command |
Inaugural holder | GEN William E. DePuy |
Formation | 1 July 1973 |
Deputy | Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command |
Website | Official Website |
The commanding general of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC) is the head of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).[1] They head approximately 27,000 soldiers and 11,000 civilians who work at 21 installations across the continental United States.[2] As commander, one of their main duties is to study a number of ideas and initiatives as outlined in previous TRADOC Campaign Plans and create a plan of action for the future.[3][4] Implementations made can affect TRADOC's 32 schools as well as other training throughout the United States Army. The current commanding general is General Gary M. Brito.
No. | Commander | Term | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | |
1 | General William E. DePuy (1919–1992) | 1 July 1973 | 30 June 1977 | 3 years, 364 days | |
2 | Donn A. Starry (1925–2011) | General1 July 1977 | 31 July 1981 | 4 years, 30 days | |
3 | Glenn K. Otis (1929–2013) | General1 August 1981 | 10 March 1983 | 1 year, 221 days | |
4 | William R. Richardson (born 1929) | General11 March 1983 | 29 June 1986 | 3 years, 110 days | |
5 | Carl E. Vuono (born 1934) | General30 June 1986 | 11 June 1987 | 346 days | |
6 | Maxwell R. Thurman (1931–1995) | General29 June 1987 | 1 August 1989 | 2 years, 33 days | |
7 | John W. Foss (1933–2020) | General2 August 1989 | 22 August 1991 | 2 years, 20 days | |
8 | Frederick M. Franks Jr. (born 1936) | General23 August 1991 | 26 October 1994 | 3 years, 64 days | |
9 | William W. Hartzog (1941–2020) | General27 October 1994 | 13 September 1998 | 3 years, 321 days | |
10 | John N. Abrams (1946–2018) | General14 September 1998 | 6 November 2002 | 4 years, 53 days | |
11 | Kevin P. Byrnes (born 1950) | General7 November 2002 | 8 August 2005 | 2 years, 274 days | |
- | Lieutenant General Anthony R. Jones (born 1948) Acting | 9 August 2005 | 12 October 2005 | 64 days | |
12 | William S. Wallace (born 1946) | General13 October 2005 | 7 December 2008 | 3 years, 55 days | |
13 | Martin E. Dempsey (born 1952) | General8 December 2008 | 11 April 2011 | 2 years, 124 days | |
- | John E. Sterling Jr. (born 1953) Acting | Lieutenant General11 April 2011 | 29 April 2011 | 18 days | |
14 | Robert W. Cone (1957–2016) | General29 April 2011 | 14 March 2014 | 2 years, 319 days | |
15 | David G. Perkins (born 1957) | General14 March 2014 | 2 March 2018 | 3 years, 353 days | |
16 | Stephen J. Townsend (born 1959) | General2 March 2018 | 21 June 2019 | 1 year, 111 days | |
17 | Paul E. Funk II (born 1962) | General21 June 2019 | 8 September 2022 | 3 years, 79 days | |
18 | Gary M. Brito (born 1963/1964) | General8 September 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 216 days |