Commanding General, United States Army Pacific

The Commanding General of United States Army Pacific (CG, USARPAC)[1] is the commander of United States Army Pacific, the army service component command of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). As CG, USARPAC, the holder is responsible for United States Army forces stationed within INDOPACOM's area of operations, including Hawaii, South Korea and Japan. United States Army Alaska was initially under CG, USARPAC's authority until it was transferred to United States Northern Command.[2]

Commanding General of United States Army Pacific
Shoulder sleeve insignia of United States Army Pacific
Incumbent
GEN Charles A. Flynn

since June 4, 2021
United States Army Pacific
AbbreviationCG, USARPAC
Reports toCommander, United States Indo-Pacific Command (operational)
Secretary of the Army (administrative)
SeatFort Shafter, Hawaii
AppointerThe President
with Senate advice and consent
Formation1910 (as Commander, Military District of Hawaii)
1990 (as Commanding General, U.S Army Pacific)
First holderWalter S. Schuyler (as Commander, Military District of Hawaii)
Claude M. Kicklighter (as Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific)
DeputyDeputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific
WebsiteOfficial website

The current Commanding General, United States Army Pacific is General Charles A. Flynn, who succeeded Paul LaCamera in a change of command ceremony on June 3, 2021. He is the 37th commanding general since the formation of USARPAC as a regional command, the 13th since the creation of its current iteration, and the 9th since its designation as a service component command in 2000.[3][4]

Rank

When the modern iteration of USARPAC was created, the holder of the position was a three-star lieutenant general. In July 2013, USARPAC transitioned into a four-star command with the confirmation of Vincent K. Brooks to the position "to broaden political-military aims through increased shaping activities and building partner capacity in the USARPAC area of responsibility".[5][6]

List of commanders

Commander, District of Hawaii

No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1
Colonel
Walter S. Schuyler
(1850–1932)
19091910~1 year
2
Lieutenant Colonel
Homer W. Wheeler
(1848–1930)
19101911~1 year
3
Brigadier General
Montgomery M. Macomb
(1852–1924)
October 1, 19111911~1 year

Commander, Department of Hawaii

No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1
Brigadier General
Montgomery M. Macomb
(1852–1924)
19111912~1 year
2
Colonel
George K. McGunnegle
(1854–1938)
December 5, 1912February 14, 191371 days

Commander, Hawaiian Department

No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1
Brigadier General
Montgomery M. Macomb
(1852–1924)
19131913~1 year
2
Brigadier General
Frederick Funston
(1865–1917)
19131914~1 year
3
Brigadier General
Montgomery M. Macomb
(1852–1924)
January 23, 1914March 12, 191448 days
4
Major General
William Harding Carter
(1851–1925)
March 12, 1914November 19, 19151 year, 252 days
5
Brigadier General
John Philip Wisser
(1852–1927)
19151916~1 year
6
Brigadier General
Robert K. Evans
(1852–1926)
19161916~1 year
7
Brigadier General
Frederick S. Strong
(1855–1935)
19161917~1 year
8
Brigadier General
Charles G. Treat
(1859–1941)
19171917~1 year
9
Brigadier General
John Philip Wisser
(1852–1927)
19171917~1 year
10
Brigadier General
Augustus P. Blocksom
(1854–1931)
1918November 17, 1918~1 year
11
Brigadier General
John W. Heard
(1860–1922)
19181919~1 year
12
Major General
Henry Clay Hodges Jr.
(1860–1963)
March 1919May 1919~61 days
13
Colonel
Thomas Ridgway
19191919~1 month
14
Major General
Charles Gould Morton
(1861–1933)
19191921~2 years
15
Major General
Charles P. Summerall
(1867–1955)
19211924~3 years
16
Major General
Charles T. Menoher
(1862–1930)
19241925~1 year
17
Major General
Edward Mann Lewis
(1863–1949)
January 1925August 1927~2 years, 212 days
18
Major General
William Ruthven Smith
(1868–1941)
August 1927January 1928~153 days
18
Major General
Fox Conner
(1874–1951)
January 1928October 1930~2 years, 273 days
-
Major General
Edwin B. Winans
(1869–1947)
Acting
19301930~1 year
19
Major General
William Lassiter
(1867–1959)
19301931~1 year
20
Major General
Briant H. Wells
(1871–1949)
19311934~1 year
-
Major General
Halstead Dorey
(1874–1946)
Acting
19341935~1 year
21
Major General
Hugh Aloysius Drum
(1879–1951)
19351937~2 years
22
Major General
Andrew Moses
1937June 30, 1938~1 year, 180 days
23
Lieutenant General
Charles D. Herron
(1877–1977)
1938March 1941~3 years
24
Lieutenant General
Walter Short
(1880–1949)
February 8, 1941December 17, 1941312 days
25
Lieutenant General
Delos Carleton Emmons
(1889–1965)
December 17, 1941September 1943~1 year, 258 days
26
Lieutenant General
Robert C. Richardson Jr.
(1882–1954)
19431945~2 years

Commanding General, United States Army Pacific

No. Commanding General Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
Commander, United States Army Forces, Middle Pacific
1
Richardson, Robert C. Jr.Lieutenant General
Robert C. Richardson Jr.
(1882–1954)
19451946~1 year
2
Moore, George F.Major General
George F. Moore
(1887–1949)
19461946~1 year
3
Hull, John E.Lieutenant General
John E. Hull
(1895–1975)
19461947~1 year
Commanding General, United States Army, Pacific
3
Hull, John E.Lieutenant General
John E. Hull
(1895–1975)
19471949~2 years
4
Parks, Floyd L.Major General
Floyd Lavinius Parks
(1896–1959)
19491949~2 years
5
Aurand, Henry S.Lieutenant General
Henry S. Aurand
(1894–1980)
March 21, 1949August 31, 19523 years, 163 days
6
O'Daniel, John W.Lieutenant General
John W. O'Daniel
(1894–1975)
September 1952April 1954~1 year, 212 days
7
Ruffner, Clark L.Major General
Clark L. Ruffner
(1903–1982)
19541954~1 years
8
Clarke, Bruce C.Lieutenant General
Bruce C. Clarke
(1901–1988)
December 1954April 1956~1 year, 122 days
9
Powell, Herbert B.Major General
Herbert B. Powell
(1903–1998)
April 1956July 1956~91 days
10
Bryan, Blackshear M.Lieutenant General
Blackshear M. Bryan
(1900–1977)
July 1956July 1957~1 year, 0 days
Commander-in-Chief, United States Army, Pacific
11
White, Isaac D.General
Isaac D. White
(1901–1990)
July 1957March 1961~3 years, 243 days
12
Collins, James FrancisGeneral
James Francis Collins
(1905–1989)
April 1961March 1964~2 years, 335 days
13
Waters, John K.General
John K. Waters
(1906–1989)
March 1964September 1966~2 years, 184 days
14
Beach, Dwight E.General
Dwight E. Beach
(1908–2000)
September 1966July 1968~1 year, 335 days
15
Haines, Ralph E. Jr.General
Ralph E. Haines Jr.
(1913–2011)
August 1968October 1970~2 years, 61 days
16
Rosson, William B.General
William B. Rosson
(1918–2004)
October 1970January 1973~2 years, 92 days
-
Bennett, Donald V.General
Donald V. Bennett
(1915–2005)
Acting
19731973~1 year
17
Weyand, Frederick C.General
Frederick C. Weyand
(1916–2010)
19731973~1 year
18
Bennett, Donald V.General
Donald V. Bennett
(1915–2005)
August 1973August 1974~1 year, 0 days
-
Stilwell, Richard G.General
Richard G. Stilwell
(1917–1991)
Acting
September 1974December 1974~1 year
Commander, United States Army CINCPAC Support Group
19
Bolton, Donnelly P.Major General
Donnelly P. Bolton
(1919–2000)
January 19751975~1 year
20
Greer, Thomas U.Major General
Thomas U. Greer
(1928–2014)
19751977~2 years
21
Wolff, Herbert E.Lieutenant General
Herbert E. Wolff
(1925–2009)
December 1977March 1979~2 years
Commanding General, United States Army Western Command
21
Wolff, Herbert E.Lieutenant General
Herbert E. Wolff
(1925–2009)
March 19791981~2 years
22
Forrester, Eugene P.Lieutenant General
Eugene P. Forrester
(1926–2012)
19811983~2 years
23
Lee, James M.Lieutenant General
James Madison Lee
(1926–2017)
19831985~2 years
24
Bagnal, Charles W.Lieutenant General
Charles W. Bagnal
(1933–2015)
June 1985July 1989~4 years, 30 days
25
Kicklighter, Claude M.Lieutenant General
Claude M. Kicklighter
(born 1933)
July 19891990~184 days
Commanding General, United States Army Pacific
25
Kicklighter, Claude M.Lieutenant General
Claude M. Kicklighter
(born 1933)
1990July 1991~1 year, 181 days
26
Corns, Johnnie H.Lieutenant General
Johnnie H. Corns
(1936–2020)
July 1991September 1993~2 years, 62 days
27
Ord, Robert L. IIILieutenant General
Robert L. Ord III
(born 1940)
November 1993May 1996~2 years, 182 days
-
Silvasy, Stephen Jr.Major General
Stephen Silvasy Jr.
(born 1941)
Acting
19961996~1 year
28
Steele, William M.Lieutenant General
William M. Steele
July 1996October 1998~2 years
29
Smith, Edwin P.Lieutenant General
Edwin P. Smith
(born 1945)
October 1998November 2002~4 years
30
Campbell, James L.Lieutenant General
James L. Campbell
November 2002August 4, 2004~1 year, 277 days
31
Brown, John M. IIILieutenant General
John M. Brown III
August 4, 2004February 1, 20083 years, 181 days
32
Mixon, Benjamin R.Lieutenant General
Benjamin R. Mixon
(born 1953)
February 1, 2008March 21, 20113 years, 48 days
33
Wiercinski, Francis J.Lieutenant General
Francis J. Wiercinski
March 21, 2011July 2, 20132 years, 103 days
34
Brooks, Vincent K.General
Vincent K. Brooks[note 2]
(born 1958)
July 2, 2013April 30, 20162 years, 303 days
35
Brown, Robert B.General
Robert B. Brown
(born 1956)
April 30, 2016October 8, 20193 years, 161 days
-
Johnson, John P.Major General
John P. Johnson
Acting
October 8, 2019November 18, 201941 days
36
LaCamera, Paul J.General
Paul J. LaCamera
(born 1963)
November 18, 2019June 4, 2021[note 3]1 year, 198 days
37
Flynn, Charles A.General
Charles A. Flynn
(born 1963)
June 4, 2021Incumbent190 days

See also

Notes

  1. First commander of the current iteration of USARPAC to be a four-star general.
  2. First commander of the current iteration of USARPAC to be a four-star general.
  3. Confirmed to become the next commander of United Nations Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea, succeeding Robert B. Abrams.

References

  1. Wilson, John B. (1998). Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades. Center of Military History, U.S. Army. p. 352.
  2. "NORTHCOM assumes oversight of Alaskan Command". Stars and Stripes. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  3. Staff Sgt. Jennifer Delaney (2021-06-05). "General Charles Flynn Takes Command of U.S. Army Pacific". U.S. Army. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  4. Sgt. Jennifer Delaney (2021-06-04). "Gen. Charles Flynn Takes Command of U.S. Army Pacific". dvidshub.net. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  5. Staff Sgt. Amber Robinson (2013-07-02). "USARPAC becomes 4-star headquarters during change of command". U.S. Army. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  6. Articola, Garry (2013-07-09). "U.S. Army Pacific Elevated To Four-Star Command, Furthering Policy". Defense Daily. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
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