[United States Government Manual] [May 31, 1996] [Pages 202-204] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]Major Army Commands United States Army Forces Command The Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command, commands all assigned active Army forces in the continental United States and the Continental United States Armies, and assigned United States Army Reserve Troop Program Units in the continental United States and Puerto Rico. He also commands those subordinate commands, installations, and activities assigned by Headquarters, Department of the Army, and, as directed, provides administrative and logistical support through his subordinate installation commanders to other Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or other Government agencies. He also serves as the Commander in Chief, Forces Command, a specified command, and as the Commander in Chief, Army Forces Atlantic Command, the Army component of the United States Atlantic Command, a unified command. The Commanding General of each of the Continental United States Armies has the primary mission, under the Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command, to command the United States Army Reserve, plan for mobilization, coordinate domestic emergencies, and exercise training supervision over the Army National Guard. The five Army areas are as follows: First United States Army (Headquarters, Fort George G. Meade, MD)-- Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Second United States Army (Headquarters, Fort Gillem, GA)--Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Third United States Army (Headquarters, Fort McPherson, GA). Fifth United States Army (Headquarters, Fort Sam Houston, TX)-- Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Sixth United States Army (Headquarters, Presidio of San Francisco, CA)--Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. For further information, call 404-669-5607. United States Army Training and Doctrine Command The Commanding General, United States Army Training [[Page 203]] and Doctrine Command, prepares the Army for war and acts as its architect for the future. The Commanding General accomplishes his duty through six related mission domains--doctrine, force design, materiel requirements, leader development, training, and mission support. He is responsible for conducting all concept and doctrine development not assigned by HQDA to other commands and agencies and integrates the Army's total doctrine development. He is further responsible for conducting all combat developments not assigned by HQDA to other commands and agencies. As the Army's principal combat developer, the Commanding General guides, coordinates, and integrates the Army's total combat development effort. Additionally, he develops, maintains, and supervises the training system by which the total Army trains to fight. The Commanding General commands installations and activities as assigned by Headquarters, Department of the Army; and, as directed, provides administrative and logistical support through his assigned installation commanders to elements and agencies of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or other Federal agencies that are tenants or satellites of the installation. For further information, call 804-727-4465. United States Army Materiel Command The Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command, develops and provides materiel and related services to the Army, to Army elements of unified commands and specified commands, to Department of Defense agencies, and to other United States and foreign agencies as directed. His principal missions are to equip and sustain a trained, ready Army; to provide equipment and services to other nations through the security assistance program; to develop and acquire non-major systems and equipment; to provide development and acquisition support to program managers; to define, develop, and acquire superior technologies; to maintain the mobilization capabilities necessary to support the Army in emergencies; and to continue to improve productivity and quality of life. For further information, call 703-274-9625. United States Army Information Systems Command The Commanding General, United States Army Information Systems Command, is responsible for providing information systems and services to the Army and to other Department of Defense agencies and Government organizations as directed. For further information, call 602-538-6161. United States Army Intelligence and Security Command The Commanding General, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command, is responsible for worldwide support of the Army at echelons above corps through electronic warfare, intelligence collection, counterintelligence, and operations security. For further information, call 703-706-1232. United States Army Medical Command The Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command, performs health services for the Army within the United States and, as directed, for other governmental agencies and activities. He commands the Army hospital system within the United States and other organizations, units, and facilities as may be directed. He is responsible for the conduct of medical professional education for Army personnel. He is further responsible for the development of medical doctrine, concepts, organizations, materiel requirements, and systems in support of the Army. For further information, call 512-221-6313. United States Army Criminal Investigation Command The Commanding General, USACIC, centrally commands and controls worldwide Army investigation of serious crime, provides the full range of investigative support to all Army elements, conducts sensitive and special interest investigations, and provides personal security for selected Army and DOD officials. To support these [[Page 204]] missions, the Commanding General operates a forensic laboratory system and a crime records center. The investigative mission inherently includes devising investigative standards, procedures, and doctrinal policies; special agent accreditation/certification; collection/analysis of criminal intelligence; assisting the legal community (and the Department of Justice) in fraud-related actions; and operating a polygraph program. For further information, call 703-756-1232. Military Traffic Management Command The Commanding General, Military Traffic Management Command, is the Executive Director for military traffic management, land transportation, and common-user ocean terminal service within the continental United States, and for worldwide traffic management of the Department of Defense personal property moving and storage program. He provides transportation engineering services and support to all Department of Defense components. He administers Department of Defense activities pertaining to Highways for National Defense and Railroads for National Defense. For further information, call 703-756-1724. United States Army Military District of Washington The Commanding General, United States Army Military District of Washington, commands units, activities, and installations in the National Capital area as may be assigned by Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA); provides base operation and other support to the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or other Government activities that are tenants of or are located on their installations for such support; plans for and executes those missions peculiar to the needs of the seat of government as assigned by HQDA; and provides an organized and responsive defense of designated Department of Defense facilities. For further information, call 202-475-0565. United States Army Corps of Engineers The Commanding General, United States Army Corps of Engineers, serves as the Army's Real Property Manager, performing the full cycle of real property activities (requirements, programming, acquisition, operation, maintenance, and disposal); manages and executes engineering, construction, and real estate programs for the Army and the United States Air Force; and performs research and development in support of these programs. He manages and executes Civil Works Programs. These programs include research and development, planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance, and real estate activities related to rivers, harbors, and waterways; administration of laws for protection and preservation of navigable waters and related resources such as wetlands. He also assists in recovery from natural disasters. For further information, call 202-272-0001. Army Components of Unified Commands The missions of the commanding generals of the Army components of unified commands are set forth in directives of the Department of Defense. The Army components of unified commands are major commands of the Department of the Army and consist of such subordinate commands, units, activities, and installations as may be assigned to them by Headquarters, Department of the Army. In certain unified command areas--such as United States Atlantic Command--where the Army does not have a separate, single, and distinct component headquarters or commander, a designated Army commander in the area will be responsible for certain Army ``component'' functions that must be performed at his location. Commands: United States Army Europe. Phone, 011-49-6221-57-8831. United States Army Japan. Phone, 011-81-0462-51-1520. Eighth United States Army (Pentagon Korean Liaison Office). Phone, 703-694-3475. United States Army Western Command. Phone, 808-471-7471. United States Army Special Operations Command. Phone, 919-432-7587.