[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

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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

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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.