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The United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) is the largest United States Army command. It provides expeditionary, regionally engaged, campaign-capable land forces to combatant commanders. Headquartered at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, FORSCOM consists of more than 750,000 active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National Guard soldiers. FORSCOM was created on 1 July 1973 from the former Continental Army Command (CONARC), who in turn supplanted Army Field Forces and Army Ground Forces.
| United States Army Forces Command | |
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FORSCOM Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
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| Active | 1973–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Army Command |
| Role | Provide combat-ready army forces to Geographic Combatant Commands[1] |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Liberty |
| Motto(s) | Freedom's Guardian |
| Website | Army Forces Command |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding General | GEN Andrew P. Poppas |
| Deputy Commanding General | LTG Stephen G. Smith |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM Todd Sims |
| Notable commanders | Complete list of commanders[2] |
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The mission is: "Forces Command trains and prepares a combat ready, globally responsive Total Force in order to build and sustain readiness to meet Combatant Command requirements."
The vision is to: "[produce] combat ready and globally responsive Total Army Forces that are well led, disciplined, trained, and expeditionary…ready now to deploy and win in Large Scale Combat Operations against near-peer threats."
The Command is focused on the transformation of the Army into a more deployable and maneuverable force. This shift to a modular force design increases the number of units available to support regional combatant commanders.
The capabilities of the new brigade-level formations – armor, infantry, airborne, air assault and Stryker – ensure greater flexibility and enhance FORSCOM's ability to deploy trained and ready forces quickly.
FORSCOM has major units located at 15 installations, including the National Training CenteratFort Irwin, California and the Joint Readiness Training CenteratFort Johnson, Louisiana.
Following the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, the Command moved from Fort McPherson, Georgia to a new headquarters facility at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, in June 2011. The Command hosted a "Casing of the Colors" ceremony on 24 June 2011 at Fort McPherson, and an "Uncasing of Colors" on 1 Aug. 2011 at Fort Bragg.
During the Cold War, Forces Command supervised a number of armies each responsible for areas of the continental United States: First Army, Fourth Army, Fifth Army, and Sixth Army, at various times. Their responsibilities varied over time, but from the 1980s to the mid-1990s covered Reserve Component training supervision. FORSCOM currently commands U.S. Army Reserve Command, and First Army.
FORSCOM also commands three Army corps: III Armored CorpsatFort Cavazos, Texas; V CorpsatFort Knox, Kentucky; and XVIII Airborne CorpsatFort Liberty, North Carolina. Together the three corps include nine divisions, one cavalry regiment, 37 support brigades of various types, and a range of other corps combat, combat support and combat service support units.
First U.S. Army is responsible for training, mobilization and deployment support to Reserve Component and National Guard units in FORSCOM. They also execute FORSCOM missions within their geographic areas of responsibility. First U.S. Army at Rock Island Army Arsenal, Ill., reports to FORSCOM. It is responsible for the training, mobilization and deployment support for reserve component units in FORSCOM. It executes missions within the continental United States and Puerto Rico.
A major subordinate command is the United States Army Reserve Command (USARC), also headquartered in the same building as FORSCOM at Fort Liberty, N.C.[3] It commands all United States Army Reserve units in the continental United States, except those assigned to Special Operations Command. The Army Reserve strength stands at about 179,000 soldiers.
The Army National Guard provides Forces Command a balanced force of eight National Guard combat divisions, 15 brigades, and extensive combat support and combat service support units.
The current FORSCOM Army National Guard strength is approximately 351,000 soldiers. Mobilizing the Army National Guard into active federal service would bring the total strength of FORSCOM to nearly two-thirds of the Army's combat ground forces.
United States Army Reserve Command, Fort Liberty, NC
First United States Army, Rock Island Arsenal, IL
III Armored Corps, Fort Cavazos, TX
1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos, TX
1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, TX
4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO
V Corps (United States), Fort Knox, KY
XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Liberty, NC
3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA
10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Liberty, NC
101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY
Security Force Assistance Command, Fort Liberty, NC
20th Support Command (CBRNE), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command Fort Bliss, TX
Air Traffic Services Command Fort Novosel, AL
Fort Irwin National Training Center, CA
Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson, LA
6th Medical Logistics Management Center, Fort Liberty, NC (direct reporting unit)The current Commanding General is GEN Andrew P. Poppas, who assumed the role in July 2022. The Deputy Commanding General is LTG Paul T. Calvert (since december 2021) and the Command Sergeant Major CSM Todd Sims.
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