Commanding General, United States Army Pacific

Commanding General of United States Army Pacific
Commanding General of United States Army Pacific
	Shoulder sleeve insignia of USARPAC
	Flag of a U.S. Army four-star general
	Incumbent; General Ronald P. Clark ; since November 8, 2024
	United States Army Pacific
Type	Service component commander
Abbreviation	CG USARPAC; CG, USARPAC
Reports to	Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command (operational); Secretary of the Army (administrative); Chief of Staff of the United States Army (administrative)
Seat	Fort Shafter, Hawaii
Appointer	The President ; with Senate advice and consent
Term length	2–3 years; (approx.)
Formation	1910 (as Commander, Military District of Hawaii); 1990 (as Commanding General, U.S Army Pacific)
First holder	Walter S. Schuyler (as Commander, Military District of Hawaii); Claude M. Kicklighter (as Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific)
Deputy	Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (Principal Deputy); Deputy Commanding General (South), U.S. Army Pacific (Australian Army Deputy); Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard, U.S. Army Pacific (ARNG Deputy);
Website	Official website

Last updated November 09, 2024

The Commanding General of United States Army Pacific (CG USARPAC or 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 officeholder is responsible for United States Army forces stationed within INDOPACOM's area of operations, including Hawaii, South Korea, Japan and Alaska.

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".^[2]^[3]

List of commanders

Commander, District of Hawaii

No.	Commander		Term
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Colonel Walter S. Schuyler (1850–1932)	1909	1910	~1 year
2		Lieutenant Colonel Homer W. Wheeler (1848–1930)	1910	1911	~1 year
3		Brigadier General Montgomery M. Macomb (1852–1924)	October 1, 1911	1911	~1 year

Commander, Department of Hawaii

No.	Commander		Term
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Brigadier General Montgomery M. Macomb (1852–1924)	1911	1912	~1 year
2		Colonel George K. McGunnegle (1854–1938)	December 5, 1912	February 14, 1913	71 days

Commander, Hawaiian Department

No.	Commander		Term
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Brigadier General Montgomery M. Macomb (1852–1924)	1913	1913	~1 year
2		Brigadier General Frederick Funston (1865–1917)	1913	1914	~1 year
3		Brigadier General Montgomery M. Macomb (1852–1924)	January 23, 1914	March 12, 1914	48 days
4		Major General William Harding Carter (1851–1925)	March 12, 1914	November 19, 1915	1 year, 252 days
5		Brigadier General John Philip Wisser (1852–1927)	1915	1916	~1 year
6		Brigadier General Robert K. Evans (1852–1926)	1916	1916	~1 year
7		Brigadier General Frederick S. Strong (1855–1935)	1916	1917	~1 year
8		Brigadier General Charles G. Treat (1859–1941)	1917	1917	~1 year
9		Brigadier General John Philip Wisser (1852–1927)	1917	1917	~1 year
10		Brigadier General Augustus P. Blocksom (1854–1931)	1918	November 17, 1918	~1 year
11		Brigadier General John W. Heard (1860–1922)	1918	1919	~1 year
12		Major General Henry Clay Hodges Jr. (1860–1963)	March 1919	May 1919	~61 days
13		Colonel Thomas Ridgway (1861–1939)	1919	1919	~1 month
14		Major General Charles Gould Morton (1861–1933)	1919	1921	~2 years
15		Major General Charles P. Summerall (1867–1955)	1921	1924	~3 years
16		Major General Charles T. Menoher (1862–1930)	1924	1925	~1 year
17		Major General Edward Mann Lewis (1863–1949)	January 1925	August 1927	~2 years, 212 days
18		Major General William Ruthven Smith (1868–1941)	August 1927	January 1928	~153 days
18		Major General Fox Conner (1874–1951)	January 1928	October 1930	~2 years, 273 days
-		Major General Edwin B. Winans (1869–1947) Acting	1930	1930	~1 year
19		Major General William Lassiter (1867–1959)	1930	1931	~1 year
20		Major General Briant H. Wells (1871–1949)	1931	1934	~1 year
-		Major General Halstead Dorey (1874–1946) Acting	1934	1935	~1 year
21		Major General Hugh Aloysius Drum (1879–1951)	1935	1937	~2 years
22		Major General Andrew Moses (1874–1946)	1937	June 30, 1938	~1 year, 180 days
23		Lieutenant General Charles D. Herron (1877–1977)	1938	March 1941	~3 years
24		Lieutenant General Walter Short (1880–1949)	February 8, 1941	December 17, 1941	312 days
25		Lieutenant General Delos Carleton Emmons (1889–1965)	December 17, 1941	September 1943	~1 year, 258 days
26		Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson Jr. (1882–1954)	1943	1945	~2 years

Commanding General, United States Army Pacific

No.	Commanding General		Term
No.	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)	1945	1946	~1 year
2		Moore, George F.Major General George F. Moore (1887–1949)	1946	1946	~1 year
3		Hull, John E.Lieutenant General John E. Hull (1895–1975)	1946	1947	~1 year
Commanding General, United States Army, Pacific
3		Hull, John E.Lieutenant General John E. Hull (1895–1975)	1947	1949	~2 years
4		Parks, Floyd L.Major General Floyd Lavinius Parks (1896–1959)	1949	1949	~2 years
5		Aurand, Henry S.Lieutenant General Henry S. Aurand (1894–1980)	March 21, 1949	August 31, 1952	3 years, 163 days
6		O'Daniel, John W.Lieutenant General John W. O'Daniel (1894–1975)	September 1952	April 1954	~1 year, 212 days
7		Ruffner, Clark L.Major General Clark L. Ruffner (1903–1982)	1954	1954	~1 years
8		Clarke, Bruce C.Lieutenant General Bruce C. Clarke (1901–1988)	December 1954	April 1956	~1 year, 122 days
9		Powell, Herbert B.Major General Herbert B. Powell (1903–1998)	April 1956	July 1956	~91 days
10		Bryan, Blackshear M.Lieutenant General Blackshear M. Bryan (1900–1977)	July 1956	July 1957	~1 year, 0 days
Commander-in-Chief, United States Army, Pacific
11		White, Isaac D.General Isaac D. White (1901–1990)	July 1957	March 1961	~3 years, 243 days
12		Collins, James FrancisGeneral James Francis Collins (1905–1989)	April 1961	March 1964	~2 years, 335 days
13		Waters, John K.General John K. Waters (1906–1989)	March 1964	September 1966	~2 years, 184 days
14		Beach, Dwight E.General Dwight E. Beach (1908–2000)	September 1966	July 1968	~1 year, 335 days
15		Haines, Ralph E. Jr.General Ralph E. Haines Jr. (1913–2011)	August 1968	October 1970	~2 years, 61 days
16		Rosson, William B.General William B. Rosson (1918–2004)	October 1970	January 1973	~2 years, 92 days
-		Bennett, Donald V.General Donald V. Bennett (1915–2005) Acting	1973	1973	~1 year
17		Weyand, Frederick C.General Frederick C. Weyand (1916–2010)	1973	1973	~1 year
18		Bennett, Donald V.General Donald V. Bennett (1915–2005)	August 1973	August 1974	~1 year, 0 days
-		Stilwell, Richard G.General Richard G. Stilwell (1917–1991) Acting	September 1974	December 31, 1974	~1 year
Commander, United States Army CINCPAC Support Group
19		Bolton, Donnelly P.Major General Donnelly P. Bolton (1919–2000)	January 1, 1975	August 27, 1975	~1 year
20		Greer, Thomas U.Major General Thomas U. Greer (1928–2014)	August 28, 1975	1977	~2 years
21		Wolff, Herbert E.Major General Herbert E. Wolff (1925–2009)	December 1977	March 1979	~2 years
Commanding General, United States Army Western Command
21		Wolff, Herbert E.Major General Herbert E. Wolff (1925–2009)	March 1979	1981	~2 years
22		Forrester, Eugene P.Lieutenant General Eugene P. Forrester (1926–2012)	1981	1983	~2 years
23		Lee, James M.Lieutenant General James Madison Lee (1926–2017)	1983	1985	~2 years
24		Bagnal, Charles W.Lieutenant General Charles W. Bagnal (1933–2015)	June 1985	July 1989	~4 years, 30 days
25		Kicklighter, Claude M.Lieutenant General Claude M. Kicklighter (born 1933)	July 1989	1990	~184 days
Commanding General, United States Army Pacific
25		Kicklighter, Claude M.Lieutenant General Claude M. Kicklighter (born 1933)	1990	July 1991	~1 year, 181 days
26		Corns, Johnnie H.Lieutenant General Johnnie H. Corns (1936–2020)	July 1991	September 1993	~2 years, 62 days
27		Ord, Robert L. IIILieutenant General Robert L. Ord III (born 1940)	November 1993	May 1996	~2 years, 182 days
-		Silvasy, Stephen Jr.Major General Stephen Silvasy Jr. (born 1941) Acting	May 1996	July 24, 1996	~92 days
28		Steele, William M.Lieutenant General William M. Steele	July 25, 1996	October 19, 1998	2 years, 86 days
29		Smith, Edwin P.Lieutenant General Edwin P. Smith (born 1945)	October 20, 1998	November 4, 2002	4 years, 15 days
30		Campbell, James L.Lieutenant General James L. Campbell (born 1949)	November 5, 2002	August 4, 2004	1 year, 273 days
31		Brown, John M. IIILieutenant General John M. Brown III	August 4, 2004	February 1, 2008	3 years, 181 days
32		Mixon, Benjamin R.Lieutenant General Benjamin R. Mixon (born 1953)	February 1, 2008	March 21, 2011	3 years, 48 days
33		Wiercinski, Francis J.Lieutenant General Francis J. Wiercinski (born 1956)	March 21, 2011	July 2, 2013	2 years, 103 days
34		Brooks, Vincent K.General Vincent K. Brooks ^{[note 2]} (born 1958)	July 2, 2013	April 30, 2016	2 years, 303 days
35		Brown, Robert B.General Robert B. Brown (born 1956)	April 30, 2016	October 8, 2019	3 years, 161 days
-		Johnson, John P.Major General John P. Johnson Acting	October 8, 2019	November 18, 2019	41 days
36		LaCamera, Paul J.General Paul J. LaCamera (born 1963)	November 18, 2019	June 4, 2021	1 year, 198 days
37		Flynn, Charles A.General Charles A. Flynn (born 1963)	June 4, 2021	November 8, 2024	3 years, 157 days
38		Clark, Ronald P.General Ronald P. Clark (born 1966)	November 8, 2024	Incumbent	1 day

Notes

First commander of the current iteration of USARPAC to be a four-star general.
↑ First commander of the current iteration of USARPAC to be a four-star general.

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References

↑ Wilson, John B. (1998). Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades. Center of Military History, U.S. Army. p. 352.
↑ Staff Sgt. Amber Robinson (July 2, 2013). "USARPAC becomes 4-star headquarters during change of command". U.S. Army. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
↑ Articola, Garry (July 9, 2013). "U.S. Army Pacific Elevated To Four-Star Command, Furthering Policy". Defense Daily. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

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[4] First commander of the current iteration of USARPAC to be a four-star general.

[5] First commander of the current iteration of USARPAC to be a four-star general.

[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] Staff Sgt. Amber Robinson (July 2, 2013). "USARPAC becomes 4-star headquarters during change of command". U.S. Army. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[3] Articola, Garry (July 9, 2013). "U.S. Army Pacific Elevated To Four-Star Command, Furthering Policy". Defense Daily. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

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Commanding General, United States Army Pacific

Contents

Rank

List of commanders

Commander, District of Hawaii

Commander, Department of Hawaii

Commander, Hawaiian Department

Commanding General, United States Army Pacific

See also

Notes

Related Research Articles

References

Commanding General of United States Army Pacific
Shoulder sleeve insignia of USARPAC
Flag of a U.S. Army four-star general
Incumbent General Ronald P. Clark since November 8, 2024
United States Army Pacific
Type	Service component commander
Abbreviation	CG USARPAC CG, USARPAC
Reports to	Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command (operational) Secretary of the Army (administrative) Chief of Staff of the United States Army (administrative)
Seat	Fort Shafter, Hawaii
Appointer	The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length	2–3 years (approx.)
Formation	1910 (as Commander, Military District of Hawaii) 1990 (as Commanding General, U.S Army Pacific)
First holder	Walter S. Schuyler (as Commander, Military District of Hawaii) Claude M. Kicklighter (as Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific)
Deputy	Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (Principal Deputy) Deputy Commanding General (South), U.S. Army Pacific (Australian Army Deputy) Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard, U.S. Army Pacific (ARNG Deputy)
Website	Official website