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| Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 of the United States Army | |
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Headquarters, Department of the Army Staff |
| Garrison/HQ | The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. |
| Commanders | |
| DCS G-8 | LTG Erik C. Peterson |
United States Army Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 (DCS G-8) [nb 1] [1] is part of the Department of the Army Headquarters (HQDA) and reports to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army (CSA) and Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army (VCSA).
The DCS G-8 is responsible for integrating Army funding, fielding, and equipping actions with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint, and Army Staff (ARSTAF) organizations and processes for the purpose of meeting current and future force requirements of the Joint Force. The DCS G-8 is the principal military advisor to United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller (ASA (FM&C)) and advises VCSA on Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) issues as well. The DCS G-8 also serves as a member of Joint Capabilities Board (JCB), Army Requirements and Resourcing Board (AR2B), Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC), and Army-Marine Corps Board (AMCB).
| No. | Deputy Chief of Staff | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | |
| 1 | Lieutenant General Benjamin S. Griffin (born 1946) | 2002 | November 2004 | ~2 years, 305 days | |
| 2 | Lieutenant General David Melcher (born 1954) | November 2004 | December 2006 | ~2 years, 30 days | |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Stephen M. Speakes (born 1952) | December 2006 | ~November 2, 2009 | ~2 years, 336 days | |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Robert P. Lennox | November 2, 2009 [2] | ~July 27, 2012 | ~2 years, 268 days | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General James O. Barclay III | July 27, 2012 [3] | December 2014 | ~2 years, 127 days | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Anthony R. Ierardi (born 1960) | December 2014 | August 2015 | ~243 days | |
| 7 | Lieutenant General John M. Murray (born 1959/1960) | August 2015 | ~August 29, 2018 | ~3 years, 28 days | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General James Pasquarette (born 1961) | ~August 29, 2018 | May 27, 2021 | ~2 years, 271 days | |
| - | Krystyna M. Kolesar Acting | May 27, 2021 | June 2, 2021 | 6 days | |
| 9 | Lieutenant General Erik C. Peterson | June 2, 2021 [4] | Incumbent | 2 years, 239 days | |
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