Each state in the United States has a senior military officer, as the state adjutant general, who is the de facto commander of a state's military forces, including the National Guard residing within the state, the state's naval militia, and any state defense forces. This officer is known as TAG, and is subordinated to the chief executive. They do not have authority over police forces, only military forces.
The United States Space Force is organized by different units: the Space Staff, the field commands, and the space deltas.
Randall Reed is a United States Air Force general who has served as the commander of United States Transportation Command since October 4, 2024. He most recently served as the deputy commander of Air Mobility Command from 2022 to 2024. He previously commanded the Third Air Force at Ramstein Air Base from 2020 to 2022.
Flem Bowen Walker Jr. is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff of the United States Army Materiel Command from 2020 to 2022. Previously, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Operations of the United States Army Materiel Command.
Randy Alan George is a United States Army general who has served as the 41st chief of staff of the United States Army since 21 September 2023, having served in an acting capacity from 4 August 2023. He most recently served as the 38th vice chief of staff of the United States Army from August 2022 to September 2023, and previously served as the senior military assistant to the United States Secretary of Defense.
Milford H. Beagle Jr. is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as commanding general of the United States Army Combined Arms Center and commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College since October 4, 2022. He served as the commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum from July 12, 2021 to September 9, 2022. Beagle previously served as the 51st commanding general of the United States Army Training Center at Fort Jackson from June 22, 2018, to June 18, 2021. He has also served as deputy commanding general for support of the 10th Mountain Division from 2017 to 2018 and commander of the 193rd Infantry Brigade from 2013 to 2016.
George N. Appenzeller is a retired United States Army major general who last served as the director of market support activities of the Defense Health Agency from 2023 to 2024. He served as the deputy surgeon general of the United States Army from December 2022 to October 2023 and deputy commanding general for operations of the United States Army Medical Command from August 2022 to September 2023. He served as the assistant director for combat support and director of healthcare operations of the Defense Health Agency from 2020 to 2022. Previously, he served as the commanding general of Regional Health Command-Central from 2019 to 2020.
Clement S. Coward Jr. is a retired United States Army major general who has served as the Director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness since September 2020. Previously, he served as the Commanding General of the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command from November 2018 to August 2020. Raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Coward earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communications from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1989. He later received a Master of Arts degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College and a Master of Science degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War College.
Gregory K. Anderson is a United States Army major general who served as commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division from September 9, 2022, to May 31, 2024. He previously served as the director of operations and cyber of the United States Africa Command from July 2021 to August 2022.
Matthew W. McFarlane is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the commanding general of I Corps since October 25, 2024. He most recently served as the deputy commanding general of I Corps from 2023 to 2024. Before that assignment, he served as the commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve from 2022 to 2023. He also served as the deputy commanding general of United States Army Pacific from 2021 to 2022, and as the commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, he was the Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Christopher C. LaNeve is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the commanding general of Eighth Army and chief of staff of the Combined Forces Command since April 5, 2024. He previously served as the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division from 2022 to 2023. He has also served as the deputy chief of staff for operations, plans, and training of the United States Army Forces Command.
