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The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Army. It ranks above lieutenant general ( three-star general) and below General of the Army ( five-star general ). There have been 257 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Army. Of these, 243 achieved that rank while on ...
This category is for those who were enlisted personnel of the United States Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Army Air Corps or Army Air Forces. Please see Category:United States Army non-commissioned officers for non-commissioned officers who were corporal or sergeant and above in the enlisted ranks.
List of United States Army four-star generals. List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 1990 to 1999. List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 2000 to 2009. List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019. List of United States Army lieutenant generals since 2020.
Seven service members have received the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq; five from the Army, one from the Marine Corps and one from the Navy. Paul Ray Smith was the first to receive it for his actions on April 4, 2003, when he held enemy forces back, allowing other wounded soldiers to be evacuated to safety.
This list of United States Army divisions is divided into three eras: 1911–1917, 1917–1941, and 1941–present. These eras represent the major evolutions of army division structure (there have been several minor changes during these times). The 1911–1917 era lists divisions raised during the Army's first attempts at modernizing the ...
United States Army Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Training (G-3/5/7) Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Training (G-3/5/7)
Rolling Thunder (1967–68) — Bombing of North Vietnam. Sealords (1968) — Mekong Delta and inland waterways campaign by the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. Starlite (1965) — United States Marine Corps actions near Chu Lai. Sunrise (1962) — Relocation of Vietnamese peasantry around Saigon to "strategic hamlets."
The number of Regular Army major generals increased dramatically when the Army was reorganized after World War I. The new peacetime establishment maintained a total of 34 active-duty major generals, including 21 major generals of the line and 13 major generals of the staff. The reorganization took effect on July 1, 1920.