The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the United States Army, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general).
There have been 154 lieutenant generals in the U.S. Army from 2010 to 2019, 35 of whom were promoted to four-star general. All 154 achieved that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Lieutenant generals entered the Army via several paths: 70 were commissioned via Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at a civilian university, 62 via the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), 13 via ROTC at a senior military college, six via Officer Candidate School (OCS), two via ROTC at a military junior college, and one via direct commission (direct).
List of generals Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army. Each entry lists the general's name, date of rank, active-duty positions held while serving at three-star rank, number of years of active-duty service at three-star rank (Yrs), year commissioned and source of commission, number of years in commission when promoted to three-star rank (YC), and other biographical notes.
+ List of U.S. Army lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019 # Name Photo Position Yrs Commission YC Notes 1 William N. Phillips 1 Feb 2010 Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology/Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (PMD(ASA(ALT))/DIRAAC), 2010–2014. 4 1976 (ROTC) 34 2 Thomas P. Bostick Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCS G-1), 2010–2012. U.S. Army Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CoE/CG USACE), 2012–2016. 6 1978 (USMA) 32 (1956–) 3 Robert L. Caslen Jr. 3 Mar 2010 Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2010–2011. Chief, Office of Security Cooperation – Iraq (COSC-I), 2011–2013. Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 2013–2018. 8 1975 (USMA) 35 (1953–) President, University of South Carolina, 2019–2021. 4 John E. Sterling Jr. 3 May 2010 Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2010–2012. 2 1976 (USMA) 34 (1953–) 5 John W. Morgan III 5 May 2010 Commander, Allied Force Command Heidelberg (CDRAFC Heidelberg), 2010–2012. 2 1974 (ROTC) 36 6 Daniel P. Bolger 21 May 2010 Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Training, Army Staff (DCS G-3/5/7), 2010–2011. Commander, NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan/Commander, Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CDRNTM-A/CDRCSTC-A), 2011–2013. 3 1978 (Citadel) 32 (1957–) 7 William J. Troy 5 Aug 2010 Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2010–2013. 3 1975 (USMA) 35 * Frank J. Grass Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command/Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (DCDRUSNORTHCOM/VCDRNORAD), 2010–2012. 2 1981 (OCS) 29 (1951–) Promoted to general, 7 Sep 2012. Served 12 years in the enlisted ranks before receiving his commission in 1981. * Curtis M. Scaparrotti Commanding General, I Corps, 2010–2011. Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan/Commanding General, I Corps (CDRIJC/DCDRUSFOR-A), 2011–2012. Director, Joint Staff (DJS), 2012–2013. 3 1978 (USMA) 32 Promoted to general, 2 Oct 2013. 8 John D. Johnson 9 Nov 2010 Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army/Chief of Staff, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command (CG EUSA/COFS CFC), 2010–2013. Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (DIRJIEDDO), 2013–2015. 5 1977 (VMI) 33 (1952–) 9 Richard P. Formica 5 Dec 2010 Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense (CG USASMDC/ARSTRAT/CDRJFCC IMD), 2010–2013. 3 1977 (ROTC) 33 (1955–) 10 Howard B. Bromberg 4 Jan 2011 Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2011–2012. Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM), 2011. Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Army Staff (DCS G-1), 2012–2014. 3 1977 (ROTC) 34 11 Michael Ferriter 5 Jan 2011 Deputy Commanding General Advising and Training, U.S. Forces – Iraq/Commander, NATO Training Mission – Iraq (DCG(A&T)/CDRNTM-I), 2011. Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Army Staff/Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command (ACSIM/CG IMCOM), 2011–2014. 3 1979 (Citadel) 32 (–) President/CEO, National Veterans Memorial and Museum, 2018–2024. 12 Francis J. Wiercinski 21 Mar 2011 Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (CG USARPAC), 2011–2013. 2 1979 (USMA) 32 (1956–) 13 Susan S. Lawrence 25 Mar 2011 Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 (CIO/G-6), 2011–2013. 2 1979 (ROTC) 32 (–) Served seven years in the enlisted ranks before receiving her commission in 1979. 14 Rhett A. Hernandez 25 Mar 2011 Commanding General, U.S. Army Cyber Command (CG ARCYBER), 2010–2013. 2 1976 (USMA) 35 (1953–) 15 J. Michael Bednarek 6 Apr 2011 Commanding General, First Army, 2011–2013. Chief, Office of Security Cooperation – Iraq (COSC-I), 2013–2015. 4 1975 (ROTC) 36 16 Donald M. Campbell Jr. 21 Apr 2011 Commanding General, III Corps, 2011–2012. Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe (CG USAREUR), 2012–2014. 3 1978 (ROTC) 33 (1955–) * Vincent K. Brooks 3 Jun 2011 Commanding General, U.S. Army Central (CG USARCENT), 2011–2013. 2 1980 (USMA) 31 (1958–) Promoted to general, 2 Jul 2013. * Joseph L. Votel Commander, Joint Special Operations Command/Commander, Joint Special Operations Command Forward, U.S. Special Operations Command (CDRJSOC/CDRJSOC-F), 2011–2014. 3 1980 (USMA) 31 (1958–) Promoted to general, 28 Aug 2014. 17 Keith C. Walker 2 Aug 2011 Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command/Director, U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center (DCG-F TRADOC/DIRARCIC), 2011–2014. 3 1976 (USMA) 35 * John F. Campbell Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Training, Army Staff (DCS G-3/5/7), 2011–2013. 2 1979 (USMA) 32 (1957–) Promoted to general, 8 Mar 2013. 18 Terry A. Wolff 23 Sep 2011 Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, J5/Senior Member, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Military Staff Committee (Sr. Member MSC), 2011–2013. 2 1979 (USMA) 32 19 Michael T. Flynn 23 Sep 2011 Assistant Director of National Intelligence, Partner Engagement, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ADNI-PE), 2011–2012. Director, Defense Intelligence Agency/Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (DIRDIA/CDRJFCC ISR), 2012–2014. 3 1981 (ROTC) 30 (1958–) National Security Advisor, 2017. Brother of Army four-star general Charles A. Flynn. 20 William T. Grisoli 11 Oct 2011 Director, Army Office of Business Transformation (DIROBT), 2011–2013. Director, Army Staff (DAS), 2013–2015. 4 1976 (USMA) 35 21 Raymond V. Mason 3 Nov 2011 Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics (DCS G-4), 2011–2014. 3 1978 (ROTC) 33 22 Joseph E. Martz 10 Nov 2011 Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Defense, 2009–2012. Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (MILDEP ASA(FM&C)), 2012–2014. 3 1979 (USMA) 32 23 Peter M. Vangjel 14 Nov 2011 Inspector General, U.S. Army (IG), 2011–2014. 3 1977 (ROTC) 34 (1955–) 24 William E. Ingram Jr. Director, Army National Guard (DIRARNG), 2011–2014. 3 1972 (OCS) 39 (1948–) * David G. Perkins 23 Nov 2011 Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2011–2014. 3 1980 (USMA) 31 (1957–) Promoted to general, 14 Mar 2014. 25 Patricia D. Horoho 5 Dec 2011 Surgeon General, U.S. Army/Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (TSG/CG MEDCOM), 2011–2015. 4 1982 (ROTC) 29 (1960–) Wife of former government official Raymond T. Horoho. 26 James L. Terry 10 Jan 2012 Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan/Commanding General, V Corps (CDRIJC/DCDRUSFOR-A), 2012–2013. Commanding General, U.S. Army Central (CG USARCENT), 2013–2014. Commanding General, U.S. Army Central/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CG USARCENT/CG CFLCC), 2014. Commander, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve/Commanding General, U.S. Army Central/Commanding General, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CDRCJTF-OIR/CG USARCENT/CG CFLCC), 2014–2015. 3 1978 (NGC) 34 (1957–) 27 Mary A. Legere 2 Apr 2012 Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army Staff (DCS G-2), 2012–2016. 4 1982 (ROTC) 30 28 Raymond P. Palumbo 26 Apr 2012 Director for Defense Intelligence (Warfighter Support) (DDIWS), 2012–2015. 3 1981 (USMA) 31 (1956–) 29 Theodore C. Nicholas II 24 May 2012 Assistant Director of National Intelligence, Partner Engagement, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ADNI-PE), 2012–2015. 3 1978 (ROTC) 34 30 David D. Halverson 4 Jun 2012 Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (DCG/COFS TRADOC), 2012–2014. Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Army Staff/Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command (ACSIM/CG IMCOM), 2014–2015. Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, Army Staff (ACSIM), 2015–2016. 4 1979 (USMA) 33 (1957–) 31 Jeffrey W. Talley 9 Jun 2012 Chief, U.S. Army Reserve/Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (CAR/CG USARC), 2012–2016. 4 1981 (ROTC) 31 (1959–) * Daniel B. Allyn 22 Jun 2012 Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, 2012–2013. 1 1981 (USMA) 30 (1959–) Promoted to general, 10 May 2013. * Robert B. Brown 4 Jul 2012 Commanding General, I Corps, 2012–2014. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2014–2015. Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center/Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College/Executive Vice Chancellor, Army University/Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG USACAC/CMDT CGSC/EVC ArmyU/DCG-CA TRADOC), 2015–2016. 4 1981 (USMA) 31 (1959–) Promoted to general, 30 Apr 2016. 32 William B. Garrett III 20 Jul 2012 Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Forces Command (DCG/COFS FORSCOM), 2012–2014.