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United States Army Forces Command | |
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Active | 1973–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Army Command |
Role | Provide combat-ready army forces to unified combatant commands[1] |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Liberty |
Motto(s) | Freedom's Guardian |
Website | Army Forces Command |
Commanders | |
Commanding General | General Andrew P. Poppas |
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The United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) is the largest United States Army command. It provides land forces to the Department of Defense's (DOD) unified combatant commands. Headquartered at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, FORSCOM consists of more than 750,000 active Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National Guard soldiers. It was created on 1 July 1973 from the former Continental Army Command, which in turn supplanted Army Field Forces and Army Ground Forces.
The command has formations and units located at 15 installations, including the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California and the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, Louisiana (the former Fort Polk).