Commanding General, United States Army Pacific

Senior appointment in the United States Army

Commanding General of United States Army Pacific

Shoulder sleeve insignia of USARPAC

Flag of a U.S. Army four-star general

Incumbent
General Ronald P. Clark

since November 8, 2024

United States Army Pacific
Type| Service component commander
Abbreviation| CG USARPAC
CG, USARPAC
Reports to| Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command (operational)
Secretary of the Army (administrative)
Chief of Staff of the United States Army (administrative)
Seat| Fort Shafter, Hawaii
Appointer| The President
with Senate advice and consent
Term length| 2–3 years
(approx.)
Formation| 1910 (as Commander, Military District of Hawaii)
1990 (as Commanding General, U.S Army Pacific)
First holder| Walter S. Schuyler (as Commander, Military District of Hawaii)
Claude M. Kicklighter (as Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific)
Deputy|

* Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (Principal Deputy)
* Deputy Commanding General (South), U.S. Army Pacific (Australian Army Deputy)
* Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard, U.S. Army Pacific (ARNG Deputy)

Website| Official website

The Commanding General of United States Army Pacific (CG USARPAC or CG, USARPAC)[1] is the commander of United States Army Pacific, the army service component command of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). As CG USARPAC, the officeholder is responsible for United States Army forces stationed within INDOPACOM's area of operations, including Hawaii, South Korea, Japan and Alaska.

The current commanding General is General Ronald P. Clark.

## Rank

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When the modern iteration of USARPAC was created, the holder of the position was a three-star lieutenant general. In July 2013, USARPAC transitioned into a four-star command with the confirmation of Vincent K. Brooks to the position "to broaden political-military aims through increased shaping activities and building partner capacity in the USARPAC area of responsibility".[2][3]

## List of commanders

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### Commander, District of Hawaii

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No. | Commander  | Term

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|

Portrait  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Term length

| Colonel
Walter S. Schuyler
(1850–1932)| 1909| 1910| ~1 year

| Lieutenant Colonel
Homer W. Wheeler
(1848–1930)| 1910| 1911| ~1 year

| Brigadier General
Montgomery M. Macomb
(1852–1924)| October 1, 1911| 1911| ~1 year

### Commander, Department of Hawaii

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No. | Commander  | Term

|
|

Portrait  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Term length

| Brigadier General
Montgomery M. Macomb
(1852–1924)| 1911| 1912| ~1 year

| Colonel
George K. McGunnegle
(1854–1938)| December 5, 1912| February 14, 1913| 71 days

### Commander, Hawaiian Department

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No. | Commander  | Term

|
|

Portrait  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Term length

| Brigadier General
Montgomery M. Macomb
(1852–1924)| 1913| 1913| ~1 year

| Brigadier General
Frederick Funston
(1865–1917)| 1913| 1914| ~1 year

| Brigadier General
Montgomery M. Macomb
(1852–1924)| January 23, 1914| March 12, 1914| 48 days

| Major General
William Harding Carter
(1851–1925)| March 12, 1914| November 19, 1915| 1 year, 252 days

| Brigadier General
John Philip Wisser
(1852–1927)| 1915| 1916| ~1 year

| Brigadier General
Robert K. Evans
(1852–1926)| 1916| 1916| ~1 year

| Brigadier General
Frederick S. Strong
(1855–1935)| 1916| 1917| ~1 year

| Brigadier General
Charles G. Treat
(1859–1941)| 1917| 1917| ~1 year

| Brigadier General
John Philip Wisser
(1852–1927)| 1917| 1917| ~1 year
10|

| Brigadier General
Augustus P. Blocksom
(1854–1931)| 1918| November 17, 1918| ~1 year
11|

| Brigadier General
John W. Heard
(1860–1922)| 1918| 1919| ~1 year
12|

| Major General
Henry Clay Hodges Jr.
(1860–1963)| March 1919| May 1919| ~61 days
13|

| Colonel
Thomas Ridgway
(1861–1939)| 1919| 1919| ~1 month
14|

| Major General
Charles Gould Morton
(1861–1933)| 1919| 1921| ~2 years
15|

| Major General
Charles P. Summerall
(1867–1955)| 1921| 1924| ~3 years
16|

| Major General
Charles T. Menoher
(1862–1930)| 1924| 1925| ~1 year
17|

| Major General
Edward Mann Lewis
(1863–1949)| January 1925| August 1927| ~2 years, 212 days
18|

| Major General
William Ruthven Smith
(1868–1941)| August 1927| January 1928| ~153 days
18|

| Major General
Fox Conner
(1874–1951)| January 1928| October 1930| ~2 years, 273 days

| Major General
Edwin B. Winans
(1869–1947)
Acting| 1930| 1930| ~1 year
19|

| Major General
William Lassiter
(1867–1959)| 1930| 1931| ~1 year
20|

| Major General
Briant H. Wells
(1871–1949)| 1931| 1934| ~1 year

| Major General
Halstead Dorey
(1874–1946)
Acting| 1934| 1935| ~1 year
21|

| Major General
Hugh Aloysius Drum
(1879–1951)| 1935| 1937| ~2 years
22|

| Major General
Andrew Moses
(1874–1946)| 1937| June 30, 1938| ~1 year, 180 days
23|

| Lieutenant General
Charles D. Herron
(1877–1977)| 1938| March 1941| ~3 years
24|

| Lieutenant General
Walter Short
(1880–1949)| February 8, 1941| December 17, 1941| 312 days
25|

| Lieutenant General
Delos Carleton Emmons
(1889–1965)| December 17, 1941| September 1943| ~1 year, 258 days
26|

| Lieutenant General
Robert C. Richardson Jr.
(1882–1954)| 1943| 1945| ~2 years

### Commanding General, United States Army Pacific

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No. | Commanding General  | Term

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Portrait  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Term length
Commander, United States Army Forces, Middle Pacific

| Richardson, Robert C. Jr.Lieutenant General
Robert C. Richardson Jr.
(1882–1954)| 1945| 1946| ~1 year

| Moore, George F.Major General
George F. Moore
(1887–1949)| 1946| 1946| ~1 year

| Hull, John E.Lieutenant General
John E. Hull
(1895–1975)| 1946| 1947| ~1 year
Commanding General, United States Army, Pacific

| Hull, John E.Lieutenant General
John E. Hull
(1895–1975)| 1947| 1949| ~2 years

| Parks, Floyd L.Major General
Floyd Lavinius Parks
(1896–1959)| 1949| 1949| ~2 years

| Aurand, Henry S.Lieutenant General
Henry S. Aurand
(1894–1980)| March 21, 1949| August 31, 1952| 3 years, 163 days

| O'Daniel, John W.Lieutenant General
John W. O'Daniel
(1894–1975)| September 1952| April 1954| ~1 year, 212 days

| Ruffner, Clark L.Major General
Clark L. Ruffner
(1903–1982)| 1954| 1954| ~1 years

| Clarke, Bruce C.Lieutenant General
Bruce C. Clarke
(1901–1988)| December 1954| April 1956| ~1 year, 122 days

| Powell, Herbert B.Major General
Herbert B. Powell
(1903–1998)| April 1956| July 1956| ~91 days
10|

| Bryan, Blackshear M.Lieutenant General
Blackshear M. Bryan
(1900–1977)| July 1956| July 1957| ~1 year, 0 days
Commander-in-Chief, United States Army, Pacific
11|

| White, Isaac D.General
Isaac D. White
(1901–1990)| July 1957| March 1961| ~3 years, 243 days
12|

| Collins, James FrancisGeneral
James Francis Collins
(1905–1989)| April 1961| March 1964| ~2 years, 335 days
13|

| Waters, John K.General
John K. Waters
(1906–1989)| March 1964| September 1966| ~2 years, 184 days
14|

| Beach, Dwight E.General
Dwight E. Beach
(1908–2000)| September 1966| July 1968| ~1 year, 335 days
15|

| Haines, Ralph E. Jr.General
Ralph E. Haines Jr.
(1913–2011)| August 1968| October 1970| ~2 years, 61 days
16|

| Rosson, William B.General
William B. Rosson
(1918–2004)| October 1970| January 1973| ~2 years, 92 days

| Bennett, Donald V.General
Donald V. Bennett
(1915–2005)
Acting| 1973| 1973| ~1 year
17|

| Weyand, Frederick C.General
Frederick C. Weyand
(1916–2010)| 1973| 1973| ~1 year
18|

| Bennett, Donald V.General
Donald V. Bennett
(1915–2005)| August 1973| August 1974| ~1 year, 0 days

| Stilwell, Richard G.General
Richard G. Stilwell
(1917–1991)
Acting| September 1974| December 31, 1974| ~1 year
Commander, United States Army CINCPAC Support Group
19|

| Bolton, Donnelly P.Major General
Donnelly P. Bolton
(1919–2000)| January 1, 1975| August 27, 1975| ~1 year
20|

| Greer, Thomas U.Major General
Thomas U. Greer
(1928–2014)| August 28, 1975| 1977| ~2 years
21|

| Wolff, Herbert E.Major General
Herbert E. Wolff
(1925–2009)| December 1977| March 1979| ~2 years
Commanding General, United States Army Western Command
21|

| Wolff, Herbert E.Major General
Herbert E. Wolff
(1925–2009)| March 1979| 1981| ~2 years
22|

| Forrester, Eugene P.Lieutenant General
Eugene P. Forrester
(1926–2012)| 1981| 1983| ~2 years
23|

| Lee, James M.Lieutenant General
James Madison Lee
(1926–2017)| 1983| 1985| ~2 years
24|

| Bagnal, Charles W.Lieutenant General
Charles W. Bagnal
(1933–2015)| June 1985| July 1989| ~4 years, 30 days
25|

| Kicklighter, Claude M.Lieutenant General
Claude M. Kicklighter
(born 1933)| July 1989| 1990| ~184 days
Commanding General, United States Army Pacific
25|

| Kicklighter, Claude M.Lieutenant General
Claude M. Kicklighter
(born 1933)| 1990| July 1991| ~1 year, 181 days
26|

| Corns, Johnnie H.Lieutenant General
Johnnie H. Corns
(1936–2020)| July 1991| September 1993| ~2 years, 62 days
27|

| Ord, Robert L. IIILieutenant General
Robert L. Ord III
(born 1940)| November 1993| May 1996| ~2 years, 182 days

| Silvasy, Stephen Jr.Major General
Stephen Silvasy Jr.
(born 1941)
Acting| May 1996| July 24, 1996| ~92 days
28|

| Steele, William M.Lieutenant General
William M. Steele| July 25, 1996| October 19, 1998| 2 years, 86 days
29|

| Smith, Edwin P.Lieutenant General
Edwin P. Smith
(born 1945)| October 20, 1998| November 4, 2002| 4 years, 15 days
30|

| Campbell, James L.Lieutenant General
James L. Campbell
(born 1949)| November 5, 2002| August 4, 2004| 1 year, 273 days
31|

| Brown, John M. IIILieutenant General
John M. Brown III| August 4, 2004| February 1, 2008| 3 years, 181 days
32|

| Mixon, Benjamin R.Lieutenant General
Benjamin R. Mixon
(born 1953)| February 1, 2008| March 21, 2011| 3 years, 48 days
33|

| Wiercinski, Francis J.Lieutenant General
Francis J. Wiercinski
(born 1956)| March 21, 2011| July 2, 2013| 2 years, 103 days
34|

| Brooks, Vincent K.General
Vincent K. Brooks[note 1]
(born 1958)| July 2, 2013| April 30, 2016| 2 years, 303 days
35|

| Brown, Robert B.General
Robert B. Brown
(born 1956)| April 30, 2016| October 8, 2019| 3 years, 161 days

| Johnson, John P.Major General
John P. Johnson
Acting| October 8, 2019| November 18, 2019| 41 days
36|

| LaCamera, Paul J.General
Paul J. LaCamera
(born 1963)| November 18, 2019| June 4, 2021| 1 year, 198 days
37|

| Flynn, Charles A.General
Charles A. Flynn
(born 1963)| June 4, 2021| November 8, 2024| 3 years, 157 days
38|

| Clark, Ronald P.General
Ronald P. Clark
(born 1966)| November 8, 2024| Incumbent| 106 days

## See also

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* United States Army Pacific
* Commanding General, United States Army Europe and Africa
* List of active duty United States four-star officers

## Notes

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1. ^ First commander of the current iteration of USARPAC to be a four-star general.

## References

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1. ^ Wilson, John B. (1998). Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades. Center of Military History, U.S. Army. p. 352.
2. ^ Staff Sgt. Amber Robinson (July 2, 2013). "USARPAC becomes 4-star headquarters during change of command". U.S. Army. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
3. ^ Articola, Garry (July 9, 2013). "U.S. Army Pacific Elevated To Four-Star Command, Furthering Policy". Defense Daily. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

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