He also ascertained that many officers were indifferent to the problem, including Commanding General Frederick Funston who gave Fosdick the nickname of `` Reverend ''.

* Robert W. Cone, a major general in the United States Army, and Special Assistant to the Commanding General of TRADOC

On June 23, 1942, he returned to London as Commanding General, European Theater of Operations ( ETOUSA ), based in London, and replaced Chaney.

Before stepping down, he appointed another Maronite Christian, Lebanese Armed Forces Commanding General Michel Aoun, as acting Prime Minister, as was his right under the Lebanese constitution of 1943.

On 12 November 1985, former Army Commanding General Thomas Quiwonkpa invaded Liberia by way of neighboring Sierra Leone and almost succeeded in toppling the government of Samuel Doe.

* 1906 – John McAllister Schofield, former U. S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U. S. Army ( b. 1831 )

Commanding the Armed Forces and establishing the policies and programs related with the preparation for combat of personnel, intelligence, operations, organization, training and logistic services are the responsibilities of the General Staff.

* June 19 – Post of Commanding General was created by the Continental Congress.

They can also be activated for service in their respective states upon declaration of a state of emergency by the governor of the state or territory in which they serve, or in the case of Washington, D. C., by the Commanding General.

The President of the United States commands the District of Columbia National Guard, though this command is routinely delegated to the Commanding General of the DC National Guard.

* Winfield Scott, Commanding General of the U. S. Army from New Jersey

* Winfield Scott, Commanding General of the U. S. Army from Virginia

* Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding General of the U. S. Army from Illinois

When Grant assumed the U. S. presidency in 1869, Sherman succeeded him as Commanding General of the Army ( 1869 – 83 ).

When Grant became president in 1869, Sherman was appointed Commanding General of the United States Army and promoted to General of the Army.

A disagreement over tactics arose between Sir Douglas Haig and his senior local commander, General Sir Henry Rawlinson, General Officer Commanding the British Fourth Army.

The position of Governor of Edinburgh Castle, which had been vacant since 1876, was revived in 1935 as an honorary title for the General Officer Commanding in Scotland, the first holder being Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Cameron of Lochiel.

" On August 20, 1971, the convening authority — the Commanding General of Fort Benning — reduced Calley's sentence to 20 years.

His military career included service in World War I, Haiti and Nicaragua during the Banana Wars of the 1920s, in the seizure of Guadalcanal, and later as Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division during World War II.

The current Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, is Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick.

Three Deputy Commanding Generals assist in supervising General Staff activities and in discharging the responsibilities that devolve upon the Commanding General.

Commanding the Continental Army for six long years of the Revolution, he was the indispensable factor in the ultimate victory.

Alexander was then in February 1928 promoted to colonel ( backdated to 14 May 1926 ) and was the next month appointed Officer Commanding the Irish Guards Regimental District and 140th ( 4th London ) Infantry Brigade in the Territorial Army a post he held until January 1930, when he again returned to study, attending the Imperial Defence College for one year.

Commanding what would later be the Fourteenth Army, Alexander was unable to fulfil his orders to hold Rangoon, which was abandoned on 6-7 March.

* Profile in Commanding Generals and Chiefs of Staff of the Army a publication of the United States Army Center of Military History

On July 25, 1880, Captain Joseph H. Hurst, of Company A, 12th Infantry, and Commanding Officer of Fort Bennett, asked Deputy U. S. Marshal Virgil Earp to help him track Cowboys who had stolen six U. S. Army mules from Camp Rucker.

Commanding General of the United States Army William Tecumseh Sherman, personally arrested Satank, Satanta, and Big Tree at Fort Sill and had them tried in civil court in Jacksboro.

The county was named in honor of Detroit-born Alexander Macomb, Jr., a highly decorated veteran of the War of 1812 who became Commanding General of the U. S. Army in 1828.

:: Also assigned to Commanding General, Fourth Corps Area, United States Army, June 1941-1 April 1942

On about 18 April 1942, Walter Maiersperger, the Commanding Officer of 33 Bomb Squadron of the United States Army Air Force's 22nd Bomb Group, carried out an aerial reconnaissance flight over the Iron Range area.

* Paul D. Adams-A Commanding General of the Third United States Army

Miles, former Commanding General of the United States Army

* Ulysses S. Grant-President of the United States and Commanding General of the United States Army

* LTG Jack C. Stultz — Chief, Army Reserve ; Commanding General, U. S. Army Reserve Command

* Admiral Frank B. Kelso II ( 1933-), who later became Chief of Naval Operations, served as Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Nuclear Power School at the nearby U. S. Naval Training Center Bainbridge from 1969-1971.

Puller returned to the United States in November 1944, was named executive officer of the Infantry Training Regiment at Camp Lejeune and, two weeks later, Commanding Officer.

Prior to that, he served as Commanding General, U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, from December 8, 2008, to April 11, 2011, as Acting Commander, U. S. Central Command, from March 24, 2008, to October 30, 2008, as Deputy Commander, U. S. Central Command, from August 2007 to March 23, 2008, and as Commanding General, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq ( MNSTC-I ), from August 2005 to August 2007.

* Commanding General, Landing Force Training Command, U. S. Atlantic Fleet, and Commanding General, 4th Marine Amphibious Brigade

He became Air Officer Commanding at Air Headquarters Malaya in 1955 during the Malayan Emergency, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff ( Operational Requirements ) in 1957 and Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Technical Training Command in 1959.

The barracks has been a training centre for the Army since 1881 was home to Army Training Regiment Litchfield, which trained new recruits on their Phase 1 Common Military Training ( i. e. becoming soldiers ) from The Royal Signals and The Royal Engineers, from 2002 until 2008 when Major General Andrew Farquhar CBE, General Officer Commanding the Army's 5th Division, inspected the recruits and took the salute before the Army Training Regiment's flag was lowered for the very last time.

Upon graduation, the Air Force sent him to Sampson Air Force Base in New York where he founded and then became Commanding Officer of the Air Force Bandsmen Training School, recruiting musicians from Eastman School of Music, Juilliard School, and other Eastern music schools.

From January 1969 to August 1971, he served as Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Nuclear Power School in U. S. Naval Training Center Bainbridge, Port Deposit, Maryland.

While the flying program was under the technical control of the Commanding General Training Command, the airfield belonged to the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.

Training Group's last Air Officer Commanding was Air Vice-Marshal John Ponsonby who was both Chief of Staff Training and Air Officer Commanding Training Group.

The Air Officer Commanding was responsible to his superior commander, the Air Member for Personnel, who was also Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Personnel & Training Command.

He is also the Commanding Officer of the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps in the 1980s who founded the present Corps Headquarters at Kai Tak as well as designed and set up the Officer Cadet Training Course ( OCTC ) which trained all its officers up to today.

He held the rank of Major in World War I and served as Commanding Officer of the Field Training Battalion at the Field Artillery Officers ' Central Training School, Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, KY.

Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in November 1951, while stationed at Quantico, Virginia, he served consecutively as Commanding Officer of The Basic School ’ s 1st Training Battalion ; Commanding Officer of Camp Barrett ; and Executive Office of The Basic School.