Matthew McFarlane

{{short description|U.S. Army general}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=August 2021}}

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| name = Matthew McFarlane

| image = LTG Matthew W. McFarlane (3).jpg

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| caption = Official portrait, 2024

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| allegiance = United States

| branch = United States Army

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| serviceyears = 1992–present

| rank = Lieutenant General

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| commands = I Corps
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
4th Infantry Division
4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
1st Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment

| battles = War in Afghanistan
Iraq War

| awards = Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (4)
Bronze Star Medal (3)

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Matthew W. McFarlane is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the commanding general of I Corps since 25 October 2024.{{cite web|last=MacPherson|first=Elizabeth|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/483992/americas-corps-welcomes-lt-gen-matthew-w-mcfarlane-incoming-commander|title=America's I Corps welcomes Lt. Gen. Matthew W. McFarlane as incoming commander|date=2024-10-25|access-date=2024-10-26|publisher=I Corps|location=Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, D. C.|website=DVIDS}} He most recently served as the deputy commanding general of I Corps from 2023 to 2024. Before that assignment, he served as the commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve from 2022 to 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/announcement/usa-3158|title=General Officer Assignment Announcement, dtd 2 June 2022|date=2022-06-02|access-date=2022-06-03|publisher=Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army|website=GOMO}}{{cite web|url=https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3153573/|title=CJTF-OIR Change of Command, Sept. 8, 2022|date=2022-09-09|access-date=2022-09-12|location=Tampa, Florida|website=U.S. Central Command}} He also served as the deputy commanding general of United States Army Pacific from 2021 to 2022, and as the commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, he was the Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-10093/mattheww-mcfarlane|title = Major General Matthew W. McFarlane - General Officer Management Office}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jmu.edu/news/2020/04/27-matt-mcfarlane-being-the-change.shtml|title=Leading the ranks|website=www.jmu.edu}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortcarsonmountaineer.com/2021/05/carson-honors-2020-good-neighbor/|title=Carson honors 2020 Good Neighbor – Fort Carson Mountaineer|date=May 27, 2021 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jber.jb.mil/Info/Biographies/Display/Article/290374/colonel-matt-mcfarlane/|title=Colonel Matt McFarlane|website=www.jber.jb.mil}}

In October 2024, McFarlane was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed command of I Corps.{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/1831?s=4&r=3|title=PN1831 — Maj. Gen. Matthew W. McFarlane — Army|date=2024-06-14|website=U.S. Congress}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3807668/general-officer-announcements/|title=General Officer Announcements|date=2024-06-14|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}