TACOM
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| unit_name = Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
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| country = United States
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| command_structure = United States Army Materiel Command
| garrison = Detroit Arsenal
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| commander1 = MG Michael B. Lalor
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The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM),{{cite web | title=TACOM is Tank-automotive and Armaments Command | website=www.army.mil | date=2019-06-21 | url=https://www.army.mil/article/223509/tacom_is_tank_automotive_and_armaments_command | access-date=2023-04-28}}
- Note the clarification to [https://www.army.mil/article/165561/amc_announces_mission_command_alignment General Dennis L. Via (6 April 2016) AMC announces Mission Command Alignment] for Army Materiel Command
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150401004720/http://www.alu.army.mil/alog/issues/NovDec07/cmmd_relat_difference.html Dr. Christopher R. Paparone Army Logistician (Nov-Dec 2007) COCOM, ADCON, OPCON, TACON, Support —Do You Know the Difference?] and its subordinate Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC),[https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/2005/050100-management.htm Lieutenant Colonel James O. Winbush, Jr., Christopher S. Rinaldi, and Antonia R. Giardina (2005-01-05) Life Cycle Management: Integrating Acquisition and Sustainment] documents the 2001 intention, now moot as of 2018, to combine acquisition and sustainment headquartered at the Detroit Arsenal{{cite web|url=http://garrison-michigan.army.mil/sites/garrison/garrison%20main.htm | title=USAG DTA | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206172015/http://garrison-michigan.army.mil/sites/garrison/garrison%20main.htm | archive-date=2012-02-06}} in Warren, Michigan, is part of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC).
The entire complex that houses TACOM's headquarters is located on what is known as the Detroit Arsenal. TACOM has subordinate installations located at Anniston Army Depot in Alabama, Red River Army Depot in Texas, Sierra Army Depot in California, and Watervliet Arsenal in New York, and has significant numbers of personnel located at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, and Natick Soldier Center, Massachusetts.
The Detroit Arsenal also houses the laboratories and facilities of TACOM's partner for ground vehicle technology and engineering, the United States Army CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), formerly known as United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), an element of the United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC).
Defense Acquisition University (DAU) has a branch at TACOM, which assists with the training and certification of employees in necessary logistics and acquisition methods for the U.S. federal government. This training and certification is made possible by many highly trained instructors on TACOM and elsewhere, providing lectures and briefings on these crucial logistic and acquisition areas.
Ground Combat Vehicle
{{Main|BCT Ground Combat Vehicle Program}}
The BCT Ground Combat Vehicle Program was overseen by TACOM.
List of commanding generals
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| order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = Lt. Gen. Roy E. Beauchamp.jpg | officeholder = Roy E. Beauchamp | born_year = 1945 | died_year = | term_start = June 1997{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2002/09/11/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1552-1|title=Tribute to Lieutenant General Roy E. Beauchamp|website=www.congress.gov}} | term_end = August 13, 1999 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|June 1, 1997|August 13, 1999}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = Lt. Gen. John S. Caldwell Jr.jpg | officeholder = John S. Caldwell Jr. | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = August 13, 1999{{Cite web|url=https://www.west-point.org/users/usma1990/47566/fpiv/bios/caldwell.htm|title=Force Projection Symposium IV Speaker: LTG John S. Caldwell, Jr.|website=www.west-point.org}} | term_end = October 4, 2001 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|August 13, 1999|October 4, 2001}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = Lt. Gen. N. Ross Thompson III.jpg | officeholder = N. Ross Thompson III | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = October 4, 2001{{Cite news |last=Walsh-Sarnecki |first=Peggy |date=2001-10-03 |title=Brigadier general to lead Army facility |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/361200704/ |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |page=2B |access-date=2021-11-22 |via=Newspapers.com}} | term_end = September 28, 2004 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|October 4, 2001|September 28, 2004}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = Brigadier General william M. Lenaers (cropped).jpg | officeholder = William M. Lenaers | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = September 28, 2004{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/8818/tacom_lcmc_welcomes_new_commander|title=TACOM LCMC welcomes new commander|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = April 22, 2008 | timeinoffice = ~{{ayd|September 1, 2004|April 22, 2008}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = Scott G. West (2).jpg | officeholder = Scott G. West | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = April 22, 2008{{Cite web|url=https://inside.ewu.edu/rotc/ewu-military-science-hall-of-fame-major-general-scott-g-west/|title=EWU Military Science Hall of Fame: Major General Scott G. West|website=inside.ewu.edu|date=4 August 2019 }} | term_end = January 30, 2010 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|April 22, 2008|January 30, 2010}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = Kurt J. Stein (1).jpg | officeholder = Kurt J. Stein | born_year = | died_year = | term_end = June 21, 2012 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|January 30, 2010|June 21, 2012}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = Michael J. Terry.jpg | officeholder = Michael J. Terry | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = June 21, 2012{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/82254/mg_terry_takes_command_of_tacom|title=MG Terry Takes Command of TACOM|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = June 25, 2014 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|June 21, 2012|June 25, 2014}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = Gwendolyn Bingham (1).jpg | officeholder = Gwen Bingham | born_year = 1959 | died_year = | term_start = June 25, 2014{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/128863/maj_gen_bingham_takes_command_of_tacom|title=Maj. Gen. Bingham takes command of TACOM|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = May 2, 2016 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|June 25, 2014|May 2, 2016}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = U.S. Army Major General Clark W. LeMasters Jr.jpg | officeholder = Clark W. LeMasters Jr. | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = May 2, 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/167185/lemasters_takes_the_tacom_helm_bingham_says_so_long|title=LeMasters takes the TACOM helm; Bingham says 'so long'|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = July 12, 2018 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|May 2, 2016|July 12, 2018}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = Daniel G. Mitchell (3).jpg | officeholder = Daniel G. Mitchell | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = July 12, 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/208457/detroit_arsenal_bids_farewell_to_lemasters_welcomes_mitchell|title=Detroit Arsenal bids farewell to LeMasters, welcomes Mitchell|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = June 12, 2020 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|July 12, 2018|June 12, 2020}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = Darren L. Werner (6).jpg | officeholder = Darren L. Werner | born_year = | died_year = | term_start = June 12, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/236470/michigan_native_takes_command_at_detroit_arsenal|title=Michigan native takes command at Detroit Arsenal|website=www.army.mil}} | term_end = July 19, 2023 | timeinoffice = {{ayd|June 12, 2020|July 19, 2023}} }} {{Officeholder table | order = - | military_rank = Major General | image = MG Michael B. Lalor.jpg | officeholder = Michael B. Lalor | born_year = | died_year = | timeinoffice = {{ayd|July 19, 2023}} }} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.tacom.army.mil TACOM website]
- [http://www.dau.mil/ Defense Acquisition University]
- [https://www.usarmygvsc.com/ GVSC Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20031204012143/http://tardec.army.mil/ TARDEC website]
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