Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
TACOM distinctive unit insignia
Active1942[1] – Present
CountryUnited States
BranchU.S. Army
TypeLife Cycle Management
Part ofUnited States Army Materiel Command
Garrison/HQDetroit Arsenal
Commanders
Current
commander		BG Michael Lalor

The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM),[2] and its subordinate Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC),[3] headquartered at the Detroit Arsenal[4] 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.

XM900 Wheel/Track Convertible Test Rig, 3⁄4-ton developed by TACOM engineers 1975

Ground Combat Vehicle

The BCT Ground Combat Vehicle Program is overseen by TACOM.

List of commanding generals

No. Commanding General Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
-
Roy E. Beauchamp
Major General
Roy E. Beauchamp
(born 1945)		June 1997[5]August 13, 1999~2 years, 73 days
-
John S. Caldwell Jr.
Major General
John S. Caldwell Jr.		August 13, 1999[6]October 4, 2001~2 years, 52 days
-
N. Ross Thompson III
Major General
N. Ross Thompson III		October 4, 2001[7]September 28, 2004~2 years, 360 days
-
William M. Lenaers
Major General
William M. Lenaers		September 28, 2004[8]April 22, 2008~3 years, 234 days
-
Scott G. West
Major General
Scott G. West		April 22, 2008[9]January 30, 20101 year, 283 days
-
Kurt J. Stein
Major General
Kurt J. Stein		January 30, 2010[10]June 21, 20122 years, 143 days
-
Michael J. Terry
Major General
Michael J. Terry		June 21, 2012[11]June 25, 20142 years, 4 days
-
Gwen Bingham
Major General
Gwen Bingham
(born 1959)		June 25, 2014[12]May 2, 20161 year, 312 days
-
Clark W. LeMasters Jr.
Major General
Clark W. LeMasters Jr.		May 2, 2016[13]July 12, 20182 years, 71 days
-
Daniel G. Mitchell
Major General
Daniel G. Mitchell		July 12, 2018[14]June 12, 20201 year, 336 days
-
Darren L. Werner
Major General
Darren L. Werner		June 12, 2020[15]July 19, 20233 years, 37 days
-
Michael B. Lalor
Brigadier General
Michael B. Lalor		July 19, 2023[16]Incumbent162 days

References

  1. ↑ United States Army. "TACOM Command History". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2008. 1942 – Ordnance established the Tank-Automotive Center (T-AC) in Detroit.
  2. ↑ "TACOM is Tank-automotive and Armaments Command". www.army.mil. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ http://garrison-michigan.army.mil/sites/garrison/garrison%20main.htm
  5. ↑ "Tribute to Lieutenant General Roy E. Beauchamp". www.congress.gov.
  6. ↑ "Force Projection Symposium IV Speaker: LTG John S. Caldwell, Jr". www.west-point.org.
  7. ↑ Walsh-Sarnecki, Peggy (3 October 2001). "Brigadier general to lead Army facility". Detroit Free Press. p. 2B. Retrieved 22 November 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "TACOM LCMC welcomes new commander". www.army.mil.
  9. ↑ "EWU Military Science Hall of Fame: Major General Scott G. West". inside.ewu.edu. 4 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "MG Stein Takes Command of TACOM". PRWeb.
  11. ↑ "MG Terry Takes Command of TACOM". www.army.mil.
  12. ↑ "Maj. Gen. Bingham takes command of TACOM". www.army.mil.
  13. ↑ "LeMasters takes the TACOM helm; Bingham says 'so long'". www.army.mil.
  14. ↑ "Detroit Arsenal bids farewell to LeMasters, welcomes Mitchell". www.army.mil.
  15. ↑ "Michigan native takes command at Detroit Arsenal". www.army.mil.
  16. ↑ Sikes, Adam (21 July 2023). "TACOM changes command, welcomes Brig. Gen. Lalor". U.S. Army. TACOM Public Affairs Office. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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