Second United States Army
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Second United States Army |
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| active | October 15, 1918 to April 15, 1919 October 1, 1933 to January 1, 1966 October 1, 1983 to July 3, 1995 since October 1, 2010 (ARCYBER) |
| Country | United States |
| Armed forces | US armed forces |
| Armed forces | Army |
| Type | army |
| motto | Second to None |
| Wars | First World War |
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| Association badge U.S. Army Cyber Command |
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The Second United States Army ( German 2nd US Army ) is a large unit of the US Army , which was set up in the First and Second World War and has been reactivated several times since then. It currently forms the Army Forces Cyber Command (ARCYBER) .
history
First World War
During the First World War, the 2nd Army was formed as part of the American Expeditionary Forces on October 15, 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive under the command of Robert Lee Bullard , around the line between Fresnes-en won during the Battle of St. Mihiel -Woëvre and Port-sur-Seille . It was a relatively quiet sector at the front, where worn-out divisions were relocated to refresh. On November 1st the 2nd Army attacked and pushed the German troops back to the line Étain - Conflans -Metz until the end of the war . On November 10th, one day before the armistice , the army's divisions attacked the German positions around the fortress of Metz and captured several villages. After the armistice, the army was stationed in the Metz , Toul and Saint-Mihiel area. It was dissolved on April 15, 1919.
World War II and post-war period
On October 1, 1933, the 2nd Army was reactivated on the basis of a plan to set up four armies with headquarters in Memphis , Tennessee . In early 1941, the Central Defense Command was formed in their area of responsibility . In the same year she took part in the large-scale maneuvers in Louisiana , in which she competed against the 3rd US Army . Her duties included training and preparing troops for combat missions overseas.
On January 1, 1966, the 2nd Army was deactivated after being merged with the 1st US Army at Fort George G. Meade , Maryland.
Reactivation under FORSCOM
The 2nd Army was reactivated on October 1, 1983 under the United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) with headquarters in Fort Gillem , Georgia, and served in the United States Army Reserve in seven states in the southeastern United States and in both territories Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands . It was deactivated for the last time on July 3, 1995, and the 1st Army took over its duties.
Reactivation under CYBERCOM
On October 1, 2010, the 2nd Army was reactivated, this time under the United States Cyber Command (CYBERCOM), where it forms the Army Forces Cyber Command (ARCYBER). The current commanding officer is Lieutenant General Rhett Hernandez and its headquarters are in Fort Belvoir , Virginia.
List of commanders
| Beginning of the appointment | End of appointment | Commanding general |
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| October 1918 | April 1919 | Robert L. Bullard |
| August 1932 | November 1933 | Frank Parker |
| November 1933 | February 1935 | Preston Brown |
| February 1935 | May 1936 | Frank R. McCoy |
| May 1936 | May 1936 | Johnson Hagood |
| May 1936 | September 1936 | Dana T. Merrill (acting) |
| September 1936 | December 1936 | Charles E. Kilbourne |
| December 1936 | September 1937 | William E. Cole (acting) |
| September 1937 | November 1938 | Hugh A. Drum |
| November 1938 | October 1940 | Stanley H. Ford |
| October 1940 | June 1943 | Ben Lear |
| June 1943 | March 1946 | Lloyd R. Fredendall |
| March 1946 | September 1946 | William Hood Simpson (acting, October 1945) |
| September 1946 | November 1947 | Albert C. Wedemeyer |
| November 1947 | January 1948 | John T. Lewis (acting) |
| January 1948 | August 1950 | Leonard T. Gerow |
| August 1950 | June 1951 | James A. Van Fleet |
| June 1951 | April 1953 | Edward H. Brooks |
| April 1953 | September 1953 | Leslie D. Carter (acting) |
| September 1953 | April 1956 | Floyd L. Parks |
| April 1956 | October 1957 | Charles E. Hart |
| October 1957 | August 1960 | George W. Read, Jr. |
| August 1960 | May 1962 | Ridgely Gaither |
| May 1962 | July 1964 | John S. Upham, Jr. |
| July 1964 | January 1966 | William F. Train |
| July 1983 | July 1985 | Charles P. Graham |
| July 1985 | December 1987 | Johnny J. Johnston |
| December 1987 | February 1990 | Orren R. Whiddon |
| February 1990 | July 1992 | James W. Crysel |
| July 1992 | December 1994 | Samuel E. Ebbesen |
| December 1994 | May 1995 | Robert F. Foley (acting) |
| May 1995 | July 1995 | Guy AJ LaBoa |
| March 2014 | October 2016 | Edward C. Cardon |
| October 2016 | March 2017 | Paul M. Nakasone |
Web links
- 2nd US Army on globalsecurity.org
- Army Cyber Command / 2nd Army homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ Second Army Operations on worldwar1.com , accessed 24 April 2010
