Lieutenant General James L. Campbell commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from November 2002 to August 2004. Commissioned through ROTC, he graduated in 1971 from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education. He went on to earn a Master of Science from the University of Illinois, also in Physical Education, as well as a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.

William H. Brandenburg is a Major General in the United States Army. He assumed duties as Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army, Pacific, August 8, 2003. Prior to his present assignment, he was Deputy Commanding General for Training and Readiness, I Corps and Fort Lewis. From November 29, 2004 until December 1, 2005, he deployed to Iraq as Deputy Commanding General (Detainee Operations) and Commanding General Task Force 134.

Lieutenant General William M. Steele commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from July 1996 to October 1998. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, he graduated from The Citadel in 1967 and earned a Master of Arts in Management from Webster University in St. Louis. His military education includes the National War College. In Vietnam Steele served from 1969 to 1970 as battalion advisor for the 23rd Ranger Battalion and as operations advisor for the 2nd Ranger Group.

General Dwight Edward Beach commanded the U.S. Forces Korea from 1965-1966 and U.S. Army, Pacific from September 1966 to July 1968. He gained his commission in 1932 into the Field Artillery. He served in World War II in the Pacific theater, participating in four amphibious assaults, as well as in the Korean War. Beach was born in Chelsea, Michigan, on July 20, 1908, …

Lieutenant General Edwin P. Smith commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from October 1998 to his retirement in November 2002. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1967 and went on to earn two graduate degrees. He earned a Master of Arts in English from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Business Administration from Long Island University. Smith is also a graduate of the Canadian National Defense College.

Isaac D. White commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific (USARPAC) from July 1957 to March 1961. He gained his commission into the Cavalry in 1923 and went on to serve in World War II and the Korean War. Because of his extensive experience in tank warfare, "Armor Magazine" dubbed him "Mr. Armor" upon his retirement. White graduated with a bachelor's degree from Norwich University in 1922. He subsequently earned a Master of Military Science from Norwich in 1951.

General William Bradford Rosson (August 25, 1918 - December 12, 2004) commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from October 1970 to January 1973. He was commissioned in 1940 through ROTC and saw combat in World War II, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for valor on the Anzio Beachhead in Italy. He also fought in North Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany. Rosson obtained his bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Oregon.

General Bruce Cooper Clarke was a commander of Continental Army Command from 1958-1960 and Commander, U.S. Army Europe from 1960-1962. He also commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from December 1954 to April 1956. He dropped out of high school to enlist in the Army in 1917 and gained appointment to the United States Military Academy through the New York National Guard. He graduated in 1925 with a commission into the Corps of Engineers. In addition to his degree from West Point, …

General James F. Collins commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from April 1961 until his retirement in 1964, and was President of the American Red Cross from 1964 until 1970. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, he gained his commission in 1927 into the Field Artillery. He later attended the National War College. He also worked in the Hawaiian Division before the outbreak of World War II, during which he served exclusively in the Pacific Theater.

General Richard G. Stilwell (1917-1991) served as Commander, U.S. Forces Korea and Acting Commander of the U.S. Army, Pacific from September to December of 1974. Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1917, he attended Brown University before graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1938 with a commission into the Corps of Engineers. He subsequently attended the U.S. Army War College. During World War II, Stilwell participated in the Normandy invasion, …

General Clark Louis Ruffner was born January 12, 1903, in Buffalo, New York, and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1924. Most of his early career was spent in various cavalry units until his appointment as Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Norwich University in Vermont from 1937-1940. During World War II, Ruffner first served as Assistant Chief of Staff and then Deputy Chief of Staff for VII Corps from 1942-43.

General Herbert B. Powell (1903 - April 3, 1998) was a 4-star U.S. Army General, and Commander, U.S. Continental Army Command from 1960 to 1963. He was commissioned in 1927 after graduating from the University of Oregon. During the Korean War, Powell commanded the only U.S. regiment, the 17th Infantry, to reach the Yalu River.

General John Edwin Hull (May 26, 1895 in Greenfield, Ohio - June 10, 1975) was a U.S. Army general, former Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, commanded Far East Command from 1953-1955 and the U.S. Army, Pacific from 1948-1949. He served in both world wars and was a contemporary of General George Marshall and General Omar Bradley. Because of his primary role in planning Allied operations throughout World War II, …

General Ralph E. Haines, Jr. was Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, and commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from August 1968 to October 1970. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1935 with a commission in the Infantry. He later attended the Armed Forces Staff College, the Army War College, the National War College and the Army Management School. Prior to World War II he served in the Philippine Scouts and during the war he served in Italy.

General Robert Charlwood Richardson, Jr. was a U.S. Army general and commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific (Hawaiian Department) during the height of World War II in 1943 until his retirement in 1946. During that time he was also named military governor of Hawaii and Commanding General of U.S. Army Forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas. This latter position did not entail operational control, however. Commissioned from the United States Military Academy in 1904, …