TACOM

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Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
TACOM distinctive unit insignia
Active	1942–present[1]
Country	United States
Branch	U.S. Army
Type	Army command
Part of	U.S. Army Materiel Command
Garrison/HQ	Detroit Arsenal
Website	tacom.army.mil
Commanders
Commanding general	BG Beth A. Behn
Command Sergeant Major	CSM Kofie B. Primus

The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM),^[2] and its subordinate Life-Cycle Management Command (LCMC)^[3] are headquartered at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan.^[4] TACOM is a component of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.

The complex that houses TACOM's headquarters is located at 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. TACOM also has significant numbers of personnel located at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, and Natick Soldier Center (NSC), Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]}

The Detroit Arsenal also houses the laboratories and facilities of the U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), which formerly was known as the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). DEVCOM GVSC is TACOM's partner for ground vehicle technology and engineering. It is subordinate to U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM).^{[citation needed]}

Defense Acquisition University (DAU) has a branch at TACOM, assisting with the training and certification of employees in necessary logistics and acquisition methods for the U.S. federal government. The training (and certification) is conducted by instructors at TACOM and elsewhere, providing lectures and briefings on logistics and acquisition topics.^{[citation needed][5]}

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No.	Commanding General		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration
–		Major General Roy E. Beauchamp (born 1945)	June 1997[6]	August 13, 1999	~2 years, 73 days
–		Major General John S. Caldwell Jr.	August 13, 1999[7]	October 4, 2001	~2 years, 52 days
–		Major General N. Ross Thompson III	October 4, 2001[8]	September 28, 2004	~2 years, 360 days
–		Major General William M. Lenaers	September 28, 2004[9]	April 22, 2008	~3 years, 234 days
–		Major General Scott G. West	April 22, 2008[10]	January 30, 2010	1 year, 283 days
–		Major General Kurt J. Stein	January 30, 2010[11]	June 21, 2012	2 years, 143 days
–		Major General Michael J. Terry	June 21, 2012[12]	June 25, 2014	2 years, 4 days
–		Major General Gwen Bingham (born 1959)	June 25, 2014[13]	May 2, 2016	1 year, 312 days
–		Major General Clark W. LeMasters Jr.	May 2, 2016[14]	July 12, 2018	2 years, 71 days
–		Major General Daniel G. Mitchell	July 12, 2018[15]	June 12, 2020	1 year, 336 days
–		Major General Darren L. Werner	June 12, 2020[16]	July 19, 2023	3 years, 37 days
–		Major General Michael B. Lalor	July 19, 2023[17]	July 22, 2025	2 years, 3 days
–		Brigadier General Beth A. Behn	July 22, 2025[18]	Incumbent	39 days

• TACOM website Archived 29 July 2003 at the Wayback Machine
• Defense Acquisition University Archived 23 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine