In a major shake-up of how the Army divides up the world, the service announced Friday the activation of the Western Hemisphere Command, shuffling three commands under a single four-star general. Gen.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Department of the Army activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command in a historic transition ceremony today at Fort Bragg, uniting U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army ...

The Army’s push to reduce headquarters and general officer positions made more progress Friday with the activation of U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, which will replace Army Forces Command and ...

The US Army officially stood up a new command on Friday to oversee the Army’s activities in the Western Hemisphere in the latest signal of increasing focus on homeland defense. The new command, called ...

The U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command patch is displayed at the USAWHC activation and transition of command ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Dec. 5, 2025. (Pfc. Alexis Fischer/U.S. Army) The ...

The Army is creating a command that will oversee planning and operations for the Americas and the Caribbean, with an emphasis on the nation's borders. The U.S. Army is retooling to focus more on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soldiers with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assigned to the U.S.-Mexico border mission monitor the ...