Lieutenant General in the United States Army

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Lieutenant General in the United States Army is a senior three-star general officer rank responsible for high-level command and leadership within the U.S. Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf general officer rank
military rank
abbreviation LTG
appointmentMethod confirmed by the United States Senate
nominated by the President of the United States
authorityScope high-level operational command
strategic leadership responsibilities
commandFlag three-star flag
country United States of America
equivalentRank Lieutenant General (United States Air Force)
Lieutenant General (United States Marine Corps)
Lieutenant General (United States Space Force)
Vice Admiral (United States Navy)
higherRank General (United States Army)
General of the Army
surface form: General of the Army (United States)
historicalPrecursor Continental Army lieutenant general rank
legalBasis Title 10 of the United States Code
lowerRank Major-General
surface form: Major General (United States Army)
NATOCode OF-8
partOf United States Army rank structure
payGrade O-9
rankCategory senior officer
rankClass field-grade general officer
rankGroup flag officer
general officer
rankInsignia three silver stars in a horizontal line
rankOrder second-highest regular general officer rank in the U.S. Army
responsibility management of major Army commands and agencies
planning and execution of large-scale operations
training and readiness of large Army formations
serviceBranch United States Army
starRank three-star rank
styleOfAddress General
typicalCommandLevel corps
field army
major Army command
typicalPosition Army service component command
surface form: Army Service Component Command Commander

Corps Commander
Deputy Commanding General of a major command
Director of the Army Staff
Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
Surgeon General of the United States Army
uniformType Army Combat Uniform
Army Service Uniform
usedIn peacetime
wartime
wearsInsigniaOn Army combat uniform
shoulder straps

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ulysses S. Grant positionHeld Lieutenant General in the United States Army
Nguyen Van Thieu militaryRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General
Bernard Freyberg militaryRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General
Buckner militaryRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
subject surface form: Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)
Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army) equivalentRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)
Leslie Morshead militaryRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General
Generalleutnant comparableTo Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: U.S. Lieutenant General
Sir John Moore rank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General
General of the Armies (posthumous) hasRankSeniorityOver Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General
Beatrice Banning Ayer spouseOccupation Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: United States Army general
Saad el-Shazly militaryRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General
Nguyen Van militaryRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
subject surface form: Nguyen Van Thieu
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General
Nelson A. Miles militaryRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) equivalentRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)
Vice Admiral (United States Navy) equivalentRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)
General (United States Army) lowerRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)
General (United States Army) canBeWartimePromotedFrom Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)
General (United States Army) distinctFrom Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)
Lieutenant General (United States Air Force) equivalentRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)
Lieutenant General (United States Air Force) equivalentRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Marine Corps)
Lieutenant General (United States Space Force) equivalentRank Lieutenant General in the United States Army
this entity surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)