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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
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|dates= 1942<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tacom.army.mil/main/history.html|title=TACOM Command History|access-date=19 May 2008|author=United States Army|archive-date=22 July 2011|quote=1942 – Ordnance established the Tank-Automotive Center (T-AC) in Detroit.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722182447/http://www.tacom.army.mil/main/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> – Present
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|type= Life Cycle Management
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|command_structure= [[United States Army Materiel Command]]
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The [[United States Army]] '''Tank-automotive and Armaments Command''' ('''TACOM'''),<ref>{{cite web | title=TACOM is Tank-automotive and Armaments Command | website=www.army.mil | date=2019-06-21 | url=https://www.army.mil/article/223509/tacom_is_tank_automotive_and_armaments_command | access-date=2023-04-28}}
*Note the clarification to [https://www.army.mil/article/165561/amc_announces_mission_command_alignment General Dennis L. Via (6 April 2016) AMC announces Mission Command Alignment] for Army Materiel Command
*[https://alu.army.mil/alog/issues/NovDec07/cmmd_relat_difference.html   Dr. Christopher R. Paparone ''Army Logistician'' (Nov-Dec 2007) COCOM, ADCON, OPCON, TACON, Support —Do You Know the Difference?]</ref> and its subordinate '''Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC)''',<ref name= lcmc2001 >[https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/2005/050100-management.htm Lieutenant Colonel James O. Winbush, Jr., Christopher S. Rinaldi, and Antonia R. Giardina (2005-01-05) Life Cycle Management: Integrating Acquisition and Sustainment] documents the 2001 intention, now moot as of 2018, to combine acquisition and sustainment</ref> headquartered at the [[Detroit Arsenal (Warren, Michigan)|Detroit Arsenal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://garrison-michigan.army.mil/sites/garrison/garrison%20main.htm | title=USAG DTA | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206172015/http://garrison-michigan.army.mil/sites/garrison/garrison%20main.htm | archive-date=2012-02-06}}</ref> in [[Warren, Michigan]], is part of the [[United States Army Materiel Command|United States Army Materiel Command (AMC)]].
The entire complex that houses TACOM's headquarters is located on what is known as the [[Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant|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, and has significant numbers of personnel located at [[Rock Island Arsenal]], Illinois, and [[Natick Soldier Center]], Massachusetts.
The [[Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant|Detroit Arsenal]] also houses the laboratories and facilities of TACOM's partner for ground vehicle technology and engineering, the [[United States Army CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center]] (GVSC), formerly known as United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), an element of the [[United States Army Combat Capabilities Development Command]] (CCDC).
[[Defense Acquisition University]] (DAU) has a branch at TACOM, which assists with the training and certification of employees in necessary logistics and acquisition methods for the [[U.S. federal government]]. This training and certification is made possible by many highly trained instructors on TACOM and elsewhere, providing lectures and briefings on these crucial logistic and acquisition areas.
[[File:XM900 Wheel-Track Convertible.jpg|thumb|XM900 Wheel/Track Convertible Test Rig, 3⁄4-ton developed by TACOM engineers 1975]]
== Ground Combat Vehicle ==
{{Main|BCT Ground Combat Vehicle Program}}
The BCT Ground Combat Vehicle Program is overseen by TACOM.
==List of commanding generals==
{{Incomplete list|date=June 2021}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan=2| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
! colspan=2| Commanding General
! colspan=3| Term
|-
! Portrait
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
! Duration
|-
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = Lt. Gen. Roy E. Beauchamp.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Roy E. Beauchamp]]
| born_year         = 1945
| died_year         =
| term_start        = June 1997<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2002/09/11/extensions-of-remarks-section/article/E1552-1|title=Tribute to Lieutenant General Roy E. Beauchamp|website=www.congress.gov}}</ref>
| term_end          = August 13, 1999
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|June 1, 1997|August 13, 1999}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = Lt. Gen. John S. Caldwell Jr.jpg
| officeholder      = [[John S. Caldwell Jr.]]
| born_year         =
| died_year         =
| term_start        = August 13, 1999<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.west-point.org/users/usma1990/47566/fpiv/bios/caldwell.htm|title=Force Projection Symposium IV Speaker: LTG John S. Caldwell, Jr.|website=www.west-point.org}}</ref>
| term_end          = October 4, 2001
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|August 13, 1999|October 4, 2001}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = Lt. Gen. N. Ross Thompson III.jpg
| officeholder      = [[N. Ross Thompson III]]
| born_year         =
| died_year         =
| term_start        = October 4, 2001<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walsh-Sarnecki |first=Peggy |date=2001-10-03 |title=Brigadier general to lead Army facility |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/361200704/ |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |page=2B |access-date=2021-11-22 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
| term_end          = September 28, 2004
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|October 4, 2001|September 28, 2004}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = Brigadier General william M. Lenaers (cropped).jpg
| officeholder      = [[William M. Lenaers]]
| born_year         =
| died_year         =
| term_start        = September 28, 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/8818/tacom_lcmc_welcomes_new_commander|title=TACOM LCMC welcomes new commander|website=www.army.mil}}</ref>
| term_end          = April 22, 2008
| timeinoffice      = ~{{ayd|September 1, 2004|April 22, 2008}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = Scott G. West (2).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Scott G. West]]
| born_year         =
| died_year         =
| term_start        = April 22, 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inside.ewu.edu/rotc/ewu-military-science-hall-of-fame-major-general-scott-g-west/|title=EWU Military Science Hall of Fame: Major General Scott G. West|website=inside.ewu.edu|date=4 August 2019 }}</ref>
| term_end          = January 30, 2010
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|April 22, 2008|January 30, 2010}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = Kurt J. Stein (1).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Kurt J. Stein]]
| born_year         =
| died_year         =
| term_start        = January 30, 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/US_Army_TACOM/Kurt_Stein/prweb3541574.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302191336/http://www.prweb.com/releases/US_Army_TACOM/Kurt_Stein/prweb3541574.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 March 2010|title=MG Stein Takes Command of TACOM|website=PRWeb}}</ref>
| term_end          = June 21, 2012
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|January 30, 2010|June 21, 2012}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = Michael J. Terry.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Michael J. Terry]]
| born_year         =
| died_year         =
| term_start        = June 21, 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/82254/mg_terry_takes_command_of_tacom|title=MG Terry Takes Command of TACOM|website=www.army.mil}}</ref>
| term_end          = June 25, 2014
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|June 21, 2012|June 25, 2014}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = Gwendolyn Bingham (1).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Gwen Bingham]]
| born_year         = 1959
| died_year         =
| term_start        = June 25, 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/128863/maj_gen_bingham_takes_command_of_tacom|title=Maj. Gen. Bingham takes command of TACOM|website=www.army.mil}}</ref>
| term_end          = May 2, 2016
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|June 25, 2014|May 2, 2016}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = U.S. Army Major General Clark W. LeMasters Jr.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Clark W. LeMasters Jr.]]
| born_year         =
| died_year         =
| term_start        = May 2, 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/167185/lemasters_takes_the_tacom_helm_bingham_says_so_long|title=LeMasters takes the TACOM helm; Bingham says 'so long'|website=www.army.mil}}</ref>
| term_end          = July 12, 2018
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|May 2, 2016|July 12, 2018}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = Daniel G. Mitchell (3).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Daniel G. Mitchell]]
| born_year         =
| died_year         =
| term_start        = July 12, 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/208457/detroit_arsenal_bids_farewell_to_lemasters_welcomes_mitchell|title=Detroit Arsenal bids farewell to LeMasters, welcomes Mitchell|website=www.army.mil}}</ref>
| term_end          = June 12, 2020
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 12, 2018|June 12, 2020}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = Darren L. Werner (6).jpg
| officeholder      = [[Darren L. Werner]]
| born_year         =
| died_year         =
| term_start        = June 12, 2020<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/236470/michigan_native_takes_command_at_detroit_arsenal|title=Michigan native takes command at Detroit Arsenal|website=www.army.mil}}</ref>
| term_end          = July 19, 2023
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|June 12, 2020|July 19, 2023}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = -
| military_rank     = Major General
| image             = MG Michael B. Lalor.jpg
| officeholder      = [[Michael B. Lalor]]
| born_year         =
| died_year         =
| term_start        = July 19, 2023<ref>{{cite web|last=Sikes|first=Adam|url=https://www.army.mil/article/268539/tacom_changes_command_welcomes_brig_gen_lalor|title=TACOM changes command, welcomes Brig. Gen. Lalor|date=2023-07-21|access-date=2023-07-22|publisher=TACOM Public Affairs Office|website=U.S. Army}}</ref>
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|July 19, 2023}}
}}
|}
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tacom.army.mil TACOM website]
* [http://www.dau.mil/ Defense Acquisition University]
* [https://www.usarmygvsc.com/ GVSC Website]
* [http://tardec.army.mil/ TARDEC website]
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[[Category:United States Army Materiel Command|Tank-automotive and Armaments Command]]
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