Robert B. Abrams

Robert B. Abrams
Robert B. Abrams
	Gen. Robert B. Abrams, Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command
Nickname(s)	Abe
Born	November 18, 1960[1]; Germany
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1982–present
Rank	General
Unit	United States Army Forces Command
Commands held	United States Army Forces Command; 1st Battalion - 8th Cavalry Regiment; Fort Irwin & the National Training Center (NTC); 3rd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Operation Desert Shield; Operation Desert Storm; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation Enduring Freedom
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Army Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit (6); Bronze Star Medal (4)
Relations	GEN Creighton W. Abrams, Jr. (father); BG Creighton W. Abrams III (brother); GEN John N. Abrams (brother)

Robert Bruce Abrams (born November 18, 1960) is a four-star general in the United States Army who currently serves as the 22nd commanding general of the U.S. Army Forces Command. He is a 1982 graduate of the United States Military Academy where he was commissioned as an Armor officer. During his more than 34 years of active service, he has held command and staff positions across the Army and Joint Community in Germany, the United States and Southwest Asia. Abrams comes from a family of career military officers. His father was former Army Chief of Staff, General Creighton W. Abrams Jr. and both of his older brothers were Army general officers. Abrams is the nominee to replace Vincent Brooks as the commander of U.S. Forces Korea.^[2] Abrams was confirmed as Commander of the United States Forces Korea to replace General Vincent K. Brooks on October 11, 2018.^[3] He assumed his current assignment on August 10, 2015.

Assignments

Abrams' tours of duty with war-fighting units include the 3rd Armored Division 3rd Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment, Bravo Troop as a Lieutenant; the 1st Cavalry Division as a Captain, as a Major in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, as a Lieutenant Colonel (including Battalion Command and as the Division G3) and Colonel (including Command of a Brigade Combat Team and as the Division Chief of Staff). His joint experience includes serving as a Strategic War Planner for the CJCS with responsibility for the CENTCOM Area of Operations; and as the Director of the Joint Center of Excellence for IED Defeat, a subordinate of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency (JIDA).

Commands

General Abrams has commanded at every level from Company through Divisional command. His first command was of D Company and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment. where he deployed the Company in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Abrams's next command assignment was at battalion level, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.

Later, Abrams served as Commander of the 1st Brigade Combat Team (Iron Horse), 1st Cavalry Division, where he deployed the BCT to East Baghdad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, as Commanding General of Fort Irwin & the National Training Center (NTC), and most recently as Commanding General of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia from 2011-2013, during which he served as Commander of Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Gen. Abrams has extensive operational experience, having served as an Operations Officer at Squadron, Regimental and Divisional level. Abrams has also served as an instructor, written doctrine and developed training at the US Army Armor School, and as executive officer to the Commanding General US Army Europe and 7th Army.

Abrams's General Officer assignments also include service as the Deputy Commanding General, Combined Arms Center-Training, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and the Commander of the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California.

In 2015, General Abrams was assigned as Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command, which oversees all U.S. Army combat units in the continental United States.

On September 17, 2018, the Senate Armed Service Committee's website showed that General Abrams will attend hearings for his confirmation as the head of the United States Forces Korea. If comfirmed, General Abrams will succeed General Vincent K. Brooks.^[4]

On October 11, 2018, the United States Senate confirmed General Abrams to succeed General Vincent K. Brooks as Commander of the United States Forces Korea.^[3]

Education

General Abrams holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy, a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, and a master's degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.

His military schooling includes the Armor Basic [Cavalry] and Advanced Courses, Basic Airborne Course, Ranger School [Class 5-83], the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College.

Awards and decorations

Medals and awards earned by GEN Abrams:^[5]^[6]

Combat Action Badge

Personal Awards

Defense Distinguished Service Medal

Army Distinguished Service Medal	Legion of Merit w/ one silver oak leaf cluster	Bronze Star Medal w/ three bronze oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal	Meritorious Service Medal w/ two oak leaf clusters	Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal w/ three oak leaf clusters	Army Achievement Medal w/ two oak leaf clusters	National Defense Service Medal w/ one bronze service star
Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ three bronze campaign stars	Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/ one campaign star	Iraq Campaign Medal w/ two campaign stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal	Army Service Ribbon	Army Overseas Service Ribbon w/ bronze award numeral 4
NATO Medal for Service with ISAF	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Unit Awards

Joint Meritorious Unit Award w/ oak leaf cluster	Valorous Unit Award	Meritorious Unit Commendation

Identification and service badges

8th Cavalry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia	Basic Parachutist Badge	Ranger tab
3rd Infantry Division Combat Service Identification Badge	Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge	Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

4 Overseas Service Bars

References

↑ "Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy". Association of Graduates, USMA. 18 July 1991 – via Google Books.
↑ U.S. Readiness in Korea Important to Diplomacy, Nominee Tells Senate Panel
1 2 Kheel, Rebecca (2018-10-12). "U.S. commanders for troops in South Korea, South America confirmed by Senate". TheHill. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
↑ Myers, Meghann (2018-09-17). "Army Forces Command boss tapped to be head of US troops in South Korea". Army Times. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
↑ "BG Abrams Bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-04.
↑ "BG Abrams bio on DoD" (PDF).

Military offices
Preceded by Mark A. Milley	Commanding General of United States Army Forces Command 2015-present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy". Association of Graduates, USMA. 18 July 1991 – via Google Books.

[2] U.S. Readiness in Korea Important to Diplomacy, Nominee Tells Senate Panel

[:0-3] 1 2 Kheel, Rebecca (2018-10-12). "U.S. commanders for troops in South Korea, South America confirmed by Senate". TheHill. Retrieved 2018-10-13.

[4] Myers, Meghann (2018-09-17). "Army Forces Command boss tapped to be head of US troops in South Korea". Army Times. Retrieved 2018-10-13.

[5] "BG Abrams Bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-04.

[6] "BG Abrams bio on DoD" (PDF).