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| Active | 16 June 1775 – present[1] |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Motto(s) | "To Support and Serve" |
| Engagements | American Revolutionary War American Civil War World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | COL Michelle M. Williams |
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TheUnited States Army Finance Corps is acombat service support (CSS) branch of theUnited States Army. The Finance Corps traces its foundation to 16 June 1775, when theSecond Continental Congress established the office ofPaymaster General of the Army.[1] ThePay Department became a separate department in 1816, and theFinance Department was created by law on 1 July 1920.[2][1] It became theFinance Corps in 1950.[3] It is responsible for financial operations, most notablypayroll andresource management.
Corps-level financial management formations exist in Europe, South Korea, as well as atFort Bragg, North Carolina, and atFort Cavazos, Texas.
The 18th Financial Management Support Center (18 FMSC) provides financial management services to the units of theXVIII Airborne Corps. It is based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and its higher headquarters (HQ) is the 1st Theater Sustainment Command (1st TSC) Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The 18th FMSC is responsible for the 24th Financial Management Company (FMCO), the 33rd FMCO, the 82nd FMCO, the 101st FMCO, and the 126th FMCO.[4] The mission of the 18th Financial Management Center is:[5]
In early 1998 the Commanding General ofUnited States Army Forces Command approved a request from the CG,XVIII Airborne Corps to combine the 18th Finance Group and the 18th Personnel Group (Airborne); to establish a provisional 18th Soldier Support Group (18th SSG) at Ft. Hood; to form SSBs at Forts Stewart, Drum and Campbell; and, to combine the two remaining Finance Battalions at Ft. Bragg.[6] The General Officer Steering Committee (GOSC) did not support the XVIII consolidations as proposed. This decision was made without the benefit of the TRADOC force development process which was Phase 2 of the Service to the Soldier Study. It was not a foregone conclusion that SSBs and SSGs would be implemented Army-Wide. FORSCOM and XVIII Airborne Corps were forging ahead of the Soldier Support Institute study as it was expedient to do so due to the impending force reductions.
Other higher finance formations include:[5]
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| No. | Commanding General | Term | ||||
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| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| - |  | Lieutenant General Paul A. Chamberlin | August 3, 2021 | Present | ~2 years, 125 days | https://www.asafm.army.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/2846131/lt-gen-paul-a-chamberlain/ |
| - |  | Brigadier General Mark S. Bennett | October 25, 2019[9] | May 7, 2021[10] | 1 year, 194 days | |
| - |  | Barry W. Hoffman Acting | May 7, 2021 | July 15, 2021 | 69 days | |
| - | .jpg) | Brigadier General Paige M. Jennings | July 15, 2021[11] | June 18, 2024 | 2 years, 339 days | |
| - |  | Colonel Michelle M. Williams | June 18, 2024[12] | Incumbent | 272 days | |