# Xavier Brunson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Xavier_Brunson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Xavier_Brunson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Brunson > Source revision: 1356896046 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|U.S. Army general}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Use American English|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox military person | name = Xavier T. Brunson | image = GEN Xavier T. Brunson (1).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Brunson in 2024 | birth_date = 1963 | birth_place = [Fort Bragg](/source/Fort_Bragg), [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina), U.S.{{cite web|first=Drew|last=Brooks|url=https://www.fayobserver.com/article/20151112/news/311129847|title=Xavier T. Brunson: 'Simple kid' from Deep Creek Road is Army's newest general|date=2015-11-12|access-date=2021-06-14|website=The Fayetteville Observer}} | death_date = | death_place = | burial_place = | allegiance = United States | branch = [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) | branch_label = Branch | service_years = 1990–present | rank = [General](/source/General_(United_States)) | service_number = | unit = | commands = {{plainlist| *[United Nations Command](/source/United_Nations_Command) *[ROK/US Combined Forces Command](/source/ROK%2FUS_Combined_Forces_Command) *[United States Forces Korea](/source/United_States_Forces_Korea) *[I Corps](/source/I_Corps_(United_States)) *[7th Infantry Division](/source/7th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)) *[525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (Airborne)](/source/525th_Expeditionary_Military_Intelligence_Brigade) *1st Battalion, [504th Parachute Infantry Regiment](/source/504th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)) }} | battles = {{ubl|[Iraq War](/source/Iraq_War)|[War in Afghanistan](/source/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%9314))|[Operation Inherent Resolve](/source/Operation_Inherent_Resolve)}} | awards = {{ubl|[Army Distinguished Service Medal](/source/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)) (2)|[Defense Superior Service Medal](/source/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal)|[Legion of Merit](/source/Legion_of_Merit) (4)|[Bronze Star Medal](/source/Bronze_Star_Medal) (4)}} | alma_mater = {{plainlist| *[Hampton University](/source/Hampton_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts)) *[Webster University](/source/Webster_University) ([MA](/source/Master_of_Arts)) *[United States Army War College](/source/United_States_Army_War_College) (MNSS) }} | spouse = [Col. (ret)](/source/Colonel_(United_States)) Kirsten Brunson | children = 3 | relations = divorce | other_work = }} '''Xavier T. Brunson''' is a [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) [general](/source/General_(United_States)) who has served as the commander of [United Nations Command](/source/United_Nations_Command), [ROK/US Combined Forces Command](/source/ROK%2FUS_Combined_Forces_Command) and [United States Forces Korea](/source/United_States_Forces_Korea) since 20 December 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-9727/xaviert-brunson|title=General Xavier T. Brunson (USA)|access-date=2024-12-19|website=U.S. Army General Officer Management Office}} He most recently served as the commanding general of [I Corps](/source/I_Corps_(United_States)) from 2021 to 2024. He previously served as deputy commanding general of I Corps from May to September 2021, and commanding general of the [7th Infantry Division](/source/7th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)) from 2019 to 2021, with assignments as chief of staff of [XVIII Airborne Corps](/source/XVIII_Airborne_Corps) from 2017 to 2019 and deputy commanding general for operations of the [10th Mountain Division](/source/10th_Mountain_Division_(United_States)) from 2016 to 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/233244/maj_gen_xavier_brunson_biography|title=Maj. Gen. Xavier Brunson Biography|date=2020-02-28|access-date=2021-06-14|website=U.S. Army}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-9727/xaviert-brunson|title=Major General Xavier T. Brunson (USA)|access-date=2021-06-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/246307/bayonet_division_welcomes_new_command_team|title=Bayonet division welcomes new command team|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2021-06-14|website=U.S. Army}} A native of [Fayetteville, North Carolina](/source/Fayetteville%2C_North_Carolina), Brunson enrolled in Reid Ross High School.{{cite web|first=Drew|last=Brooks|url=https://www.fayobserver.com/news/20170506/new-assignments-for-fort-bragg-generals-fayetteville-native|title=New assignments for Fort Bragg generals, Fayetteville native|date=2017-05-06|website=The Fayetteville Observer}} Brunson holds a bachelor's degree in political science from [Hampton University](/source/Hampton_University) (where he earned his commission in 1990), a master's degree in human resources from [Webster University](/source/Webster_University), and a master's degree in national security and strategic studies from the [United States Army War College](/source/United_States_Army_War_College). ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Xavier Brunson}} {{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{s-bef|before=[Paul Bontrager](/source/Paul_Bontrager)}} {{s-ttl|title=Deputy Commanding General (Operations) of the [10th Mountain Division](/source/10th_Mountain_Division)|years=2016–2017}} {{s-aft|after=[Brian S. Eifler](/source/Brian_S._Eifler)}} |- {{s-bef|before=[Willard Burleson](/source/Willard_Burleson)}} {{s-ttl|title=Commanding General of the [7th Infantry Division](/source/7th_Infantry_Division_(United_States))|years=2019–2021}} {{s-aft|after=[Stephen G. Smith](/source/Stephen_G._Smith_(general))}} |- {{s-bef|before=[Stephen G. Smith](/source/Stephen_G._Smith_(general))}} {{s-ttl|title=Deputy Commanding General of [I Corps](/source/I_Corps_(United_States))||years=2021}} {{s-aft|after=[William A. Ryan III](/source/William_A._Ryan_III)}} |- {{s-bef|before=[Randy George](/source/Randy_George)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Commanding General of I Corps](/source/List_of_commanders_of_I_Corps_(United_States))|years=2021–2024}} {{s-aft|after=[Matthew McFarlane](/source/Matthew_McFarlane)}} |- {{s-bef|before=[Paul LaCamera](/source/Paul_LaCamera)}} {{s-ttl|title=Commander of [United Nations Command](/source/United_Nations_Command)
Commander of [United States Forces Korea](/source/United_States_Forces_Korea)
Commander of [ROK/US Combined Forces Command](/source/ROK%2FUS_Combined_Forces_Command)|years=2024–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brunson, Xavier}} Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:People from Fayetteville, North Carolina Category:Military personnel from North Carolina Category:Hampton University alumni Category:Webster University alumni Category:United States Army War College alumni Category:Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit Category:African-American United States Army personnel Category:United States Army generals Category:21st-century African-American military personnel {{US-Army-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Xavier Brunson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Brunson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Brunson?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.