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7th Army Training Command

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The 7th Army Training Command (7th ATC) is a United States Army training organization located at Tower Barracks, Germany. 7th ATC comes under the command of the U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR). 7th ATC is the United States Army's largest overseas training command and responsible for providing and overseeing the training requirements for USAREUR soldiers as well as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and partner-nation countries.

01Shoulder sleeve insignia

The training command's shoulder patch was originally approved for Seventh Army on 23 June 1943.

On a blue right angle triangular background, the hypotenuse to base, a seven-stepped letter "A," steps in yellow with the center in scarlet

1-502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, October 2025
1-502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, October 2025

02History

In 1948, the Grafenwoehr Training Area was assigned to the 7th Army and designated a tank training center. In 1959, Grafenwoehr becomes headquarters of the Seventh Army Training Center, incorporating the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas to become the largest training complex in Germany. In 1975, Grafenwoehr becomes the headquarters for the Seventh U.S. Army Training Center, which becomes the Seventh Army Training Command the following year. As of January 2006, the 7th ATC became known as the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command. In July 2016, the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command was returned to its original designation as the 7th Army Training Command.

03Purpose

7th ATC provides dynamic training, preparing forces to execute Unified Land Operations and contingencies in support of the Combatant Commands, NATO, and other national requirements

7th ATC consists of seven subordinate directorates, comprising the Grafenwoehr Training Area; the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels; the Joint Multinational Simulation Center in Grafenwoehr; the 7th Army Combined Arms Training Center in Vilseck; the 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy in Grafenwoehr; the International Special Training Centre in Pfullendorf; and the Training Support Activity, Europe at Grafenwoehr. The responsibility to provide community support for 7th ATC installations belongs to U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria. More than 15,000 soldiers and civilian employees and 9,500 family members make up the USAG Bavaria.

04Organization 2025

As of December 2025 the 7th Army Training Command consists of the following units:

  • 7th Army Training Command, in Grafenwöhr
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in Grafenwöhr
    • Combined Arms Training Center, in Vilseck
    • Grafenwöhr Training Area, in Grafenwöhr
    • International Special Training Center, in Pfullendorf
    • Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in Hohenfels
    • Joint Multinational Simulation Center, in Grafenwöhr
    • Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine, in Yavoriv, Ukraine
    • Noncommissioned Officers Academy, in Grafenwöhr
    • Training Support Activity Europe, in Grafenwöhr
    • Georgia Defense Readiness Program - Training, at Vaziani Military Base, Georgia

05List of commanding generals

No. Commanding General Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
Commander, Joint Multinational Training Command
, Brigadier General
David G. Perkins
(born 1957)
August 2005April 19, 2007~1 year, 261 days
, Brigadier General
David R. Hogg
(born 1958)
April 19, 2007June 9, 20092 years, 51 days
, Brigadier General
Steven L. Salazar
August 28, 2009July 8, 20111 year, 314 days
, Colonel
Bryan L. Rudacille
July 8, 2011June 26, 20131 year, 353 days
, Major General
Walter E. Piatt
June 26, 2013July 21, 20141 year, 25 days
, Brigadier General
Christopher G. Cavoli
July 21, 2014July 15, 20161 year, 360 days
Commanding General, 7th Army Training Command
, Brigadier General
Antonio Aguto
July 15, 2016May 11, 20181 year, 307 days
, Brigadier General
Christopher C. LaNeve
May 18, 2018June 11, 20191 year, 24 days
, Brigadier General
Christopher R. Norrie
June 11, 2019June 2, 20211 year, 356 days
, Brigadier General
Joseph E. Hilbert
June 2, 2021June 20, 20232 years, 18 days
, Brigadier General
Steven P. Carpenter
June 20, 2023June 30, 20252 years, 10 days
, Brigadier General
Terry R. Tillis
June 30, 2025Incumbent1 year, 79 days
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