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.

Shoulder 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

History

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.

Purpose

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

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.

Organization 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

List of commanding generals

No.Commanding GeneralTerm
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDuration
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. SalazarAugust 28, 2009July 8, 20111 year, 314 days
Colonel Bryan L. RudacilleJuly 8, 2011June 26, 20131 year, 353 days
Major General Walter E. PiattJune 26, 2013July 21, 20141 year, 25 days
Brigadier General Christopher G. CavoliJuly 21, 2014July 15, 20161 year, 360 days
Commanding General, 7th Army Training Command
Brigadier General Antonio AgutoJuly 15, 2016May 11, 20181 year, 307 days
Brigadier General Christopher C. LaNeveMay 18, 2018June 11, 20191 year, 24 days
Brigadier General Christopher R. NorrieJune 11, 2019June 2, 20211 year, 356 days
Brigadier General Joseph E. HilbertJune 2, 2021June 20, 20232 years, 18 days
Brigadier General Steven P. CarpenterJune 20, 2023June 30, 20252 years, 10 days
Brigadier General Terry R. TillisJune 30, 2025Incumbent287 days

External links

  • Media related to 7th Army Training Command at Wikimedia Commons

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