Finance Corps

The United States Army Finance Corps is a combat service support branch of the United States Army. The Finance Corps traces its foundation to 16 June 1775, when the Second Continental Congress established the office of Paymaster-General of the [United States Army|Paymaster General of the Army]. The Pay Department became a separate department in 1816, and the Finance Department was created by law on 1 July 1920. It became the Finance Corps in 1950. It is responsible for financial operations, most notably payroll and resource management.

Finance Corps units

Corps-level financial management formations exist in Europe, South Korea, as well as at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
The 18th Financial Management Support Center provides financial management services to the units of the XVIII Airborne Corps. It is based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and its higher headquarters is the 1st Theater Sustainment Command Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The 18th FMSC is responsible for the 24th Financial Management Company, the 33rd FMCO, the 82nd FMCO, the 101st FMCO, and the 126th FMCO.
The mission of the 18th Financial Management Center is:

Rapidly deploy as part of the crisis response force by air, sea and land anywhere in the world.
Provide financial management support for joint and combined operations.
Provide technical oversight and coordination to designated CONUS-based Financial Management Companies preparing to deploy in concert with the Army Force Generation Cycle.
Direct employment of non-deployed FM Companies in support of the Installation finance mission in accordance with Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) guidance

In early 1998 the Commanding General of United States Army Forces Command approved a request from the CG, XVIII Airborne Corps to combine the 18th Finance Group and the 18th Personnel Group ; to establish a provisional 18th Soldier Support Group at Ft. Hood; to form SSBs at Forts Stewart, Drum and Campbell; and, to combine the two remaining Finance Battalions at Ft. Bragg. The General Officer Steering Committee 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:

13th Finance Group, Fort Cavazos
*1st Finance Battalion
*4th Finance Battalion
*15th Finance Battalion
*215th Finance Battalion
266th Finance Support Center
*208th Finance Management Company
*Italy and Benelux offices
3rd Finance Group
5th Finance Group
7th Finance Group
9th Finance Group
220th Finance Group

Battalions and sections

9th Finance Battalion
24th Finance Battalion
25th Infantry Division Finance Section
27th Finance Battalion
30th Finance Battalion
39th Finance Battalion
49th Finance Battalion
82nd Finance Battalion
101st Finance Battalion
105th Finance Battalion
106th Finance Battalion
107th Finance Battalion
125th Finance Battalion
126th Finance Battalion
126th Finance Section
130th Finance Battalion
147th Finance Battalion
158th Finance Battalion
176th Finance Battalion
177th Finance Battalion
230th Finance Battalion
267th Finance Battalion
325th Finance Battalion
338th Finance Battalion
374th Finance Battalion
376th Finance Battalion
395th Finance Battalion
453rd Finance Battalion
501st Finance Battalion

Army National Guard

27th Finance Battalion
28th Finance Battalion
40th Finance Battalion
49th Finance Battalion
50th Finance Battalion
138th Finance Battalion
153d Finance Battalion
210th Finance Battalion
726th Finance Battalion
93rd Financial Management Support Unit
149th Financial Management Support Unit
249th Financial Management Support Unit
224th Financial Management Support Unit
374th Financial Management Support Unit
376th Financial Management Support Unit
395th Financial Management Support Unit
147th Financial Management Support Detachment
247th Financial Management Support Detachment
1863rd Financial Management Support Detachment

Army Reserve

Centers:

326th Financial Management Support Center, in Los Angeles
336th Financial Management Support Center, in Lake Charles
398th Financial Management Support Center, at Fort Belvoir
469th Financial Management Support Center, in New Orleans

Units:

368th Financial Management Support Unit, in Wichita
* Detachment 2, 368th Financial Management Support Unit, in Lawrence
374th Financial Management Support Unit, in Newark
* Detachment 1, 374th Financial Management Support Unit, in Owings Mills
* Detachment 2, 374th Financial Management Support Unit, at Fort Belvoir
* Detachment 3, 374th Financial Management Support Unit, at Fort Lee
* Detachment 4, 374th Financial Management Support Unit, in New Cumberland
376th Financial Management Support Unit, in Wausau
395th Financial Management Support Unit, at Fort Douglas

Detachments:

389th Financial Management Support Detachment, at Fort Buchanan
398th Financial Management Support Detachment, at Fort Buchanan
413th Financial Management Support Detachment, at Fort Buchanan