Xavier Brunson

Xavier T. Brunson is a United States Army general who has served as the commander of United Nations Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea since 20 December 2024. He most recently served as the commanding general of I Corps 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 |7th Infantry Division] from 2019 to 2021, with assignments as chief of staff of XVIII Airborne Corps from 2017 to 2019 and deputy commanding general for operations of the 10th [Mountain Division |10th Mountain Division] from 2016 to 2017.
A native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Brunson enrolled in Reid Ross High School. Brunson holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Hampton University, a master's degree in human resources from Webster University, and a master's degree in national security and strategic studies from the United States Army War College.