Finance Corps: Reformulated for the 21st Century

Abstract

This paper addresses the requirement to have a Theater Finance Command deployed to the theater of operations during the next campaign. During Desert Shield/Desert Storm the financial responsibilities within the theater of operations expanded well beyond the capabilities of the two colonel-commanded finance groups. Finance doctrine clearly called for the deployment of a Theater Finance Command (TFC). The TFC is responsible for the accomplishment of centralized funding, commercial accounting, foreign national pay, and appropriated and nonappropriated fund accounting. The TFC led by a finance general is capable of providing finance policy on the battlefield and serving as the single authority for coordination with key finance leaders in CONUS, such as the Department of Defense Comptroller, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management), the Comptroller of the Army (COA), and Director, Defense Finance and Accounting Service. Additionally, Senator Nunn has called for more action to realize economies and efficiencies within the Department of Defense by reformulating roles and missions among the three Services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 19, 1993
Accession Number
ADA263903

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  • Hugh B. Tant Iii

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  • United States Army War College

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  • Human Systems

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  • Army Operations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Financial Management
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Resource Management
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  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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